TY - JOUR AU - Rajer, Mirjana PY - 2011/12/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Alleviating symptomatic heavy breathing in terminal patients JF - Onkologija : a medical-scientific journal JA - Onkologija VL - 15 IS - 2 SE - Review Article DO - UR - https://revijaonkologija.si/Onkologija/article/view/267 SP - 130-132 AB - <p>Dyspnoea is a distressing symptom frequently present in patients with incurable diseases. The goal of treatment for patients in the terminal stage is symptom control. Unfortunately, optimal treatment of dyspnoea has not been achieved in all patients yet. Frequent mistakes include unnecessary diagnostic procedures and suboptimal symptom control. In this review, the definition of dyspnoea is presented, followed by etiologic and epidemiologic data and pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures for relief. At the end, two more symptoms are presented; terminal rattle and massive pulmonary haemorrhagia.</p> ER -