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Approaches targeted to different causes of dyspnoea - Pain - Archived

Causes
  • Metastatic bone disease affecting the ribs.
  • Inflammation (e.g. pleuritic reaction).
  • Rubbing of ribs on pelvis in extreme kyphoscoliosis.
Interventions
  • Good analgesic management using opioids and appropriate adjuvants such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, bisphosphonates, radiotherapy etc.

 

Edition/Revision: 1.0
Created 18 Jul 2013 - Archived
Validated 19 Jul 2013 by Ian Back
Last modified 26 Mar 2024
Thu 28 Mar 2024 11:00:29 GMT
Last modified 26 Mar 2024