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22 Φεβ 2021 · Patients with dyspnea because of underlying malignancy (eg, lymphangitic carcinomatosis, atelectasis because of large pulmonary mass, and malignant pleural effusion) may benefit from cancer-directed treatments if consistent with their wishes, prognosis, and overall health status (good practice statement).
One common symptom of respiratory arrest is cyanosis, a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from an inadequate amount of oxygen in the blood. If respiratory arrest remains without any treatment, cardiac arrest will occur within minutes of hypoxemia, hypercapnia or both.
Symptoms and Signs of Respiratory Arrest. With respiratory arrest, patients are unconscious or will soon lose consciousness. Respiratory arrest results in hypoxemia. Patients with hypoxemia may be cyanotic, but cyanosis can be masked by anemia, carbon monoxide poisoning, or cyanide toxicity.
26 Σεπ 2018 · Cancer-related respiratory symptoms are a burdensome constellation with substantial morbidity. Breathlessness is a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that may be encountered anywhere across the cancer continuum, but especially towards the end of life.
11 Ιουν 2023 · Patients typically present with respiratory symptoms (i.e., dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, sputum production, and wheezing); however, symptoms from other organ systems (ie, chest pain, decreased appetite, heartburn, fever, and significant weight loss) are important.
Patients describe dyspnoea as suffocating, choking or tightness of breath. Qualitative data have shown that the symptom can be described along three dimensions: •. air hunger—the need to breathe while being unable to increase ventilation; •. effort of breathing—physical tiredness associated with breathing; •.
Background: Respiratory symptoms, dyspnea, cough, and death rattle, are common and distressing in advanced cancer patients. Palliation of respiratory symptoms is important to improve quality of life in cancer patients and their families/caregivers.
