Hsu D H
Seymour Medical Clinic, Vancouver.
Can Fam Physician. 1993 Jul;39:1635-8.
Dyspnea is common in terminally ill patients and is often fairly difficult to control. If specific causes cannot be identified or treated, general measures to relieve symptoms should be used. Nondrug measures (eg, discussion and explanation with the patient) and drug measures (eg, morphine) can be used to control the dyspnea, although side effects, such as sedation, can be problematic.
呼吸困难在晚期患者中很常见,且往往相当难以控制。如果无法识别或治疗特定病因,就应采用缓解症状的一般措施。可以使用非药物措施(如与患者进行讨论和解释)和药物措施(如吗啡)来控制呼吸困难,尽管诸如镇静等副作用可能会带来问题。