The sensation that develops as a long breath hold continues is what this article is about. We
term this sensation of an urge to breathe 'air hunger'. Air hunger, a primal sensation, alerts …

Background A standardised approach to assessing COVID-19 survivors has not been
established, largely due to the paucity of data on medium-and long-term sequelae. Interval …

Because dyspnoea is seldom experienced by healthy people, it can be hard for clinicians
and researchers to comprehend the patient's experience. We collected patients' descriptions …

Breathlessness, dyspnoea and shortness of breath are synonymous terms to describe the
'subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct …

Background Dyspnea is prevalent among hospitalized patients but little is known about the
experience of dyspnea among inpatients. We sought to characterize the multiple sensations …

Context Dyspnea is an uncomfortable and distressing sensation experienced by
hospitalized patients. Objectives There is no large-scale study of the prevalence and …

Background Inhaled furosemide offers a potentially novel treatment for dyspnoea, which
may reflect modulation of pulmonary stretch receptor feedback to the brain. Specificity of …

Science and medicine are always limited by our measurement instruments; the study of
dyspnoea is limited by the tools we use to measure what patients feel. Whether researching …

Purpose Consultation to palliative care (PC) services in hospitalized patients is frequently
late after admission to a hospital. The purpose of this study is to examine the association of …

Context Breathlessness is common in chronic conditions but often goes unidentified by
clinicians. It is important to understand how identification and assessment of breathlessness …