title: [Diagnosis and treatment of medically unexplained dyspnea].
abstract: Medically unexplained dyspnea refers to a group of patients presenting marked dyspnea without structural alterations of organs/systems after thorough examinations. This clinically neglected group of patients accounts for about 14% of patients with dyspnea in secondary health care. They appear very difficult to manage clinically. In this paper an organized approach used to diagnose medically unexplained dyspnea is presented. Breathing re-training is recommended as a therapy for those "difficult to treat patients".
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Division, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. Janet_han2000@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jiang-na
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yuan-jue
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shun-wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001945:Breathing Exercises; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy