[Diagnosis and treatment of medically unexplained dyspnea].
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".
Han
Jiang-na
JN
Respiratory Division, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. Janet_han2000@hotmail.com
Zhu
Yuan-jue
YJ
Li
Shun-wei
SW
D001945:Breathing Exercises; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy