Dyspnea in palliative care: expanding the role of corticosteroids. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms in advanced cancer patients at the end of their life. It is often multifactorial with diverse malignant, nonmalignant, and cancer treatment related etiologies. Oxygen, opiates, and anxiolytics are commonly administered. Here a complex case of progressive dyspnea and its treatments in a patient with advanced pancreatic cancer is described, and its multiple potential contributing causes are identified and clinical responses evaluated. Literature review is conducted on pulmonary drug toxicity and tumor lymphangitic spread, and the role of corticosteroids in relieving dyspnea in the palliative care setting.

publication date

  • March 2, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Dyspnea
  • Palliative Care
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7001421

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84863805004

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1089/jpm.2011.0260

PubMed ID

  • 22385025

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 7