Zolpidem, an imidazopyridine that has hypnotic activity similar to that of the benzodiazepines but not respiratory-depressing effect, is another option. Consider referral to hospice when lung patients are largely confined to their rooms by dyspnea and are accepting of palliative care. Prognosis in advanced pulmonary disease. Relationship to functional capacity. The therapeutics of dyspnea.
Treatment approaches for the management of dyspnea.
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