Episodic and Continuous Breathlessness: A New Categorization of Breathlessness Steffen T. Simon, MD, MSc, Irene J. Higginson, BM, BS, BMedSci, PhD, FFPHM, FRCP, Hamid Benalia, BSc, MA, Marjolein Gysels, PhD, Fliss E.M. Murtagh, PhD, MRCGP, MSc, James Spicer, FRCP, PhD, MB, BS BA, Claudia Bausewein, PhD, MD, MSc Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 1019-1029 (June 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.008 Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Relationship between EB and CB. The uneven surface of the blue box should illustrate the variable intensity of continuous breathlessness (please refer the online version for colors). EB=episodic breathlessness; CB=continuous breathlessness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 45, 1019-1029DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Categorization of breathlessness by time and triggers based on patients' experiences. EB=episodic breathlessness; CB=continuous breathlessness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 45, 1019-1029DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Main categories of breathlessness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 45, 1019-1029DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions