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City Galveston / Boston / New York / New Orleans / Pittsburgh / Dubuque / / Company Oxford University Press / Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company / Pressure / Philips / / Facility Memorial Medical Center / / IndustryTerm assistive device / high protein food / protective devices / energy / healthcare team / energy pace / wound care management / food intake / / MedicalCondition advanced disease / Dudgeon D. Dyspnea / Breath Shortness / decubitus ulcers / Skin disorders / also called bed sores / Pressure ulcer / nausea / Lack of appetite / numbness / Fatigue / injury / illness / wound care management Pressure ulcer / Tiredness / bedsore / very serious infections / wheezing / blisters / person’s illness / Cancer / disease / dyspnea / shortness of breath / Pressure ulcers / pain / irritation / infection / Cough / Pressure Ulcers Pressure ulcers / / MedicalTreatment relaxation techniques / massage / drainage / relaxation / complementary therapies / meditation / / Organization National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel / Education Committee / HPNA Education Services Committee / Memorial Medical Center / Oxford University / Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association / HPNA Education Committee / / Person Assisting Patients / Get / Keep / / Position head / and buttocks / shower chair / Nursing Assistant / Hospice and Palliative Nurse / nurse / chair / team nurse / / ProvinceOrState Texas / Louisiana / / URL www.mayoclinic.com/print/cancerfatigue/CA00032/METHOD=print / www.HPNA.org / / SocialTag 
TIPS for Assisting Patients who are Short of Breath Shortness of breath or shortness of air is called dyspnea. This is a common symptom in patients with advanced disease. Dyspnea is similar to pain in that we cannot see