Contents Preface vii Guest Editors viii Introduction x List of abbreviations xiv Background 1. The epidemiology of breathlessness 1 Magnus Ekström, Miriam J. Johnson, David C. Currow and Cecilie Svanes 2. The neuroscience of breathlessness 15 Anton Pick, Shaene Gnanarajah, Emily Fraser and Kyle Pattinson 3. The physiology of breathlessness 24 Karl Peter Sylvester, Camille Rolland-Debord, Rachel Ong-Salvador, William Stringer and Sam Bayat Assessment 4. Tools for assessing complex breathlessness 39 Hayley Lewthwaite and Dennis Jensen 5. A systematic approach to assessing complex breathlessness 61 Stephen J. Fowler and C. Thomas Pantin Airway-focused 6. Laryngeal considerations in complex breathlessness 75 Jemma Haines, Claire Slinger, Jaclyn Ann Smith and Julia Selby 7. Breathlessness in large airway collapse 92 Kai E. Swenson and Adnan Majid Thoracic cage-/breathing pattern-focused 8. Breathing pattern disorder 109 Eve Denton, Janet Bondarenko and Mark Hew Allergy-related issues 9. Complex breathlessness: allergic factors 123 Guy Scadding ERS monograph Complex Breathlessness Number 97 September 2022 ERSM 97 contents.indd 5 01/08/2022 14:42