1. History of dyspnea / Kieran Killian -- 2. Dyspnea in the elderly / Donald A. Mahler and John C. Baird -- 3. Mechanisms of dyspnea in COPD / Denis E. O'Donnell and Katherine A. Webb -- 4. Dyspnea in asthma / M. Diane Lougheed and Denis E. O'Donnel -- 5. Mechanisms of dyspnea in restrictive lung disease / Denis E. O'Donnell and Nha Voduc -- 6. Language of dyspnea / Richard M. Schwartzstein -- 7. Measurement of dyspnea : clinical ratings / Donald A. Mahler -- 8. Measurement of dyspnea ratings during exercise / Donald A. Mahler -- 9. Assessment of dyspnea in large-scale clinical trials : application to clinical development programs in COPD / Theodore J. Witek, Jr. -- 10. Diagnosis of unexplained dyspnea / Alexander S. Niven and Idelle M. Weisman -- 11. Health status, health-related quality of life, and dyspnea in COPD / Paul W. Jones -- 12. Effect of bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids on dyspnea in COPD / Denis E. O'Donnell and Donald A. Mahler -- 13. The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on dyspnea / Richard ZuWallack, Suzanne C. Lareau, and Paula Meek -- 14. Inspiratory muscle training / Carmen Lisboa and Gisella Borzone -- 15. Oxygen / Roger S. Goldstein -- 16. Coping and self-management strategies for dyspnea / Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman -- 17. Management of dyspnea : lung volume reduction surgery / Sanjay A. Patel and Frank C. Sciurba -- 18. Management of dyspnea at the end of life / D. Dudgeon.