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Respiratory problems on the acute take: pleural disease and acute dyspnoea

Nicola J Stevenson and Jon Simpson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-288
Clin Med June 2008
Nicola J Stevenson
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Roles: Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
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Jon Simpson
Manchester Royal Infirmary
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Abstract

Respiratory disease contributes significantly to the workload of the acute medical take. This article, aimed at all physicians, reviews the evidence base for common respiratory conditions presenting as an acute emergency. There is particular emphasis on pleural disease and respiratory diagnoses likely to present with acute breathlessness.

KEY WORDS
  • asthma
  • dyspnoea
  • non-invasive ventilation
  • pleural disease
  • pulmonary embolus
  • respiratory infection
  • © 2008 Royal College of Physicians
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Nicola J Stevenson, Jon Simpson
Clinical Medicine Jun 2008, 8 (3) 288-291; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-288

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