PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nicola J Stevenson
AU  - Jon Simpson
TI  - Respiratory problems on the acute take: pleural disease and acute dyspnoea
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-288
DP  - 2008 Jun 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 288--291
VI  - 8
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/3/288.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/3/288.full
SO  - Clin Med2008 Jun 01; 8
AB  - 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.