title: [Sudden dyspnea].
abstract: Dyspnea is abnormal respiration experienced as unpleasant, concomitant with excessive respiratory labor. This review limits differential diagnoses of dyspnea to common pulmonary causes in which dyspnea often assumes a "sudden" character. Restrictive diseases of lung parenchyma are therefore not covered. The following disease states are illustrated with respect to history, clinical presentation and emergency treatment: hyperventilation-syndrome, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, central airway-stenosis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the case of asthma the conception of "home management" and telemedicine are presented.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pneumologie, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Bolliger
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000150:complications; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Plötzliche Dyspnoe.