title: Acute dyspnea.
abstract: Acute dyspnea is a common symptom in the adult patient in the hospital and often requires rapid assessment and intervention. This sensation accompanies a variety of disorders, including an exacerbation of underlying chronic pulmonary disease, acute pulmonary disease, abnormalities in gas exchange, cardiac disease, neuromuscular dysfunction, and anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ferrin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003422:Critical Care; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment