title: Act fast when your patient has dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University-Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: McEnroe Ayers
authors.forename: Joan Stucky
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lappin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011187:Posture; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio