title: Respiratory problems on the acute take: pleural disease and acute dyspnoea.
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.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Medicine Department, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Upton. n.stevenson@nhs.net
authors.forename: Nicola J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000379:methods; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018700:Pleurodesis / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis