title: Acute pulmonary oedema - management in general practice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute pulmonary oedema is a life threatening emergency that requires immediate intervention with a management plan and an evidence based treatment protocol.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the features, causes, prevalence and prognosis of heart failure and the management of acute pulmonary oedema.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Presentations of acute pulmonary oedema and acute heart failure to general practice require a coordinated and urgent response. Initial assessment, management and monitoring should occur concurrently and must be modified in response to clinical changes.
authors.affiliation: bairdak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baird
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology