title: Approach to Adult Patients with Acute Dyspnea.
abstract: Undifferentiated patients in respiratory distress require immediate attention in the emergency department. Using a thorough history and clinical examination, clinicians can determine the most likely causes of dyspnea. Understanding the pathophysiology of the most common diseases contributing to dyspnea guides rational testing and informed, expedited treatment decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DeVos
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA. Electronic address: Lisa.Jacobson@jax.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Angina; Asthma; COPD; Dyspnea; Pneumonia; Pulmonary embolism; Respiratory compensation; Shortness of breath