title: [Doctor, I am having trouble breathing, an in-hospital point of view].
abstract: Breathlessness is frequent in the hospital setting: almost 50% of seriously ill hospitalised patients complain of dyspnoea, and its presence aggravates morbidity and mortality. Evaluation of breathlessness, based on self-report, must be completed with the measurement of vital signs and with a search for clinical signs of serious problems - desaturation, stridor, use of accessory muscles or alteration of mental status - that need urgent treatment. After this first therapeutic step, the diagnostic strategy consists of a multidisciplihary approach to determine the physiopathological mechanisms of dyspnoea that will determinate its final management.
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prella
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicod
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D055986:Vital Signs / Q000502:physiology*