Abstract
Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, interstitial lung diseases and myocardial dysfunction are the leading diagnoses of patients with dyspnoea. Acute dyspnoea appears suddenly or within a few hours and is caused by a relatively limited number of conditions some of which can be life-threatening. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to identify the cause of dyspnoea immediately. Once found, the disorder is treated according to the guidelines for the underlying disease.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Asthma / complications
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Asthma / diagnosis*
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Asthma / therapy*
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
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Cardiomyopathies / therapy*
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Critical Care / methods
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dyspnea / diagnosis*
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Dyspnea / etiology
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Dyspnea / therapy*
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Emergency Medicine / methods
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Humans
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Prognosis
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / therapy*
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Risk Assessment / methods
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Risk Factors