Respiratory disease is the most common illness responsible for an emergency admission to hospital and requires rapid and effective management. Emergencies in Respiratory Medicine shows the user how to deal with these situations through 6 sections: presentations, clinical scenarios, acute conditions, chronic conditions, practical and management issues, and investigations.
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Basic life support
Dyspnoea
Causes of wheeze and dyspnoea
End-stage pulmonary disease
Prevention of pulmonary emboli
