The early, appropriate management of acute onset dyspnea is important but often
challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the use of Point-of-Care …

Background Breathlessness is a frequently occurring symptom of cardiorespiratory
conditions and is a common cause of emergency department presentation. The aim of this …

Objective The primary objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology and
management of dyspneic patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in an …

Background Dyspnea is one of the common symptoms patients present to the emergency
department (ED). The broad spectrum of differentials often requires laboratory and …

Background The effectiveness of the Munich Breathlessness Service (MBS), integrating
palliative care, respiratory medicine and physiotherapy, was tested in the BreathEase trial in …

Objective Breathing difficulties and respiratory diseases have been under-reported in
Emergency Medical Services research, despite these conditions being prevalent with …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health problem that
manifests with exacerbations and causes serious mortality and morbidity in both developed …

Panic disorder is a common psychiatric diagnosis characterized by acute, distressing
somatic symptoms that mimic medically-relevant symptoms. As a result, individuals with …

Background Most health service utilisation studies are of people with specific diagnoses or
demographic characteristics, and rarely of specific chronic symptoms. The aim of this study …

Background and objective Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(AECOPD) is a common presentation to emergency departments (ED) but data regarding its …