Cover; Contents; Guest editors; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Hypoxic and hypercapnic respiratory failure; Chapter 2 -- Exacerbation of obstructive lung diseases: therapy; Chapter 3 -- Ventilation in obstructive lung disease; Chapter 4 -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Chapter 5 -- Inhalation injury; Chapter 6 -- Extrapulmonary causes of respiratory failure including acute neuromuscular disorders; Chapter 7 -- Management of massive haemoptysis; Chapter 8 -- Tracheobronchial aspiration; Chapter 9 -- Drowning; Chapter 10 -- Pulmonary embolism and the consequences for the right heart.
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Chapter 11 -- Pneumothorax and bronchopleural fistulaChapter 12 -- Emergencies in interstitial and immunological lung disease; Chapter 13 -- Emergency treatment of community-acquired pneumonia; Chapter 14 -- Pneumonia in the immunocompromised patient; Chapter 15 -- Paediatric emergencies; Chapter 16 -- Acute respiratory failure during pregnancy; Previously published; Instructions to authors.
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Access to free airways is the first consideration in emergency situations, such as at the scene of an accident, and respiratory emergencies represent an important part of acute medicine in general. Respiratory problems also play a crucial part in critical care medicine and constitute an important share of the numerous problems in an intensive care unit. As breathing difficulties are experienced with anguish, these symptoms can generally be very frightening, particularly to those suffering from them. It seems reasonable to assume that respiratory emergencies are mostly handled by physicians specialists.