Table 3.

Respiratory diseases seen at the emergency room of the Federal Medical Centre Ido-Ekiti, south western, Nigeria, from November 2004 to December 2010

Respiratory Diseases	N (%)
Pneumonia	127 (34.5)
Pulmonary tuberculosis (All)	108 (29.4)
-Uncomplicated	79 (21.5)
+Cor- pulmonale	14 (3.8)
+Pleural effusion	9 (2.5)
+Massive haemoptysis	4 (1.1)
+Pneumothorax	2 (0.5)
Acute asthma	90 (24.5)
Acute exacerbation of COPD	38 (10.3)
Upper airway obstruction	2 (0.5)
Malignant Pleural effusion	2 (0.5)
Acute chest syndrome	1 (0.3)