Last chance to book tomorrow’s chest examination session…

How many of you review patients with asthma and COPD and if you suspect an exacerbation, have to request for the GP to come in and examine the patient’s chest? This is the session for you.

The webinar will cover:

Recap on anatomy & physiology

Taking a structured clinical history

Approach to chest examination

Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

Identifying breath sounds

Video case studies (chest sounds)

Red flags and other tests

Clinical examination of chest (respiratory) part 1 14th Oct 9:30-11:15

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/clinical-examination-of-the-chest

This is followed by part 2 to consolidate through case studies and gives an introduction to other conditions:

Recap on taking a structured clinical history

Definition of breathlessness: acute and chronic

Causes of breathlessness

Assessment of breathlessness

Differential diagnosis case studies including:

Bronchiectasis​

Interstitial lung disease

Heart failure

Breathing pattern disorder

Asthma

COPD

Cystic fibrosis

Lung cancer

TB

Pneumonia

Pleural effusion

Pneumothorax

Pulmonary Emboli

Clinical examination of the chest (respiratory) part 2: breathlessness & differential diagnosis

21st Oct 9:30-11:15

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/breathlessness-differential-diagnosis

Also coming up:

Paediatric asthma 25th Nov 9:30-11:45

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/paediatric-asthma-update

Introduction to asthma 8th Dec 9:30-11:45

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/an-introduction-to-asthma

Introduction to COPD tomorrow 15th Dec

9:30-11:46

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/an-introduction-to-copd

The next 6 week modules are January:

Asthma: https://www.lrrespiratory.com/adult-asthma

COPD: https://www.lrrespiratory.com/copd

Full course list:

https://www.lrrespiratory.com/e-learning-1

Best wishes

Laura

LR Respiratory Training & Consultancy Ltd