History course
This is the first of two sessions describing a comprehensive approach to the clinical assessment of an infant or child known to have a respiratory problem. It details what to include in a respiratory history.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe a comprehensive approach to the clinical assessment of an infant or child known to have a respiratory problem
- State what to include in a respiratory history
Good history taking is vital, it is estimated that about 70% of paediatric diagnoses are based mainly on history. This session gives a comprehensive overview of things to think about in a respiratory history.
Maggie is an ST8 in paediatrics in the West Midlands Deanery. She is currently working at University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.
- Acute Medicine | Respiratory | Difficulties of tre...
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- Posted Date: 2025-01-12
- Location:Online
- This session looks at interstitial lung disease (ILD), with an emphasis on those types that can present acutely. It identifies treatments with some evidence of benefit.
- Acute Medicine | Respiratory | Pathway to diagnosi...
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- Posted Date: 2025-01-12
- Location:Online
- Having established a history, examination, and chest x-ray (CXR) that suggest a possibility of interstitial lung disease (ILD) as a diagnosis, this session will identify subsequent appropriate investigations to establish a more precise diagnosis.
- Acute Medicine | Respiratory | Interstitial lung d...
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- Posted Date: 2025-01-12
- Location:Online
- This session outlines a variety of ways in which interstitial lung disease (ILD) may present on the acute medical take.
- Acute Medicine | Respiratory | Symptoms and signs ...
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- Posted Date: 2025-01-12
- Location:Online
- This session highlights the wide range of clinical features that pulmonary embolus (PE) may precipitate in patients.
- Acute Medicine | Respiratory | Differentiating COP...
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- Posted Date: 2025-01-12
- Location:Online
- COPD and asthma are both common conditions that affect the airways and can present in similar ways. It is important to differentiate between the two and understand how this can be done. This session is designed to address these questions.