About
Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness - 30th April 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Face to Face Training Event at Future Skills Centre, Exeter College, Exeter Airport Industrial Estate, EX5 2LJ.
With Specialist Respiratory Nurse Laura Rush
Suitable for : Practice Nurses and Clinical ARRS Roles in Primary Care
Agenda for the day:
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Clinical Examination of the Chest
- Anatomy & physiology
- Taking a structured history
- Approach to chest examination: IPPA
10:45 11:00
Clinical Examination of the Chest
- Identifying breath sounds
- Video case studies (chest sounds)
- Practical (please bring your stethoscope)
12:30 13:00 Clinical Examination of the Chest
- Definition
- Acute or chronic
- Causes of breathlessness
- Urgent admission
- Assessment of the breathless patient
14:15 14:30 Breathlessness
- Differential diagnosis
- Group work/case studies
- This covers asthma, COPD, ILD, CF, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, lung cancer, pneumothorax, TB and more
16:00
If possible please bring your own stethoscope to this session.
If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that
there is availability for other delegates.
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go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the
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If there are any queries about this course please contact us: [email protected]
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