Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness 

22nd October 2026, 09:00 to 16:00

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  Registration

09:30 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

• Anatomy & physiology
• Taking a structured history
• Approach to chest examination: IPPA

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

• Identifying breath sounds
• Video case studies (chest sounds)
• Practical (please bring your stethoscope)

12:30  Lunch

13:00 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

• Definition
• Acute or chronic
• Causes of breathlessness
• Urgent admission
• Assessment of the breathless patient

14:15 Coffee

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 Close

If possible please bring your own stethoscope to this session. 

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If there are any queries about this course please contact us: ldc.sentinel@nhs.net