Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 30th April 2025 – Hosted by LDC
April 30 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
£245Clinical 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
- 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.
If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates. To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.
If there are any queries about this course please contact us: ldc.sentinel@nhs.net