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Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 10th December 2024 – Hosted by LDC
December 10 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
£195Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 10th December 2024, 09:00 to 16:00
Face to Face Training Event at Petroc College, Tiverton Campus, Bolham Road, Tiverton EX16 6SH
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