Breathing problems

HAP6 Breathlessness

• Know the rarer causes of breathlessness
• Know the indications and contraindications for invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Know how to diagnose and manage massive PE with the aid of echo and CT

HAP6 Breathlessness

• Be able to look after seriously unwell asthmatic and COPD patients, and escalate care
• Be able to formulate an accurate prognosis to determine the level of care needed
• Be able to initiate appropriate palliative management when appropriate
• Recognise and relate prognosis to patient and carers
• Involve other specialty teams as appropriate

CAUSES OF BREATHLESSNESS

Know the rarer causes of breathlessness, including
aspiration and tracheostomy occlusion, pleural effusion,
inhalational injury from chemical and physical irritants,
foreign body inhalation

ASPIRATION

Emergency tracheostomy management

TRACHEOSTOMY

LARYNGECTOMY

Emergency laryngectomy management

PLEURAL EFFUSION

INHALATION INJURY

INHALED FOREIGN BODY

VENTILATORY SUPPORT

MASSIVE PE

Be able to look after seriously unwell asthmatic & COPD patients

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• Broad differentials
• Careful physical examination
• Judicious use of imaging