Medical School Lesson Plan – Shortness of Breath

Picture the scene…

A patient arrives on the Emergency Department with shortness of breath and cough. They are the next to be seen. By you….

Learning Objective

To learn about the management of the patient with shortness of breath in the Emergency Department.

Task 1 – Read

Task 2 – Listen

Task 3 – Discuss

Task 4 – Summary

Task 5 – Reflect

References and Further Reading

  1. 1
    May N. An Introduction to the Breathless Patient in the ED. St Emlyns. 2014; published online Aug 3. https://www.stemlynsblog.org/induction-breathless/ (accessed June 6, 2020).
  2. 2
    Weingart S. EMCrit Podcast 1. EmCrit. 2009; published online April 25. https://emcrit.org/emcrit/scape/ (accessed June 6, 2020).
  3. 3
    Jones J. Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Radiopaedia. https://radiopaedia.org/cases/spontaneous-pneumothorax (accessed June 6, 2020).
  4. 4
    MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey J. Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010. Thorax 2010; : ii18–31.

Cite this article as: Iain Beardsell, "Medical School Lesson Plan – Shortness of Breath," in St.Emlyn's, September 22, 2020, https://www.stemlynsblog.org/medical-school-lesson-plan-shortness-of-breath/.

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