Respiratory

Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition characterised by the irreversible...
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How to Assess a Chest Drain
Although as an FY1/2 you wouldn’t be expected to insert a chest drain yourself but...
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CT Chest Interpretation
In the webinar below, Dr Dexter Valencia (interventional radiology registrar) provides...
Hypoxia
Hypoxia
As an FY1, you will be called to review patients who are hypoxic. Here we will discuss...
NIV
Non-Invasive Ventilation
Non-invasive ventilation is a way of providing ventilatory support to patients in...
COPD
Acute COPD exacerbation
As an FY1, you are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term COPD...
Asthma
Acute Asthma
You are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term asthma management,...
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax is defined as the abnormal collection of air between the visceral...
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blocked blood vessel in your lungs, most often due...
Performing Arterial Blood Gases
Performing Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
An arterial blood gas (ABG) test is performed to measure the oxygen and carbon dioxide...
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
In this article, we will focus on more practical concerns when managing a patient...
pleural effusion
Pleural effusion
As a foundation doctor, shortness of breath is one of the commonest symptoms you...

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