Respiratory


FCEM Syllabus

16. Respiratory medicine

1. Asthma
2. Spontaneous pneumothorax
3. Pulmonary embolism
4. COPD
5. Pneumonia
6. Respiratory failure
7. Other topics


Guidelines

Adult asthma (BTS,SIGN)~~ Childhood asthma (BTS, SIGN)~~ Pleural effusion/infection (BTS)~~ Spont. pneumothorax (BTS)~~ COPD (NICE)

Presentations

Presentations are from the Welsh SpR regional teaching (year of presentation in brackets) and are password-protected on MediaMax

PTx BTS Guidelines (04)
PE BTS guidance (03)

Journals

Thorax~~ Chest

Societies & other resources

BTS~~ BLF~~ ALA~~ ERS~~ ACCP~~ APSR~~ TTMed~~ National Asthma Campaign~~ GOLD


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