The acutely breathless respiratory patient

Dr Chrystalla Loutsios uses case-based, interactive polling to cover the acute on-call management of four conditions: asthma, bronchiectasis, COPD and interstitial lung disease. Topics include BTS severity grading and escalation in acute asthma, controlled oxygen and the timing and contraindications of NIV in COPD and neuromuscular disease, the work-up and treatment of bronchiectasis exacerbations, and the diagnostic criteria and cautious management of acute exacerbations of IPF. It also flags when to refer for biologic therapy or domiciliary NIV, and ILD is covered more briefly because of time.