Ep 4 - The Patient with Shortness of Breath

It's 4am and you are working in the Emergency Department when an 80 year old if brought into the Resus Room with shortness of breath. She is tachypnoeic and tachycardic with low saturations despite high flow oxygen. She says to you "I think I'm dying". Learning Objectives Consider the physiology of shortness of breath and how this may guide our management. Think about the five top main causes of life threatening shortness of breath. The full notes for this podcast are here

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A podcast for healthcare students, based in the UK, but relevant worldwide. It focuses on topics crucial for the final years of study and to successfully get through the new Medical Licensing Assessment (Finals) to qualify as a doctor. Each episode has specific learning objectives and uses theory and example patient cases to embed knowledge.