Section: Module 3: Lesson 6: Respiratory Diseases and Presentations | Didactic Emergency Medicine | NextGenU.org
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Learning objectives
- Describe life-threatening causes, clinical manifestations, and the role of arterial blood gas in respiratory distress.
- Understand the presentation, diagnostic tests, and ED management for an acute asthma exacerbation.
- Describe the presentation and ED management of a COPD exacerbation.
- Understand the use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and intubation in severe COPD exacerbation.
- Describe the presentation, microbiology, diagnostic tests, and ED management of pneumonia.
- Describe the presentation, imaging tests, and ED management of pneumothorax.
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Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 6: Respiratory DistressTo access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to respond to the questions.
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What is the average age of patients presenting with respiratory distress in your ED? What are some reasons that might explain this average age?
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Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 6: AsthmaTo access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.
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How would you explain asthma in simple terms to the parent of a newly-diagnosed child? What kind of questions do you think they might have about asthma?
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Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 6: COPD
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The vast majority of COPD cases are due to smoking. Comment on the ethical debate about treating a patient suffering from COPD who continues to smoke.
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Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 6: Pneumonia
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What should you do differently when treating an immune-compromised patient for pneumonia?
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Quiz: Module 3: Lesson 6: Pneumothorax
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What are some of the greatest dangers related to mis-diagnosing a pneumothorax or leaving it untreated?
- Describe life-threatening causes, clinical manifestations, and the role of arterial blood gas in respiratory distress.