Internal Medicine — R1 Academic Day
Approach to shortness of breath
Teaching
Competencies covered in this activity
| 1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise | ||||||
| 1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management | ||||||
| 1.4.1. Cardiac | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1. Symptoms | ||||||
| 1.4.1.1.2. Dyspnea | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3. Disorders | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.1. Acute coronary syndromes and their complications | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.2. Cardiomyopathies | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.3. Congestive heart failure | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.4. Coronary artery disease | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.5. Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and tamponade | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.6. Pulmonary hypertension | ||||||
| 1.4.1.3.7. Valvular heart disease | ||||||
| 1.4.3. Respiratory | ||||||
| 1.4.3.1. Symptoms | ||||||
| 1.4.3.1.1. Acute and chronic dyspnea | ||||||
| 1.4.3.2. Findings and investigations | ||||||
| 1.4.3.2.1. Interpretation of pulmonary function testing | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3. Disorders | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.1. Bronchial asthma | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.2. Chronic obstructive lung disease | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.3. Interstitial lung disease | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.4. Pleural effusion | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.5. Pneumonia | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.6. Pneumothorax | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.7. Pulmonary embolism | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.8. Sarcoidosis | ||||||
| 1.4.3.3.9. Lung neoplasms: primary and metastatic, including paraneoplastic syndromes | ||||||