Internal Medicine — R1 Academic Day

Approach to shortness of breath

EPAs mapped to this activity

None.

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
Training experiences included in this activity

None.