Respiratory Assessment with Dr Mai Elftise Episode 1 'Make sure your in the right body system'

Send us Fan MailRichard welcomes Dr Mai Elftise to the podcast who is a GPwSI in respiratory medicine.  During the episode we discuss the assessment of patients who present with protentional respiratory pathology.   This includes history taking , red flags, investigations and referrals.  We use Dr Mai's knowledge to introduce a case of a patient with possible COPD to assess and arrange appropriate investigations and referrals when needed. As always thank you to Scott for your help and support.Please follow us on X @FCPParamedicpodcastPrimary Care Respiratory Society Inspiring best practice in respiratory care | Primary Care Respiratory Society (pcrs-uk.org)GOLD guidelinesGlobal Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - GOLD (goldcopd.org)NICE gudielinesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICEMRC Dyspnoea ScaleMRC Dyspnoea Scale | Primary Care Respiratory Society (pcrs-uk.org)SpirometrySpirometry | Primary Care Respiratory Society (pcrs-uk.org)Spirometry Interpretation | Obstructive vs Restrictive | Geeky MedicsDiagnosis - COPD | Diagnosis | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | CKS | NICECoventry and Warwickshire Training HubHome - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)PCRS respiratory conferencePCRS Respiratory Conference | Primary Care Respiratory Society (pcrs-uk.org)