Medicine · Examination

Shortness of breath

Easy

8 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Notre Dame Year 1 students

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2 min reading · 8 min station · reminders at 1 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the respiratory outpatient clinic. Your next patient is Paolo Reyes, 72, a retired accountant presenting with a year of increasing shortness of breath on exertion.

  1. Perform a respiratory examination

  • You do not need to take a history, give a diagnosis or summarise your findings
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
  • The examiner will ask you questions at the end.
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