Short of breath without COPD? Pulmonary Hypertension and ILD

Description

Respiratory emergencies are high-stress calls for the EMT or Paramedic. This course review less common Respiratory emergencies for EMS. Short of breath without COPD? Pulmonary Hypertension and ILD. Shortness of breath is a frequent call for EMS, however, the causes are many. In this course, we will review Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease, two less common causes of shortness of breath. The course is structured in the following format:

Pulmonary hypertension

• Epidemiology
• Pathophysiology
• Risk factors
• Physical exam
• Treatment
• Complications

Interstitial Lung Disease

• Epidemiology
• Pathophysiology
• Risk factors
• Physical exam
• Treatment
• Complications

BLS and ALS

Short of breath without COPD? Pulmonary Hypertension and ILD

1 CEU  CAPCE  #MEDN-F3-3041

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