Cardio-respiratory symptoms - assessment and diagnosis: Degree Level Modules

Study Details

Credit Points: 30 Level 3 (degree)
Notional Study Time: 300 hours
Duration: 6 months

Suitable for

Cardio-respiratory symptoms (including breathlessness, chest pain and cough) are the presenting symptoms of many disorders. The symptoms can have a cardiac, respiratory, metabolic or psychological origin. Frontline health professionals need to be able to systematically assess a patient presenting with acute cardio-respiratory symptoms. This module is particularly suitable for any health professional who has responsibility for providing the first-point-of contact for patients with acute symptoms. It is equally relevant for primary or secondary care practitioners.

Outline Content

This module focuses on cardio-respiratory symptoms. It examines the nature and causes and provides in-depth information about assessment and diagnosis. The subjects covered include:

Understanding the sensation of breathlessness and associated symptoms
Acute and ‘acute on chronic’ symptoms
Assessing patients
Differential diagnosis
Appropriate emergency and ‘first Iine’ management

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, you will be able to:

Analyse the mechanisms that underlie cardio-respiratory symptoms
Critically examine the differing causes of these symptoms
Take a history from a patient presenting with cardio-respiratory symptoms
Critically analyse and evaluate the assessment and examination of a patient with cardio-respiratory symptoms
Interpret, critically analyse and evaluate the investigations appropriate for such a patient
Evaluate how these investigations are employed for differing situations
Critically analyse the process of reaching a diagnosis in cardio-respiratory disease
Reflect on the appropriate methods of and barriers to communicating with patients

Module Delivery

Comprehensive written materials supported by 3 study days.

Assessment

course work
clinical skills assessment

Cost

Individual: £605 + £10 Open University certification fee...

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Module Contact Details

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