Books
Books at RESPe.
- Topic 2 - Assessment and common lung diseases
- Respiratory emergencies
- Basic respiratory assessment
- Respiratory Investigations
- Chest Imaging
- Having a chest X-ray
- Computed Tomography Scans (CT)
- Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA)
- High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)
- Radiation Risks
- Blood tests
- Testing for antibodies
- Tests for specific diseases - Asthma
- Tests for specific diseases – Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Breathing Tests – Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
- Breathing tests - Spirometry
- Invasive tests - Bronchoscopy
- Invasive tests - Thoracoscopy
- Invasive tests – Pleural Tap (Thoracentesis)
- Common lung diseases
- COPD
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- What is bronchiectasis?
- Prevalence of bronchiectasis
- Mucus
- What happens in the airways in bronchiectasis?
- Causes and risk factors associated with bronchiectasis
- Symptoms of bronchiectasis
- Investigations and diagnosis
- Aims of Treatment
- How bad is a patient’s bronchiectasis?
- Consequences of poor Bronchiectasis control
- Management and keeping well
- Medication for Bronchiectasis
- Respiratory Physiotherapy
- Warning signs patients may be less well
- What to do in an exacerbation
- Complications of bronchiectasis
- Prognosis for bronchiectasis
- Test your bronchiectasis knowledge
- Key Points
- Interstitial lung disease
- What is interstitial lung disease (ILD)?
- Classification of Interstitial Lung Disease
- ILD Quiz
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis- IPF
- What is IPF?
- Diagnosis of IPF
- IPF pathophysiology
- Signs and symptoms of IPF
- Living well with IPF
- Malcolm
- Malcolm's treatment
- Malcolm's symptom management
- Malcolm's family and carer involvement
- Malcolm's oxygen assessment
- Malcolm's anticipatory care
- Anticipatory care plan (ACP)
- Pause for thought
- Dysfunctional breathing
- Topic 3 - Treatment
- Medication
- Bronchodilators
- Bronchodilators - Short-acting Beta-2 Agonists (SABA)
- Bronchodilators - Long-acting Beta-2 Agonists (LABAs)
- Bronchodilators (Beta antagonists) - Side effects
- Bronchodilators - Combination Inhalers
- Bronchodilators - Antimuscarinics (LAMA)
- Xanthines
- Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists (LTRA)
- Steroids
- Inhaled Corticosteroids - (ICS)
- Inhaled Corticosteroids
- Triple Therapy
- Oral Steroids
- Biological Drug Therapy for complex asthma
- Mucolytics / Mucoactive Drugs
- Mucolytics - Nebulised Saline
- Respiratory symptom management - Oramorph
- Respiratory symptom management -Benzodiazepines
- Respiratory symptom management - Hyoscine
- Vaccines in respiratory disease
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Over the counter cough medicine
- Anti-fungal medications
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
- Antibiotics
- Narrow spectrum antibiotics
- Antibiotics for respiratory conditions
- Inhalers
- Benefits of inhalers
- Advantages and disadvantages for inhalers
- Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI)
- MDI technique
- Why is inhaler technique so important?
- Spacer devices
- Breath Activated Aerosol Inhalers
- Respimat Inhaler
- Dry Powder Inhalers
- Common examples of dry powder inhalers
- How to help your patient get the most out of inhalers
- Nebulisers
- Oxygen therapy
- Non-pharmacological treatments
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR)
- What is Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)?
- Team approach
- PR - Who is it for?
- Breathlessness and exercise
- Assessment
- PR Exercise Classes
- PR Education
- Importance of exercise in Chronic Lung Disease
- Benefits of exercise
- Exercise recommendations
- Barriers to exercise
- Patients experience
- After PR
- Case Study
- Self-management
- Key Points
- Breathing techniques
- Normal breathing
- Why do people with respiratory conditions need to learn about breathing techniques?
- Breathlessness
- Acute or sudden attacks of breathlessness: tips for carers
- Relief of breathlessness: tips for patients
- Positions to relieve breathlessness and reduce the effort of breathing
- Relaxation
- Relief of breathlessness: breathing techniques
- Clearing sputum
- Before starting airway clearance techniques
- Clearing sputum: active cycle of breathing technique (ACBT)
- Clearing sputum: autogenic drainage
- Positive expiratory pressure devices
- Cough control
- Relaxation
- Psychology of breathing
- Emotional or mental wellbeing
- Mental wellbeing and respiratory conditions
- Recognising mental health problems
- Communication
- Low mood and depression
- Management of depressive symptoms
- Anxiety
- The panic & breathlessness spiral
- Recognising physical signs of anxiety
- Physiological effects of fight/flight response
- Fight or flight
- George
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- How can you reduce anxiety?
- Anxiety and breathlessness
- What is a panic attack?
- Theories about panic attacks and breathing
- Case Study – Margaret
- Mental health self-help
- Key points
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR)
- Medication
- Topic 4 - Management
- Accessing support in your community
- Lifestyle advice - living well with a long term respiratory condition
- Activities of daily living
- Supported self-management and personal outcomes
- Introduction
- What do we mean by supported self-management?
- Key points in supporting self management
- Why use supported self-management?
- What tools can I use to help people self-manage?
- Goal Setting
- Behaviour change
- Behaviour change ruler
- Shared decision making plan
- Signposting and referral
- Recording the self-management plan
- James
- Why is it important to quit?
- Support to quit your way
- E-cigarettes and vaping
- Improving fitness - James
- Possible options for James
- James' outcome six months later
- Key Messages for supported self-management
- What matters to me?
- Information for carers
- Assessing care needs
- Specified outcomes
- Who is responsible for a needs assessment?
- Who will do the assessment?
- What sort of questions are asked during the assessment?
- What happens after the assessment has been done?
- Self-directed support
- After the assessment
- What tasks could be included in a care and support plan?
- Useful Links
- End of life and advanced care plans
- Definitions – Palliative Care
- Definitions – End of life care
- DNACPR
- Illness trajectories
- Capacity and Power of Attorney
- Advanced Directive
- Anticipatory care Plan
- KIS – Key Information Summary
- Medication and pain relief
- How to recognise the signs of dying
- Loss of appetite
- Breathing changes
- Sleep and Drowsiness
- Skin changes
- Emotional changes
- Bladder and bowel functions
- Eyes
- The final moments
- What happens after a person dies?
- Useful links
