What do you think the most likely causes of your patient's shortness of breath are?
How would you treat each of these possibilities?
- COPD
- CCF
- Pneumonia
- What if PE was a possibility but you couldn't get a CTPA until tomorrow?
Consider running your plan past your registrar or the admitting consultant.
Don't forget to document your SOAP note.
Remember to review the patient's trends later in the shift.
How would you hand this patient over to the next shift or back to the day team?
Time to return to the RMO's room for a well earned coffee break...