Bronchiectasis – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, causes, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• Diagnosis
• Management
  • When to suspect bronchiectasis, how to diagnose it including differential diagnoses, how to manage it in primary care, acute exacerbations management, prevention, and follow up.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• What bronchiectasis is and what causes it.
• About the prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• When to suspect bronchiectasis.
• About possible differential diagnoses.
• How it is diagnosed.
• How to manage bronchiectasis in primary care.
• About secondary care investigations and follow up.
• About primary care follow up.
• When to suspect an acute exacerbation and how to manage it.
• How to prevent acute exacerbations.
• How to follow up people who have had an acute exacerbation.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered