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User El has asked a question over on the AskDundeeChest page of the site

DC : in asthma, can you explain the order of drugs used, I don’t really understand the circumstances for using ACh antagonists, is it just in acute asthma these are given?thanks

As ever, the information is easily at hand on the BTS website, under the asthma guidelines section. But here’s the relevant page for you (Click it to make it bigger):

From the BTS Asthma Guideline 2008 Updated 2009

In answer to the last part of the question – Anti Cholinergics have no evidence base in asthma, despite there being a valid theoretical place for them in a bronchoconstrictive syndrome.

After my recent careers focus talks, many people have asked me about the possibility of doing some research or audit within the chest department, and some are even interested enough to want to do an SSC or 4th year project with us! So I’ve started a page on the site to put all our current research interests together in one place. It’s in the student resources section, here.

Another week in East Block, another week of learning opportunities!

Monday
Dr Fardon has an all day clinic
Dr Winter has a morning clinic
Dr France has an afternoon clinic
Dr Brown has an afternoon bronchoscopy list

Tuesday
The X-Ray meeting is at 08:30
Dr Fardon has a morning clinic
Dr Winter has a morning clinic
Dr Smith has a morning clinic
Dr Smith has an afternoon sleep clinic

Wednesday
Dr Smith has a morning clinic
Prof Lipworth has a morning asthma clinic
There is a bronchoscopy list in the morning
The FaME awards ceremony is at 1pm in LT1
Dr Fardon is teaching 4th years about ABGs at 3, if anyone wants to tag along

Thursday
Dr Fardon has a SPN clinic in the morning
Dr Rodgers has a CF clinic in the morning
The medical grand round is at 1pm, in LT1
The Lung Cancer MDT is at 2pm

Friday
The respiratory department business meeting is at 9am
Dr Fardon has an EBUS list in the morning
Dr Schembri has a sleep clinic in the morning
The respiratory department education meeting is a 1pm
Dr Fardon will teach some 3rd years at 2, if anyone wants to tag along

I have a great opportunity for a student to do a little bit of research with me. We have a large database of referrals we need to search through to work out what our cough referral burden is. Then we need to come up with guidelines for primary care to follow before referral to secondary care.

I think one student could do it, or possibly share it between two…

First ones to e-mail me get the shot!

You know where I am.

DundeeChest returns to work! So back again are the weekly updates of what’s coming up in the chest department.

Monday
Dr Fardon has an all day clinic
Dr Winter has a morning clinic
Dr France has an afternoon clinic
Dr Brown has an afternoon bronch list

Tuesday
Dr Stretton has a morning clinic
Dr Smith has a morning clinic
Dr Fardon is doing a ward round
Dr Smith has a sleep clinic in the afternoon

Wednesday
Dr Fardon has a morning bronch list
Dr Smith has a morning clinic
Dr Fardon is doing a morning ward round, somehow
Dr Fardon will be teaching anyone who turns up at 3.

Thursday
There is no CF clinic this week, as there’s a CF conference in town
Dr France will be doing a ward round
There is a medical grand round at 1
Lung cancer MDT at 2

Friday
Someone will be doing a ward round in the morning
Someone will be doing a bronchoscopy list in the morning
There is a respiratory department meeting at 1
Dr Fardon will be teaching anyone who turns up at 3

So a good mix of things, as well as loads of referrals to see, procedures to be done, and general mucking in.

A great web resource

Basic Chest X-Ray Interpretation

Good training for medical students

Cases of the week directory

Case of the week 4 is now up. A 66 year old man is referred to the psychiatry clinic for assessment of memory loss. If you want to know how this relates to respiratory medicine click here, or head over to the cases of the week section.

This weekend is the Drive4COPD 300 at the Daytona International Speedway (Where DundeeChest spent his Honeymoon; true story). I can find no information regarding the Drive4COPD bit, but I assume it’s to promote the plight of CODP sufferers? All that particulate matter floating about in the pit lane must have something to do with, mustn’t it?

The race is today, and Tom Petty will drive the pace car, only a 5 litre V8 mustang, or something. Who will win? Who will drive round in a circle 120 times? The outcome will be determined on….. the last corner probably.

Apparently the 300 mile race is a sprint.

The Scottish Thoracic Society webpages have recently received a comprehensive overhaul. The new site should be easier to navigate, and give a more clear idea of what’s going on in the society.

The latest entry is the training program for the March 2010 session, on Lung Cancer in Stobhill.

Visit the STS site to learn more