NORTH WEST & MERSEY
RESPIRATORY TRAINEES

Guidelines:

BTS Guidelines: 

• ARDS: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-ards/

• Asthma: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/asthma/

• Bronchiectasis: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/bronchiectasis-in-adults/

• Emergency Oxygen: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/emergency-oxygen/

• Home Oyxygen: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/home-oxygen/

• Long Term Macrolide use: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/long-term-macrolide-use/

• Mesothelioma: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/mesothelioma/

• NIV: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/niv/

• NTM: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/ntm/

• Pleural (combined guideline): https://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/8/667

• Pneumonia: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/pneumonia-adults/

• PE (outpatient): https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/pulmonary-embolism/

• Pulmonary Nodules: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/pulmonary-nodules/

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BTS – clinical and position statements

• Air Travel: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/media/454877/bts-air-travel-recommendations-september-2011.pdf

• MDR-TB: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/clinical-statements/mdrtb/

• Pulmonary AVMs: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/clinical-statements/pavm/

• Sarcoidosis: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/clinical-statements/sarcoidosis/

• Statement on driving in OSA: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/document-library/governance-and-policy-documents/position-statements/position-statement-on-driving-and-obstructive-sleep-apnoea/

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GOLD guide for COPD:

• https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/GOLD-2020-FINAL-ver1.2-03Dec19_WMV.pdf

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NICE Guidelines

• COPD (diagnosis and management): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng115

• COPD (antimicrobial prescribing): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng114

• COVID-19 (all guidelines): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/respiratory-conditions/covid19

• Cystic Fibrosis: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng78

• Orkambi in CF: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta398

• IPF (diagnosis and management): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg163

• IPF (nintedanib): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta379

• IPF (pirfenidone): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta504

• Lung Cancer: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng122

• Tuberculosis: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng33

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European Cardiology Society Guidelines:

• Pulmonary Hypertension: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/37/1/67/2887599

• Pulmonary Embolism: https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/41/4/543/5556136

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American Thoracic Society Guidelines:

• Diagnosis of IPF: https://www.thoracic.org/statements/resources/interstitial-lung-disease/diagnosis-IPF-full-length.pdf

 

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Useful Papers/ Review Articles

• Introduction to CPET: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.4.192

• CPET Interpretation: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.5.281

• Overview of pulmonary aspergillosis: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/3/270.com/doi/abs/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.5.281

• Management of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705730/pdf/12281_2017_Article_304.pdf

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Useful websites/online resources

• RightBreathe: Excellent online resources of all inhalers available in the UK with integration into current guidelines and "how to use" videos for each device. Great website. Found at: https://www.rightbreathe.com/

• Radiopaedia: "Wikipedia for radiology". Great images and explanations. Best radiology site online and great for SCE prep. Found at: https://radiopaedia.org/

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Useful Textbooks

• Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine (4th edition): Probably the best UK overview textbook out there. A must for the SCE….. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092W8RCFK/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1

• ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine: A little more in-depth than the above book but an excellent overview text and is a little “meatier” than the Oxford Handbook. Available from: https://books.ersjournals.com/content/ers-handbook-of-respiratory-medicine

• Lung Function Tests Made Easy: Nice little book giving an excellent introduction to lung function tests: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lung-Function-Tests-Made-Easy/dp/0702035203

• MRCP SCE in Respiratory Medicine: 300 SBAs: Good book for those sitting the SCE and wanting some practice. Questions are similar difficulty to the exam with good explanations for each answer: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MRCP-SCE-Respiratory-Medicine-SBAs/dp/1909836753