Respiratory emergencies are among the most common presentations in the Emergency Department and a regular feature of the MRCEM SBA exam.

This course covers asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolus, pleural effusion, aspiration, foreign body inhalation, pertussis and wheeze in children, as well as breathlessness, cough and haemoptysis.

Questions often test severity assessment, guideline-based treatment and when to escalate.