Lesson 1Social and behavioural history: smoking, alcohol, job, living setup, exercise, salt eatingCovers getting a targeted social and behavioural history, like smoking, booze, work, surroundings, home life, food, workouts, and salt use, and how these affect heart and lung risks.
Smoking background, pack-years, and quit phaseBooze use, checks, and adviceJob, dust, and chemical risksHome setup, heating, and wetnessBody movement, workouts, and limitsEating habits, salt use, and massLesson 2Warning signs and alarm symptoms: fainting, chest ache, coughing blood, sudden getting worse, severe low blood pressureExplains spotting and digging into warning symptoms like fainting, sharp chest ache, coughing blood, sudden shortness of breath, and low pressure, stressing timing, linked signs, and when to rush for emergency help.
Describing sharp chest ache and startChecking fainting, near-fainting, and dropLooking at coughing blood amount and causesSudden breathlessness and possible lung clotSpotting shock, low pressure, and poor flowEscalation points and emergency send-offLesson 3Talking skills and record-keeping: open questions, targeted clear-up questions, safety advice and noting key times and answersLooks at building trust, using open and targeted questions, digging into patient worries, summing up, safety advice, and properly noting symptoms, times, and answers in a clear, legal medical record.
Setting up the heart-lung chatUsing open questions to get the storyTargeted clear-up questions for main symptomsChecking grasp and setting shared plansSafety advice, warning tips, and check-insAccurate, time-noted medical recordsLesson 4Past health checks: high blood pressure, heart vessel disease, valve issues, rheumatic sickness, COPD, sleep stopping breath, low blood, kidney sicknessDeals with pointed questions on heart and lung linked illnesses, like high pressure, vessel and valve problems, rheumatic fever, COPD, sleep apnea, low blood, and kidney issues, and how these affect risks and possible diagnoses.
Clearing past heart diagnoses and fixesNoting high pressure length and controlBackground of rheumatic fever and valve effectsLong lung sickness, COPD, and asthma detailsSleep apnea, fat breathing issues, and CPAP useKidney sickness, low blood, and heart-kidney linksLesson 5Body-specific symptom checks: cough, wheeze, chest ache, heart flutters, swelling spread, urine signsGuides body-based checks for lung, heart, and kidney symptoms, like cough, wheeze, chest ache, flutters, swelling pattern, urine shifts, and overall signs that sharpen possible diagnoses.
Lung check: cough, phlegm, and wheezeHeart check: chest ache and fluttersOuter swelling pattern and spreadNight urine, low urine, and kidney block signsBody signs: fever, mass loss, tirednessLinking body findings to possible diagnosesLesson 6Targeted symptom background: breathlessness start, worsening, sitting up breath, night sudden breath, effort toleranceTeaches planned digging into breathlessness, sitting-up breath, night sudden breath, effort tolerance, cough, and linked symptoms, focusing on start, worsening, triggers, and daily life effects.
Start and worsening of breathlessness timelineSitting-up breath and night sudden breathEffort tolerance and activity limitsCough, phlegm, and wheeze descriptionChest tightness, ache, and fluttersEffects on sleep, work, and daily lifeLesson 7Family background and risk elements: early heart vessel disease, heart muscle sickness, blood clot tendencyCovers getting family history of early heart vessel disease, heart muscle issues, rhythm problems, clot tendency, and sudden death, and mixing genetic and shared life risks into risk sorting.
Early heart vessel disease in familyInherited heart muscle and rhythm issuesFamily history of vein blood clotsSudden unexplained death and rhythm problemsShared life and surroundings factorsWhen to think of genetic advice send-offLesson 8Drug check and sticking to it: prescribed, over-counter, plant-based, sticking barriers, recent shiftsLooks at planned drug history gathering, including prescribed, over-counter and plant drugs, recent shifts, sticking barriers, side effects, and links relevant to heart-lung sickness and worsening.
Listing all prescribed and over-counter drugsSpotting heart-active and lung drugsRecent drug shifts and worseningChecking sticking, beliefs, and habitsSpotting bad effects and drug linksInhaler method and device problems
