• Overview of what you will do:

Non-specific things:

• The order you explain things in to the patient
• The measurements we take in respiratory examination:

Specific things:

Peak Flow Meter for Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)

• This YouTube video tells you how to use a peak flow meter
• How to use the peak flow meter in an OSCHE
• Common problems with peak flow meter
• Peak flow meter diary example 1
• Peak flow diary example 2
• Severity of asthma based on PEF

Pressured Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI)

• The different types of inhalers
• What a pressured metered dose inhaler looks like (pMDI)
• pMDI Technique Outline
• Common problems with pMDI

Anatomical positions of the lobes: Important!

• Open for picture

Examination Steps

• 1 Inspection
• 2 Palpation
• 3 Percussion
• 4 Ascultation

Acronym & Summary Slides

• Respiratory Rate
• Inspection
• Palpation