In September we gathered at Basildon Hospital for a day of CPET, Radiology and pleural disease. CPET in breathlessness Dr Johnson Samuel started the day with a case of breathlessness in which standard tests were normal. A 40 year old man was short of breath on cycling. He was found to have a normal chest x-ray and spirometry. … Continue reading
In July we gathered at the Royal Free Hospital for a collection of talks on COPD, asthma, NTMs and a focus on pleural disease. Academic COPD update and the new London α1 antitrypsin deficiency Dr John Hurst began the day with a review of COPD, encouraging us to question the current methods of defining and diagnosing COPD, and to … Continue reading