Pulmonology
Respiratory Medicine is a diverse specialty of medicine encompassing the study of the lungs and airways, their anatomy, physiology, and disorders.
Pulmonology is the field of medicine that deals with diseases associated with the lung and respiratory tract. Physicians specialized in this field are called Pulmonologist.
Learning Outcomes
[edit | edit source]This specialty has many learning outcomes and can be classified as follows:
Knowledge
[edit | edit source]Basic Knowledge
Disorders of the upper airway
Disorders of the lower airway and pulmonary disease
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectsis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Cor Pulmonale
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Lower respiratory tract infection
- Lung Contusion
- Goodpasture's Syndrome
- Pulmonary eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Occupational lung disease
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary oedema
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Respiratory failure
- Sarcoidosis
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Pleural Pathology
Chest wall cancer
Skills
[edit | edit source]Proficient learning in this specialty will allow the student to achieve skills in the following areas:
History Taking
Examination
Analysis of Investigations
OSCE's
Therapeutic Interventions
- Respiratory Gas Therapeutics
- Hyperinflation Therapies
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Smoking Cessation
- Hyperinflation Therapies
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Patient Education