Section 1: Basic Science and Physiology 1. Overview of the respiratory system 2. Organization and Anatomy 3. Pulmonary circulation 4. Physiology, ventilation and gas exchange 5. Perfusion and gas transport 6. Control of respiratory function 7. Basic pharmacology
Section 2: Clinical Assessment 8. The respiratory patient 9. Examination of the respiratory system 10. The respiratory patient: clinical investigations 11. The respiratory patient: imaging investigations
Section 3: Respiratory Conditions 12. Acute Respiratory Failure and Ventilation 13. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract 14. Asthma 15. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 16. Disorders of the Interstitium 17. Lung Cancer 18. Infectious Lung Disease 19. Suppurative Lung Disease 20. Pleural Disease 21. Thromboembolic Disease & Pulmonary Hypertension 22. Disorders of Sleep 23. Respiratory manifestations of Systemic Disease
Hannah Lawrence, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Higher Specialist Trainee, GIM and Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. and Thomas Moore, BMedSci, BMBS, MRCP, Core Medical Trainee, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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