Lecture Notes on Respiratory Disease

Review of anatomy of the lung; Review of respiratory physiology; Surface tension and alveolar stability; Defence mechanisms protecting the lung; The history - symptoms of respiratory disease; Examination of the chest; Pulmonary function tests and blood gases; Elements of radiology of the chest; Acute respiratory infection; Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Bronchiectasis; Cystic fibrosis; Lung abscess; Asthma and allergic disorders of the lung; Diffuse lung fibrosis; Sarcoidosis; Chronic bronchitis, airways obstruction and emphysema; Carcinoma of the bronchus; Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary oedema; Pneumothorax and pleural effusion; Trauma and the lungs; Occupational lung disease; Drug-induced lung disease; Hypoxia and oxygen therapy; Multiple choice questions.