Pulmonary

ANATOMY

LUNGS

Trachea - Bronchi -Terminal Bronchioles - Respiratory Bronchioles - Alveolar ducts - Alveolar Sacs - Alveolii

PHYSIOLOGY

GAS EXCHANGE

SPEECH

MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS

PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION

REGULATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE

ROLE IN PLATELETS PRODUCTION

DISORDERS

INFLAMMATION

PNEUMONIA

BRONCHITIS

BRONCHIOLITIS

BLOOD SUPPLY CHANGES

PULMONARY EMBOLISM

LUNG CONTUSION

OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE

ASTHMA

CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

BRONCHIECTASIS

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE

SILICOSIS

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

ASBESTOSIS

CANCERS

CONGENITAL DISORDERS

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA

RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

PNEUMOTHORAX

TREATMENT

MAINTAIN A- AIRWAYS B- BREATHING C- CIRCULATION

DRUGS

BRONCHODILATORS :-Salmeterol, formeterol, albuterol etc

CORTICOSTERIODS :- Fluticasone, Budesonide, epinephrine etc

ANIHISTAMINICS :- Zafirlukast, Montelukast, Cetrizine etc

MAST CELL STABILIZERS :- Furoate, Mometasone etc

VENTILATION

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

INVESTIGATIONS

CHEST X-RAY

BRONCHOSCOPY

PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS (SPIROMETRY)

ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS

CHEST TUBE INSERTION

NEEDLE BIOPSY

THORACOCENTESIS

CLINICAL FEATURES

SHORTNESS OF BREATH

WHEEZING

CHEST TIGHTEDNESS

CHEST PAIN

CHRONIC COUGH

RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

UNINTENDED WEIGHT LOSS

CYANOSIS