STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Define the Inflammatory/Infectious Process

 II.     Identify and explain the etiology of Obstructive Airway Diseases

 III.    In Identify and explain the etiology of Infectious Pulmonary Diseases

 IV.     Identify and explain the etiology of Pulmonary Vascular Diseases

 V.      Identify and explain the etiology of Chest and Pleural Trauma

 VI.     Identify and explain the etiology of Disorders of the Pleura, and the chest wall

 VII.    Identify and explain the etiology of Environmental Lung Diseases

 VIII.   Identify and explain the etiology of Neoplastic Disease

 IX.     Identify and explain the etiology of Diffuse Alveolar Disease

 X       Identify and explain the etiology of Neurological Disorders and Sleep Apnea

 XI.     Identify and explain the etiology of Sepsis

 XII.    Identify and explain the etiology of Left Heart Failure

 XIII.   Identify and explain the etiology of Right Heart Failure

 XIV.    Identify and explain the etiology of Myocardial Infarctions

 XV.     Identify and explain the etiology of Pulmonary Edema

 XVI.    Work through a case study of each disease.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Pulmonary diseases

         A.      Obstructive Disease

         B.      Infectious diseases

         C.      Pulmonary vascular diseases

         D.      Chest and trauma disease

         E.      Disorders of the pleura

         F.      Environmental diseases

         G.      Neoplastic disease

         H.      Diffuse alveolar disease

         I.      Neurological disease

         J.      Sepsis

 II.     Cardiac Diseases.

         A.      Right Heart Failure

         B.      Left Heart Failure

         C.      Pulmonary Edema