UNIT II: LUNGS AND PLEURA


B. Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease



Contents:
  1. Common pulmonary pathogens
    1. Bacteria
    2. Fungi
    3. Tuberculosis mycobacterium
    4. Viruses
    5. Protozoa
    6. Immunocompromised patients

  2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    1. Natural history
    2. Presentation, evaluation
    3. Alteration of lung function
    4. Complications requiring operative treatment
    5. Treatment (operative and non-operative)

  3. Bronchospasm
    1. Natural history
    2. Evaluation
    3. Complications requiring operative treatment
    4. Treatment (operative and non-operative)

  4. Foreign bodies of the lung and airways
    1. Common types
    2. Causes, pathology
    3. Evaluation
    4. Treatment (operative and non-operative)

  5. Hemoptysis
    1. Causes
    2. Physiologic derangements
    3. Evaluation
    4. Treatment (operative and non-operative)

  6. Pneumothorax
    1. Etiology
    2. Indications for treatment
    3. Types of treatment

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