Six Lectures (2) hours each
Two Practical settings for Microscopic examination of the available slides (2) hourss each
By the end of the course students should learn
DISEASES OF THE LUNG AND PLEURA
Congenital Anomalies of the Lung
ACUTE LUNG DISEASES
ACUTE LUNG INJURY
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
(HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE)
ATELECTASIS (COLLAPSE)
PNEUMONIA and PNEUMONITIS
Morphological types
Etiological types
Clinical types
Primary/ secondary pneumonitis/pneumonia depending on the mode of infection
Typical/ atypical pneumonitis/pneumonia depending on the presenting symptoms
Community acquired/ hospital acquired pneumonitis/pneumonia depending on where it was acquired
Pneumonitis/pneumonia in immuno-compromised patients
Lobar pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia (Lobular Pneumonia)
INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA/(PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA)
Etiology of Interstitial pneumonia
Morphology of Interstitial pneumonia
Histologically
Clinical features of Interstitial pneumonia
Complications of Interstitial pneumonia
Health Care-Associated Pneumonia (HCAP)
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)
Aspiration pneumonitis/pneumonia
Chronic Pneumonia
OBSTRUCTIVE VERSUS RESTRICTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES
OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG (AIRWAY) DISEASES
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
EMPHYSEMA
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
BRONCHIECTASIS
CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL (RESTRICTIVE, INFILTRATIVE) LUNG DISEASES
Obstructive versus Restrictive Pulmonary Diseases
Fibrosing Diseases
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Morphology of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
PNEUMOCONIOSES
Asbestosis and Asbestos-Related Diseases
ASBESTOSIS
TUMOURS
DISEASES OF VASCULAR ORIGIN
DISEASES OF THE PLEURA
PLEURITIS
PNEUMOTHORAX