CHEST
MEDICINE
Role of oxygen to help dyspnea in patient with cancer.
Managing terminal dyspnea.
The mechanisms of dyspnea,with emphasis on the
multiplicity of causes.
Systematic evaluation of mechanisms in chronic cough.
Hemoptysis – etiology and management.
Clinical utility of chest auscultation in common
pulmonary diseases.
Etiology of clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.
Does the clinical examination predict airflow
limitation?
Physical examination of the adult patient with
respiratory diseases.
Respiratory sounds – advances beyond the
stethoscope.
Pulmonary function testing.
Current standards of spirometry and peak expiratory
flow rate recording.
Non invasive oxygen monitoring techniques.
Clinical exercise testing.
Bronchoscopic procedures in the intensive care unit
– role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in airway management,hemoptysis and other
critical care problems.
Middle lobe syndrome.
Diagnosis and management of upper airway obstruction.
Clinical features of vocal cord dysfunction.
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of
asthma.
Is allergen immunotherapy effective in asthma?(research study)
Assessment of asthma in workplace.
Assessment & management of adults with status asthmaticus.
Issues in the use of inhaled corticosteroids.
Theophylline in asthma.
Role of leukotriene modifiers in the treatment of
asthma.
Standards for the diagnosis and care of patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Review of fungus induced asthmatic reactions.
Bronchiectasis – identification,treatment &
prevention.
Management of pulmonary disease in patient with
cystic fibrosis.
Community acquired pneumonia in adults.
Hospital acquired pneumonia in adults – diagnosis,assessment of severity,initial
antimicrobial therapy and preventive
strategies.
Etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of
micro organisms in acute community acquired lung abscess.
Treatment of tuberculosis in adults in children.
Multiple drug resistant tuberculosis.
Diagnosis & treatment of disease caused by non tuberculous mycobacteria.
Regional lymph node classification for lung cancer
staging.
Transbronchial needle aspiration and percutaneous
needle aspiration for staging and diagnosis of lung cancer.
Management of solitary pulmonary nodule.How to decide
when resection is required?
Pulmonary metastasectomy – current indications.
Acute interstitial lung diseases.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Sarcoidosis.
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary
embolism.
Thrombolytic therapy for vein thrombosis – is it
effective & safe ? indications.
Therapeutic options for severe pulmonary
hypertension.
Aspiration emergencies.
Occupational lung disease.
Drug induced lung disease.
Management of para pneumonic effusions.
Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Hypoventilation syndromes.
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
Pathogenesis & treatment of the adult respiratory
distress syndrome.