Description

Addressed to:

Doctors, Nurses, Physicians, Kinesiologists

Content


Topic I. Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in respiratory medicine (8.9 Hours)

Arterial blood gases

Thoracentesis

Bronchoscopy

Endotracheal Intubation

Cricothyroidotomy

Inhalotherapy

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic II. Functional pulmonary exploration: Spirometry (10.9 Hours)

Introduction

Spirometry

Interpretation

Bronchodilation and bronchoprovocation tests

Applications of spirometry in the study of upper airway obstruction

WEF Registration

Frequent errors in spirometry testing

Other tests ancillary to spirometry

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic III. Tracheotomy (10.9 Hours)

Concept

Indications

Characteristics of laryngeal dyspnoea

Other indications for tracheostomy

Pathophysiology of respiratory obstruction

Tracheostomy technique

Tracheostomy tubes

Emergency tracheostomies

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic IV. Mechanical Ventilation (3.9 Hours)

Anatomical and functional recall

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic V. Haemodynamic and respiratory monitoring (5.9 Hours)

Introduction

Monitoring with non-invasive techniques

Monitoring with invasive techniques

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic II. Acute airway obstruction (5.9 Hours)

Acute upper airway obstruction

Acute lower airways obstruction

Pulmonary thromboembolism

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic III. Differential diagnosis by signs and symptoms (7.9 Hours)

Chest pain

Palpitations

Haemoptysis

Dyspnoea

Tachycardia

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic IV. Dyspnoea (9.9 Hours)

Introduction

Concept

Pathophysiology

Aetiology

Diagnosis

Treatment

Tables

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic V. Haemoptysis (7.9 Hours)

Definition

Aetiology

Diagnosis

Treatment

Forecast

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic VI. Acute Respiratory Failure (9.9 Hours)

Definition

Aetiology

Physiology

Clinic

Diagnosis

Treatment

Forecast

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic VII. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in flare-up (15.8 Hours)

Introduction

Epidemiology

Aetiology. Pathogenesis

Diagnostic attitude

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Oxygen therapy

First-line drugs: Beta-2-Adrenergics, Anticholinergics, Corticosteroids

Corticosteroids

Second-line drugs: theophyllines, magnesium sulphate

New drugs

Prevention and treatment of triggers

Forecast

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic VIII. Bronchial asthma. Asthmatic crisis (11.8 Hours)

Epidemiology

Etiology. Triggering factors

Initial assessment. Diagnosis

Classification of asthma

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Asthmatic crisis

Depending on the severity

Treatment of pregnant women

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic IX. Pneumothorax (11.8 Hours)

Introduction

Classification and epidemiology

Pathological anatomy

Diagnosis

Complications

Treatment

Secondary pneumothorax

Iatropathogenic Pneumothorax

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Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic X. Community-acquired or community-acquired pneumonia (11.8 Hours)

Epidemiology

Pathogenesis

Aetiology

Diagnostic attitude

Entry criteria

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Developments

Community-acquired pneumonia in paediatrics

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XI. Hospital acquired pneumonia (10.9 Hours)

Definition

Epidemiology

Causes

Signs and symptoms

Diagnosis

Treatment

Forecast

Prophylaxis

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XII. Lung abscess (8.9 Hours)

Definition

Aetiology

Ranking

Clinic

Diagnosis

Treatment

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XIII. Pleural effusion (7.9 Hours)

Definition

Aetiology

Diagnosis

Treatment

Complications

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XIV. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) (9.9 Hours)

Definition

Epidemiology

Aetiology

Diagnostic attitude

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Forecast

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XV. Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) (11.8 Hours)

Definition

Epidemiology

Aetiology

Diagnosis

Diagnosis of certainty (positive culture)

Detection

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Forecast. Evolution

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XVI. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSA) (10.9 Hours)

Definition

Epidemiology

Aetiopathogenesis

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Surgical treatment

Forecast

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XVII. Tracheobronchial aspiration in children. Foreign bodies (9.9 Hours)

Concept

Pathophysiology

Clinic

Treatment

Prevention

Bronchoalveolar lavage in paediatrics

Tables

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XVIII. Lung Cancer (8.9 Hours)

Introduction

Epidemiology and risk factors

Clinical and diagnostic

Stadiums. Forecast

Treatment

Organisation of care between levels

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XIX. Diffuse interstitial lung diseases (9.9 Hours)

Introduction

Clinic

Diagnostic tests

Treatment

Diagnostic guidance for acute diffuse interstitial diseases

Diagnostic guidance in interstitial diseases of chronic course

EPID Tables

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XX. Pulmonary Hypertension (5.9 Hours)

Definition

Ranking

Primary pulmonary hypertension

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXI. Chest trauma (7.9 Hours)

Introduction

Ranking

Treatment

Thoracic injuries linked to chest trauma

Algorithm of action in the event of suspected chest trauma

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXII. Pulmonary contusion (7.9 Hours)

Introduction

Pathophysiology

Clinic

Complications

Treatment

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXIII. Diseases of the mediastinum (6.9 Hours)

Acute mediastinitis

Chronic mediastinitis

Mediastinal emphysema

Mediastinal tumours

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXIV. Geriatric Pneumology (11.8 Hours)

Introduction

Lung ageing

Respiratory infections

Pneumonia

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Lung cancer

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Sleep Disorders of Breathing

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXV. Most frequent respiratory emergencies in paediatrics (16.8 Hours)

Introduction

Acute rhinopharyngitis

Acute pharyngotonsillitis

Otitis externa

Acute otitis media

Adenoid hypertrophy

Laryngotracheal pathology

Acute epiglottitis

Acute spasmodic laryngitis

Laryngotracheobronchitis

Acute bronchitis

Acute bronchiolitis

Bronchial asthma

Foreign bodies

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXVI. Airway management in paediatrics (7.9 Hours)

Introduction

Anatomical variations in the paediatric patient

Emergency airway management

Polytrauma patient

Specific pathologies of the paediatric patient

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Topic XXVII. Oxygen therapy in paediatrics (12.8 Hours)

Introduction

Indications for oxygen therapy

Oxygen delivery devices

Artificial airways

Humidification

Oxygen therapy monitoring

Complications of oxygen therapy

Risks from CO

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Retinopathy of prematurity (R.O.P.)

Summary

Self-assessment

Bibliography

Additional information

Country

Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru

Duration

300 hrs

Certification

UEMC

Ranking

Emergencies and emergencies

Documentation