Essentials of Clinical Pulmonology

Part 1: Basic Sciences 1. Lung anatomy and development 2. Pathology 3. Genetics of lung diseases Part 2: Clinical Evaluation 4. History 5. Clinical examination 6. Imaging techniques 7. Non-oncological pulmonary nuclear medicine 8. PET-CT in oncological pulmonary nuclear medicine 9. Pulmonary function and exercise testing Part 3: Clinical Procedures 10. Bronchoscopy 11. Endosonography for pulmonary diseases: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) 12. Pleural procedures 13. Medical thoracoscopy 14. Essentials of clinical pulmonology: Interventional radiology Part 4: Clinical Assessment and Safety 15. Fitness for general anesthesia 16. Fitness to fly 17. Guidelines for driving and drowsiness Part 5: Therapies 18. Pulmonary rehabilitation 19. Non-invasive ventilation Part 6: Upper Respiratory Disease 20. The upper respiratory tract-Allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis with/without nasal polyps 21. Sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing Part 7: Airway Disease 22. Asthma 23. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 24. Bronchiectasis 25. Cystic Fibrosis Part 8: Neoplasms 26. Lung cancer 27. Rare lung tumors and metastatic lung disease 28. Mediastinal tumors Part 9: Infection 29. Bacterial lung infection 30. Tuberculosis 31. Respiratory fungal infection 32. Viral infections 33. Pulmonary complications of HIV infection Part 10: Diffuse Lung Disease 34. Pulmonary sarcoidosis 35. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 36. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis 37. Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease 38. Pulmonary vasculitis 39. Rare lung diseases Part 11: Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease 40. Smoking cessation 41. Occupational lung disease 42. Asbestosis, pneumoconiosis, and other occupational lung diseases 43. Drug-induced lung disease and radiation-induced disease Part 12: Mediastinal Disease 44. Mediastinal disease Part 13: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 45. Pleural diseases 46. Malignant pleural mesothelioma Part 14: Pleural Disease 47. Pulmonary hypertension and other disorders of the pulmonary vasculature 48. Pulmonary embolism Part 15: Critical Care 49. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) 50. Infections in critical care: Ventilator-associated pneumonia Part 16: Developmental Disorders 51. Developmental disorders in adults Part 17: Respiratory Manifestations of Extrapulmonary Disease 52. Bone marrow transplantation and hematological disorders 53. Skeletal disorders and neuromuscular disease 54. Cardiovascular disease 55. Pulmonary renal syndromes