Respiratory Medicine

This module contains some of the most watched lectures at DrBeen.
We will start with an exhaustive but easy explanation of chest x-ray interpretation. You will learn how to approach a chest x-ray. Understand the film quality. Understand the normal vs. abnormal structures. Learn the mnemonic that will guide you for a systematic approach to the x-ray, the clinical basis of various x-ray abnormalities, and the most common chest x-ray abnormalities and their presentation.
Learn clinical hypoxemia, its causes, and the management approach.
Learn how to diagnose asthma, order labs for it, and the stepwise manage approach to asthma.
Learn the differential diagnosis of various upper and lower respiratory tract infections and their management approach.
Learn the diseases that cause pulmonary vascular abnormalities resulting in pulmonary edema, pulmonary hypertension, and embolism.
Learn the mechanism, indication, and the use of bronchodilators.
Learn what an acid-base balance is, and how our body mainly our lungs help maintain our acid-base balance.
Learn the GINA 2016 asthma classification.
Learn the classification of Asthma by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), and Veteran's Affairs Administration/Department of Defense (DoD) (VA/DOD).
Learn adult respiratory distress syndrome. Its pathogenesis, signs and symptoms, and the management approach.
Learn the mechanism of anti-histamines and their use in pulmonary medicine. Learn about the causes of cough, and the role of antitussives. When and when not to administer antitussives.