Ron Chen MF1 Respirology
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Ron Chen is a 25 year old computer sciences post-graduate student who had been previously well. Three weeks ago he suffered a viral gastroenteritis from which he has recovered. Over the past week, he has noticed increasing weakness of his limbs, starting with his legs, and progressing to involve his arms. He reports he has experienced patchy areas of sensory loss, symmetrically. He has also noticed occasional clumsy speech and facial weakness.
Curriculum Block
Introduction to Medicine / Medical Foundation 1 / Part 1 / Week 3
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Objectives
General Objectives
- Explain the assessment of respiratory pump failure using diagnostic tests.
- Explain the normal mechanics of lung inflation and deflation, including the role of intrapleural pressure in inflation of the lung and the role of tissue elasticity and surface tension in elastic recoil of the lung.
- Explain the pathophysiology of some of the common disease processes affecting the respiratory pump (upper airway, neuromusculature, lower airways and lung parenchyma).
- Describe how the mechanics of breathing are disturbed in examples of obstructive and non-obstructive (“restrictive”) diseases.
- Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of respiratory pump failure.
Global Objectives
Assessments
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Etiology
Immunology
Physiology
Therapy
Curriculum Block
Introduction to Medicine
Medical Foundation 1
Part 1
Week 3
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Week 3
Discipline
Neurology
Pulmonary Medicine
MCC Presentations
Dyspnea
Language and Speech Disorders
Weakness (not caused by Cerebrovascular Accident)
McMaster Program Competencies
1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System [C10.114]
Blood Gas Analysis [E01.370.225.124.100.100]
Demyelinating Diseases [C10.314]
Dyspnea [C23.888.852.371]
Guillain-Barre Syndrome [C10.114.750.100]
Hypesthesia [C10.597.751.791.500]
Muscle Weakness [C10.597.613.593]
Muscular Diseases [C05.651]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Pleural Cavity [A01.923.761.800.650]
Positive-Pressure Respiration [ E02.880.820.790]
Pulmonary Ventilation [G09.772.650]
Respiration [G09.772.705]
Respiration, Artificial [E02.880.820]
Respiratory Function Tests [E01.370.386.700]
Respiratory Insufficiency [C08.618.846]
Respiratory Mechanics [G09.772.705.700]
Respiratory Muscles [A02.633.567.900]
Respiratory Paralysis [C08.618.846.812]
Respiratory System [A04]
Respiratory Therapy [E02.880]
Sensation Disorders [C10.597.751]
Somatosensory Disorders [ C10.597.751.791]
Thoracic Cavity [A01.923.761.800]
Thorax [A01.923.761]
Total Lung Capacity [E01.370.386.700.485.750]
Virus Diseases [C01.925]
Vital Capacity [E01.370.386.700.485.750.900]
