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Respiratory Pump and Mechanics of Breathing

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Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology
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Curriculum Block
Part 1 Medical Foundation 1 Respirology
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Discipline
Pulmonary Medicine

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  • 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.
  • Identify the lung volumes that can be measured during spirometry and full pulmonary function.
  • 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.
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