Pulmonology
Obstructive Lung Disease
Restrictive Lung Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Systemic Sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Eosinophilic Pulmonary Syndromes
Acute Respiratory Failure
- Hypoxemia
- ARDS
Pulmonay Vascular Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension/Cor Pulmonale
- Pulmonary Embolism
Neoplasms of the Lungs
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
- Lung Cancer
Pleural Disease
Pulmonary Sleep Disorders
Missed Concepts
- Get a speech and swallow eval in patients with evidence of aspiration pneumonia (sour taste in mouth, pulmonary consolidation surrounding an abscess with an air-fluid level).
- Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators.