Respiratory System At a Glance

Structure and Function.

1. Structure of the Respiratory System: lungs, airways and dead space.

2. The thoracic cage and respiratory muscles.

3. Pressures and volumes during normal breathing.

4. Gas laws and respiratory symbols.

5. Diffusion.

6. Lung mechanics: elastic forces.

7. Lung mechanics: airways resistance.

8. Carriage of oxygen.

9. Carriage of carbon dioxide.

10. Control of acid-base balance.

11. Control of breathing I: Chemical mechanisms.

12. Control of breathing II: I: Neural mechanisms.

13. Pulmonary circulation and anatomical right to left shunts.

14. Ventilation-perfusion mismatching.

15. Exercise, altitude and diving.

16. Development of respiratory system and birth.

17. Complications of development and congenital disease.

18. Lung defence mechanisms and immunology.

History, Examination and Investigations.

19. History and examination.

20. Pulmonary function tests.

21. Chest Imaging and bronchoscopy.

Diseases and treatment.

22. Respiratory failure.

23. Asthma: pathophysiology.

24. Asthma: treatment.

25. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

26. Pulmonary hypertension.

27. Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism.

28. Pulmonary involvement in vasculitis.

29. Intestitial lung disease.

30. Pleural diseases.

31. Occupational and environmental-related lung disease.

32. Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis.

33. Pneumothorax.

34. Community acquired pneumonias.

35. Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia.

36. Pulmonary tuberculosis.

37. Respiratory infections in HIV infections.

38. Smoking.

39. Lung cancer.

40. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

41. Mechanical ventilation.

42. Acute Oxygen Therapy.

43. Sleep disordered breathing.

Case studies.

44. Case studies: Questions.

45. Case studies: Answers

Professor Richard Leach works at National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK, since 1990. He is a visiting Professor of the Wolfson School for Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University. His current position is Principal Research Scientist in the Mass & Dimensional Group, Industry & Innovation Division. He is the lead scientist on three DIUS National Measurement System Engineering Measurement Programme projects: areal surface texture and structured surfaces metrology, development of low force transfer artefacts and probes for micro-coordinate measuring machines. He is also lead scientist on projects funded by DIUS Measurement for Innovators (MfI), EPSRC and EU. Professor Leach is the Measurement Service Manager for the Engineering Nanometrology Measurement Service at NPL.

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