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Lesson 1: Approach to Cough, Dyspnea, Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Testing
Syndrome-based respiratory history, severity assessment, oxygenation, imaging and lung-function interpretation.
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Course 4: Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Disease
Complete 14-lesson respiratory and infectious-disease course covering pulmonary physiology, asthma, COPD, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia, tuberculosis, viruses, PE, pleural disease, ILD, sleep medicine, lung cancer, sepsis, sexual and travel infections, and pediatric assessment.
14 LessonsComprehensive
140 QuestionsImplemented practice MCQs
~28 HoursTotal study time
Assessment & DiagnosisRespiratory and infectious systems
Lessons in This Course
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Lesson 2: Asthma Diagnosis, Control and Long-Term Treatment
Objective variable obstruction, modern anti-inflammatory inhaler strategies, trigger management and personalized action plans.
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Lesson 3: Acute Severe Asthma, Respiratory Failure and Emergency Escalation
Acute exacerbation severity, respiratory fatigue, urgent therapy principles and safe post-discharge planning.
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Lesson 4: COPD: Diagnosis, Stable Disease and Prevention
Confirmatory spirometry, symptom burden, exacerbation risk and maintenance pharmacotherapy.
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Lesson 5: Acute COPD Exacerbations, Oxygen and Noninvasive Ventilation
Recognize exacerbation mimics, controlled oxygen, hypercapnia and indications for higher-level respiratory support.
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Lesson 6: Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Infections
Approach CAP, atypical infection, antibiotic selection principles and common upper-airway syndromes.
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Lesson 7: Tuberculosis, Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Isolation
Active versus latent TB, diagnostic specimen strategy, airborne precautions and public health responsibilities.
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Lesson 8: Influenza, COVID-19, RSV and Respiratory Infection Prevention
Seasonal viral diagnosis, host risk, testing, treatment and infection-control decisions.
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Lesson 9: Pulmonary Embolism, Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax
Time-critical pleuritic presentations, diagnostic probability, imaging and procedural escalation.
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Lesson 10: Interstitial Lung Disease, Bronchiectasis and Occupational Lung Disease
Restrictive and airway-damage syndromes, exposures, investigations and specialist referral.
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Lesson 11: Sleep Apnea, Pulmonary Hypertension and Lung Cancer
Sleep-disordered breathing, right-heart vascular disorders, malignancy red flags and prevention.
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Lesson 12: Sepsis, Invasive Infection and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Recognize time-sensitive systemic infection while avoiding unnecessary antimicrobial exposure.
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Lesson 13: Sexually Transmitted, Travel-Associated and Vector-Borne Infections
Broader infectious-disease screening, sexual-health counselling, reportability and travel risk.
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Lesson 14: Integrated Pediatric Respiratory Care, Clinical Decisions and Communication
Pediatric red flags, pregnancy, immune suppression and safety-centred applied case management.