Respiratory Module - MOOC: COURSE FORMAT

1. Upper Respiratory Tract

2. Trachea, Bronchi, Lungs & Pleurae

3. Histology of Respiratory System

1. Lung Volume

2. Pulmonary Circulation

3. Mechanics of Respiration

4. Ventilation-Perfusion Relationship

5. Respiratory Gas Exchange

6. Control of Respiration

7. Lung Defense Mechanism

8. Respiratory Adaptations

9. Respiratory Changes During Extreme Environment

1. Haemoglobin & Gas Transport

2. Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis 

1. Pathology of Acute and  Chronic Respiratory Tract Infections

2. Tuberculosis

3. COAD and Bronchial Asthma

4. Occupational Lung Diseases & Pulmonary Hypertension

5. Tumours of the Lung

1. Bacterial Pneumonia

2. Microbiology of Acid Fast Bacilli causing Tuberculosis

3. Viral Respiratory Tract Infections

4. Opportunistic Lung Infections in Immuno-compromised Patients

5. Melioidosis

1. Parasitic Infection of Respiratory System

1. Drugs Used in Bronchial Asthma

2. Antihistamines, Antitussives & Expectorants

3. Anti-tuberculosis Drugs

4. Drugs Used in Pneumonia

1. History-Taking of the Respiratory System

2. Radiological Examination of the Chest