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Learning outcomes

To give a precise definition of respiratory insufficiency, COPD and bronchial asthma: diagnostic framework (spirometry), prevention, symptomatology and severity indexes, management of exacerbations
Describe and motivate the causes, the indicators of severity and the therapy of the phase of exacerbation and stabilization or chronicity
Describe the principles, indications, contraindications of non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) and acute and long-term oxygen therapy (OTLT)
Define causes, manifestations and treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep

Program

Semeiotics and symptoms of the respiratory system: cough, dyspnoea, hemoptysis
Diagnostic methods of respiratory diseases: Spirometry with elements of respiratory pathophysiology
Blood gas analysis and pulse oximetry
Notes on other methods of study of the respiratory system: diagnostic imaging and bronchoscopy
Acute respiratory failure: diagnosis, etiological classification, treatment
Chronic respiratory failure: diagnosis, O2-LT therapy, home ventilation
COPD: definition and epidemiology, manifestations, pathophysiological alterations, comorbidity and prognosis
management aspects in the phase of clinical stability: drug therapy, non-drug therapy
COPD: management of exacerbations
Bronchial asthma: definition and epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathophysiological alterations, phenotypes and prognosis, patient management during clinical stability and asthma exacerbation
Respiratory sleep disorders: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), central apneas (CSA)

Examination Methods

Written exam with multiple choice and short answer open questions