[Pulmonology] Introduction

Often called respiratory medicine, or chest medicine.
Pulmonologists specialise in diseases of the respiratory tract, including the larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and the lungs.
There is significant overlap with cardiology and infectiology.

Etymology

Latin pulmō, pulmōnis = lung
Ancient Greek λογία (logia) = study

History taking

 

Physical examination

 

Common symptoms

• Chest pain
• Cough  
• Dyspnoea
• Haemoptysis  

 

Common problems

• Respiratory failure

 

Respiratory tract diseases

 

 

Diseases:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Asthma
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale)
• Pneumothorax
• Tension pneumothorax
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchiolitis
• Pleural effusion
• Pulmonary oedema
• Foreign body aspiration
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Tuberculosis
• Lung cancer
• Cystic fibrosis
• Haemothorax (haemorrhagic pleural effusion)
• Pleural empyema (pyothorax)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Mesothelioma