Pulmonology: Respiratory and Sleep Disorders

Pneumology: Respiratory and Sleep Disorders — Internal Medicine

How it begins

Comprehensive study of the neurobiology of sleep, the collapsible dynamics of the upper airway, the pathophysiology of central and obstructive apneas, alveolar hypoventilation syndromes and advanced management through non-invasive ventilation.

What it covers

1. Respiratory and Sleep Disorders
2. Physiology of Breathing and Sleep Regulation
3. · Neurobiology of Sleep Regulation
4. · The Central Respiratory Rhythm Generator
5. · Chemoreceptor Systems
6. Pathophysiology of the Upper Airway (VAS)
7. · Fluid Dynamics and Collapse of the Pharynx
8. · Critical Collapse Pressure (Pcrit)
9. · Non-Anatomical Phenotyping of Sleep Apnea (PALM Scheme)
10. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) — Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
11. · Clinical Presentation and Key Indicators
12. · Clinical Screening Tools
13. · Diagnostic Methodology: Classification of Recording Devices
14. · Key Metrics of Polysomnography
15. AOS — Comprehensive Treatment
16. · Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
17. · Positive Pressure Device Modalities
18. · Common Side Effects and Their Resolution
19. · Mandibular Advancement Devices (MAD)
20. · Advanced Surgical Options
21. Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) and Cheyne-Stokes Breathing
22. · Pathophysiology: Central Hypercapnic and Hypocapnic Apneas
23. · Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnea (Complex OSA)
24. · ACS Treatment: Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV)
25. Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndromes
26. · Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHSS) / Pickwick
27. · Hypoventilation of Neuromuscular Origin
28. · Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (Ondina Malion)
29. Overlap Syndrome
30. · Physiopathological Synergy Mechanisms
31. · Sleep Disordered Breathing in Interstitial Diseases (ILD)
32. Movement Disorders During Sleep and Parasomnias
33. · Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) / Willis-Ekbom Disease
34. · Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
35. · REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (REM-CT)
36. · Catathrenia (Sleep-Related Moaning)
37. Advanced Diagnostic Techniques and Instrumentation
38. · Neurophysiological Record in Polysomnography
39. · High Resolution Oximetry (OAR) and Capnography
40. · Actigraphy
41. Systemic Consequences and Comorbidities
42. · Sympathetic Activation and Arterial Hypertension
43. · Cerebrovascular Risk and Arrhythmogenesis
44. · Metabolic Consequences and Insulin Resistance
45. Respiratory Pharmacotoxicology and Sleep
46. · Effect of Benzodiazepines and GABAergic Modulators
47. · Opioids and Central Apnea Induction
48. · Anesthetic Agents and their Impact on the Postoperative Period
49. Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
50. · Physiological Basis of Pressure Support
51. · Clinical Indications of NIV
52. · Advanced Sleep and Critical Ventilation Modes
53. · Most Common Patient-Ventilator Asynchronies