Respiratory Pathology — Special Pathology

Special Pathology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Systematic study of lung and airway diseases: pathophysiology, morphology, clinicopathological classification and correlation with expert-level medical practice.

What it covers

1. Pathological Anatomy of the Normal Lung
2. · Normal Lung Histology
3. · General Patterns of Lung Injury
4. General Respiratory Physiopathology
5. · Pulmonary Mechanics and Ventilatory Function
6. · Alterations of Gas Exchange
7. · Ventilation Control and Symptoms
8. Obstructive Airway Diseases
9. Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases (IPD)
10. Pneumonia and Lung Infections
11. · General Pathogenesis
12. · Lobar Pneumonia (Classic Pneumococcal)
13. · Bronchopneumonia
14. · Lung Abscess
15. · Atypical pneumonia
16. · Pneumonia in the Immunocompromized Host
17. · PSI/PORT and CURB-65 — CAP Severity Stratification
18. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
19. · Definition of Berlin (2012)
20. · DAD Phases — Morphology
21. · Pathophysiology of ARDS
22. Lung Tumors
23. · Histological Classification (WHO 2021)
24. · Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
25. · Mesothelial Tumors — Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
26. Pulmonary Vascular Pathology
27. Pleural and Mediastinal Pathology
28. · Pleural Effusion
29. · Pneumothorax
30. · Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
31. Respiratory Pathology of the Newborn
32. Pneumoconiosis and Occupational Lung Diseases
33. Anatomopathological Diagnosis in Respiratory Pathology
34. · Lung Sample Obtaining Techniques
35. · Immunohistochemistry in Pulmonary Pathology
36. · Respiratory Cytology