Respiratory System notes

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Every topic, from its contents page.

Anatomy & physiology

• Anatomy of the Thorax
• Anatomy of the Airways
• Airway Mucosal Linings
• Alveolar Gas Exchange & Gas Transport
• The Physiology of Breathing
• Hemoglobin / Haemoglobin
• Body Acid-Base Balance
• Control of Breathing
• Foetal Lung Development & Transition to Extrauterine Life

Pathology

• Hyperbaric & Hypobaric Conditions
• Airway Hypersensitivity & Asthma
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs)
  • – Common Cold (Acute Rhinitis)
  • – Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)
  • – Infectious Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever, Epstein-Barr Virus)
  • – Diphtheria
  • – Scarlet Fever ("Strawberry Tongue")
  • – Acute Laryngitis
  • – Chronic Laryngitis
  • – Acute Tonsillitis
  • – Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)
  • – Acute Epiglottitis
  • – Pertussis - Whooping Cough
  • – Measles Virus
  • – Mumps Virus
  • – Rubella Virus
  • – Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
  • – Acute Suppurative Sinusitis (Under 4 Weeks)
  • – Chronic Sinusitis (Over 3 Months)
  • – Q-Fever
• Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • – Bronchitis (Acute)
  • – Bronchiectasis
  • – Pneumonias
  • – Bronchiolitis
• Global Respiratory Viruses
  • – Seasonal Flu (Influenza A & B)
  • – Bird Flu (H5N1)
  • – Swine Flu (H1N1)
  • – SARS & COVID - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Obstructive & Restrictive Lung Disorders
  • – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • – Chronic Bronchitis
  • – Emphysema
  • – Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
  • – Sarcoidosis
  • – Pneumoconioses
  • – Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
  • – Pneumothorax
• Head and Neck Pathologies
  • – Sialadenitis (Parotitis)
  • – Sialolithiasis (Salivary Gland Calculi)
  • – Pleomorphic Adenoma
  • – Warthin's Tumour
  • – Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • – Nasal Polyps (Inflammatory)
  • – Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • – Laryngeal Tumours
• Lung Cancers
  • – Bronchogenic Lung Cancers
  • – Mesothelioma
• Hypoxia and Hypercapnia