Pulmonary Medicine

Pulmonary medicine is the diagnosis and managements of disorders of the lungs, upper airways, and thoracic cavity and chest wall.  The pulmonary specialist has expertise in neoplastic, inflammatory, and infectious disorders of the lung parenchyma, pleura, and airways; pulmonary vascular disease and its effect on the cardiovascular system; and detection and prevention of occupational and environmental causes of lung disease.  Other specialized areas included respiratory failure and sleep-disordered breathing. 

The general internist should be able to evaluate and manage cough, dyspnea, fever with infiltrates, mass or nodule on the chest radiograph, pleurisy, and pleural effusion.  He or she should also be able to diagnose and manage patients with common respiratory infections; initiate the diagnostic evaluation of respiratory neoplasm; and manage the initial approach to patients with respiratory failure, including those in intensive care units. 

The pulmonary specialist for diagnostic procedures and complicated conditions such as advanced respiratory failure will usually assign the internist.  If such expertise is not available, the internist, with additional training, may have to assume these roles.

• In-training Examination results.
• Review of resident’s performance by attending physician.
• Score from Pulmonary WebCT Quiz

• PULMONARY MEDICINE CHAPTERS IN HARRISONS TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE
• ARTICLE FILES
• MKSAP - {most recent addition}
• UpToDate®