Nursing REPLICA ASL ROMA 2

LUNG ANATOMY: Relationships between the chest wall, lung, parietal and visceral pleura; pleural space and fluid; structure of the lung parenchyma; airways; gas exchange barrier; sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY: Breathing: respiratory centers, respiratory muscles. Phonation. Defense mechanisms: cough, mucociliary clearance, the immune system of the respiratory system. Intrapulmonary gas exchange. Blood gases. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES: Respiratory failure: definition, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management. Pulmonary tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, lung tumors, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, pneumonia. Pleural diseases, PNX, mesothelioma, effusions. Notes on thoracic trauma. DIAGNOSTIC ELEMENTS: spirometry, blood gas analysis, assessment scales (Borg and VAS), walking test, diagnostic radiology, sputum analysis, bronchoscopy.

Compendio di malattie dell’apparato respiratorio per professioni sanitarie. Donato Macedonia et al. Ed. Società editrice Universo 2023.