Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat

TB And Raspiratory Medicine

Overview

GOAL : A student after training must be able to : –

  1. Conducting proper clinical examination, elicit and interpret clinical findings and diagnose common respiratory disorders and emergencies.
  2. Perform simple, routine investigative procedures required for making bed side diagnosis, specially sputum collection, examination for etiological organism like AFB, interpretation of chest X-rays and respiratory function tests.
  3. Interpret and manage various blood gases and pH abnormalities in various respiratory diseases.
  4. Manage common diseases recognizing need for referral for specialized care in case of inappropriateness of therapeutic response.
  5. Perform common procedures like laryngoscopy, pleural aspiration, respiratory physiotherapy, laryngeal intubation and pneumo-thoracic drainage aspiration.