Pulmonary Pediatrics
PD 518M.7
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Description
The course offers firsthand experience with pediatric lung disease. Students will participate in the diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic decision-making for hospitalized and ambulatory patients, with support and instruction from the staff of the Pulmonary Division. There will be opportunities to improve clinical skills regarding the respiratory history and physical examination as well as the generation of a respiratory differential diagnosis and interpretation of laboratory and imaging studies relevant to respiratory disease. During the course, students will rotate on the pulmonary consult service and the outpatient clinic, with additional opportunities rotating through our inpatient service, transplant service, and attend bronchoscopy procedures. Students will be exposed to a variety of diseases and conditions including complicated pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, immunological deficiencies, interstitial lung disease, restrictive lung disease, and congenital malformations among others. Emphasis will be placed on the correlation of clinical and radiologic findings with pathophysiology. Formal didactic exercises will consist of daily walking rounds and attending multiple weekly divisional conferences. Assessment will be based on clinical performance, professionalism, and presentations given during the rotation.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
