Goals of Rotation

Since it has taken me 7 years of residency and fellowship and 30 years of clinical experience to acquire my fund of knowledge in Pulmonary and Sleep disorders, a one month rotation is only sufficient to cover the basics. My perspective is that you leave with the skills I would like to see in any primary care provider.

Primary Topics:

• Evaluation of dyspnea
• Evaluation of cough
• Assessment and Manage of obstructive lung diseases
• Recognition of Interstitial Lung Disease
• Role of Low Dose CT (LDCT) scans of the chest for lung cancer screening
• Assessment of Abnormal LCDT and Incidental Pulmonary Nodules
• Interpretation of:
• Standard Chest Radiographs
• CT scans of Chest
• Pulmonary Functions Studies
• Arterial Blood Gases

Secondary Topics:

While I have these basic goals for a pulmonary rotation, the reality is that our daily discussions revolve more around our the office schedule. As a consequence we will take unexpected dives into the discussion of:

• Differential, Assessment and Management of Interstitial Lung Disease
• Assessment and Management of high risk pulmonary lesions
• Assessment and Management of Pleural Effusions
• Sleep Disorders
• ...and other Topics