MED 4570 Pulmonary Clinic & Consults
Working closely with other members of the consult service, clerks will have responsibility for providing initial consultation as well as daily follow-up on their assigned patients. In addition, clerks will see both new and follow-up patients in the outpatient clinic. Emphasis is placed on gaining a more thorough understanding of the broad spectrum of pulmonary disease, chest radiograph interpretation, bronchoscopy observation, interpretation of pulmonary function tests, and management of acute and chronic respiratory disease. Goals: At the end of this elective, senior students will be able create differential diagnoses of common respiratory signs and symptoms, interpret common laboratory, spirometric and imaging used to diagnose and treat pulmonary disease, develop management plans for their assigned patients, and ultimately develop a rational approach to caring for similar patients in the future (prior to referring patients to an internist or pulmonologist). Unique Objectives: Correctly interpret laboratory results, microbial cultures, and radiographic procedures to optimize care on their assigned patients. Develop a rationale use of available medications to treat chronic lung conditions such as asthma and COPD considering drug cost, side effect profiles, and individual patient data. Attain fund of knowledge and skills to enable the students to work-up and care for patients with respiratory distress, acid-base disorders, lung cancers, pulmonary thromboembolism, and chronic lung disease.
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD; Veteran Affairs Medical Center (DCVA) - Washington, D.C.; Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA) - TX; Naval Medical Center, San Diego (NMCSD) - CA