Respiratory disease

Welcome to this Core Knowledge course on Respiratory disease.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• use knowledge of the anatomical and physiological changes of the respiratory system to interpret investigations in the context of pregnancy and to determine the impact of pregnancy on pre-existing respiratory disease
• manage the following diseases in pregnancy including, where relevant, pre-conception care, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, in conjunction with appropriate specialists: asthma, infection (including tuberculosis), adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and aspiration syndrome
• for advanced trainees, this should also include cystic fibrosis, restrictive lung disease and pneumothorax.