- Respiratory anatomy
- Respiratory physiology and Pulmonary function
- Respiratory Pathology
- Respiratory radiology
- Clinical Skills
- Common respiratory presentations
- Airways disease
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary infection
- Pleural disease
- Cystic fibrosis and non CF- bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary vascular disease
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sleep disorders
- Rare lung diseases
- The critical respiratory patient
- General respiratory resources
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10-30 minsRespiratory anatomy presentation 1
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view external resource Power point presentation on respiratory anatomy 
Less than 10 minsRespiratory anatomy presentation 2
full description view external resource Power point presentation on respiratory anatomy; more basic but with cadaver images - 4 hours
Pulmonary medicine lessons for medical students course based approach
full description view external resource Anatomy and pathology slides, links to lectures, self evaluation, and cases - 30-60 mins
Respiratory anatomy notes (Anatowiki)
full description view external resource Anatomy notes, videos and self assessment questions - 10-30 mins
Respiratory system: anatomy self assessment
full description view external resource Anatomy questions (40) - 10-30 mins
Respiratory anatomy/physiology presentation
full description view external resource Basic introduction to respiratory anatomy and physiology - 60 powerpoint slides 
4 hoursThorax anatomical slides
full description view external resource Cadaver slide based anatomy questions (very extensive) - 10-30 mins
Respiratory anatomy presentation 3
full description view external resource Power point with audio (more basic)
Respiratory physiology and Pulmonary function
Basic spirometry, full pulmonary function, LTOT and ambulatory O2 assessment, CPET, fitness to fly, hyperventilation assessment, 6mwt
Interactive respiratory physiology
full description view external resource Interactive resource by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for learning respiratory physiology. Contains quizzes, tutorials and models of lung disease.Respiratory System pathophysiology lecture
full description view external resource Audio lecture on respiratory Physiology (Naravane, Anita at SPC). A good overview.- 2 hours
Respiratory physiology questions
full description view external resource Physiology questions with example PFTs - 2 hours
Pulmonary function tests formal guidelines
full description view external resource Interpretative strategies for lung function tests' ERJ article - 2 hours
Respiratory physiology notes and questions
full description view external resource Respiratory physiology lecture notes and quiz - 10-30 mins
Respiratory physiology (basic)
full description view external resource Basic and limited physiology power point presentation with audio - 2 hours
Interpetation of cardiopulmonary exercise tests
full description view external resource Introduction to interpretation of cardiopulmonary exercise tests - 2 hours
PFT interpretation
full description view external resource Journal article on interpretation of PFTs - 30-60 mins
Polysomnography interpretation
full description view external resource Indications and interpreatation of sleep study (polysomnogram) - 30-60 mins
Questions on the basics of PFTs
full description view external resource Questions on the basics of PFTs - 2 hours
Lecture notes on PFT’s
full description view external resource Lecture notes on PFT's with useful tables and images - 2 hours
Physiology for medical students
full description view external resource Pulmonary Education site aimed at 4th year medical students with multiple links to lectures, notes and self assessment on physiology, PFT's, ABGs and other respiratory areas - 30-60 mins
Introduction to spirometry video
full description view external resource Part 1 Definitions, spirometry and flow volume loops. Part 1 of 4 videos on interpretation of PFTs - 30-60 mins
Introduction to PFT’s video
full description view external resource Part 2 Lung volumes and diffusion capacity - 30-60 mins
Pitfalls and patterns in PFT analysis
full description view external resource Part 3 Pitfalls in PFT interpretation and patterns of abnormalities - 30-60 mins
Test yourself on PFT interpretation
full description view external resource Part 4 Interpretation of PFTS - practice questions
Respiratory Pathology
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Pathology
- Longer than 4 hours
Pathology lecture notes and slides
full description view external resource Akward website but hundreds of pathology slides and lecture notes - 4 hours
Case based pathology
full description view external resource Interactive case studies in pathology with respiratory chapter - 30-60 mins
Pathology and anatomy of airways disease
full description view external resource Pathology scotland power point presentation of airways disease with anatomicalchanges and pathology seen in COPD and asthma
Respiratory radiology
- CXR, HRCT, CTPA, lung cancer imaging and PET
- 4 hours
Chest X-ray tutorials (Radiology Masterclass)
full description view external resource Excellent and comprehensive guide to respiratory radiology; covering anatomy, abnormalities, systematic approach and quality in four tutorials. Good quality images which you 'hover' over to become annotated. Chest X-ray OSCE practice available too. - Longer than 4 hours
Radiological cases
full description view external resource 65 cases with CXR and CT correlation. Click on the blue korean figures to get to the slides. Each case takes less than 10 minutes. - 30-60 mins
Introduction to CXR interpretation
full description view external resource Excellent guide to CXR interpretation. PDF of slide presentation with no audio. - 2 hours
Chest X-ray atlas and self assessment
full description view external resource Common radiological findings in respiratory disease with self evaluation and CXR atlas link. - 2 hours
Chest images
full description view external resource Library of CXR images. Short notes and lectures on chest disease are also on this site. - 30-60 mins
Chest X-ray: A case study based tutorial
full description view external resource 28 short case studies with questions. - 2 hours
Radiology assistant – chest
full description view external resource Presentations on HRCT interpretation, lung cancer staging and CXR interpretation. Fully referenced with links at foot of page. - 10-30 mins
Radiologic pathologic correlation in chest disease
full description view external resource Basic interface but excellent website with clinical, radiological and pathological findings in respiratory cases. There are several quiz pages too. - 10-30 mins
Interpretation of high resolution chest CT
full description view external resource Limited illustration of common HRCT for beginners.
Clinical Skills
- History and examination
- Less than 10 mins
Respiratory history taking – medical student notes
full description view external resource Site aimed at medical students with lecture notes. - 10-30 mins
Respiratory system history and examination
full description view external resource Basic bullet point notes on important points in history and examination. Hyperlinks to other pages on patient.co.uk throughout the text. - 10-30 mins
Guide to history taking and examination
full description view external resource UCL booklet (40 pages) on general history and exam with respiratory chapter. - 2 hours
Respiratory history and examination (chapter)
full description view external resource Chapter from textbook. Lecture notes on history and examination aimed at medical students. - Less than 10 mins
Notes on respiratory exam (OSCE skills)
full description view external resource Step by step guide to respiratory exam with pictures. - 30-60 mins
Respiratory examination – medical studentnotes
full description view external resource Written by and aimed at medical students. - Less than 10 mins
Respiratory exam technique
full description view external resource Notes on examination technique (mainly text, no images). - 30-60 mins
Vital signs and chest examination
full description view external resource Videos on clinical exam, along with surface anatomy of the chest, and lung anatomy on X-ray. 4 short MCQs on clinical cases. - Less than 10 mins
Video of respiratory examination
full description view external resource Good video of clinical exam by medical students.
Common respiratory presentations
i.e. persistant cough, haemoptysis the differential and the common sequence of investigations
- 2 hours
Chronic cough: BTS guidelines
full description view external resource BTS guidelines on chronic cough - 2 hours
Thorax review series
full description view external resource For specialist reading- management of massive haemoptysis Common respiratory problems: ERS guidelines
full description view external resource General guidelines on managing common respiratory problems- 30-60 mins
Medical student lecture notes on asthma
full description view external resource Lecture notes on asthma aimed at medical students
Airways disease
- Asthma incl ABPA
- COPD incl LTOT, pulm rehab, smoking cessation and surgical options
- 30-60 mins
Medical student lecture notes on asthma
full description view external resource Lecture notes on asthma aimed at medical students - 30-60 mins
Introduction to asthma
full description view external resource Basic introduction to asthma - 2 hours
Specialist guidelines on asthma
full description view external resource Specialist guidelines on asthma management
Aspergillus for all levels
full description view external resource Comprehensive website from basic introduction to specialist knowledge on aspergillus lung disease- 30-60 mins
Case reports on aspergillus lung disease
full description view external resource Case reports on chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Medical student notes on COPD
full description view external resource Medical student website with lecture notes on COPD- 30-60 mins
NICE guidelines on smoking cessation
full description view external resource NICE guidelines on smoking cessation - 10-30 mins
BTS pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines
full description view external resource BTS guidelines on pulmonary rehabilitation - 10-30 mins
Link to pulmonary rehabilitation
full description view external resource Links to pulmonary rehabilitation - 10-30 mins
Oxygen prescription
full description view external resource Oxygen prescription guidelines for NHS Lothian - 30-60 mins
COPD prescribing for nurses (and above)
full description view external resource Self assessment in COPD prescribing
Lung cancer
- Including lung cancer screening and bronchoscopy
- 2 hours
Lung cancer – diagnosis and treatment : NICE guidelines
full description view external resource NICE guidelines - 30-60 mins
TNM staging in lung cancer
full description view external resource TNM staging in lung cancer - 30-60 mins
Advanced oncology cases – lung cancer
full description view external resource Advanced oncology cases in lung cancer (knowledge of chemotherapy required). - 10-30 mins
Notes on non-squamous cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – Medscape
full description view external resource Pathophysiology, epidemiology and aetiology notes - links on website to other aspects of lung oncology - 10-30 mins
Notes on squamous cell lung cancer (SCLC) – Medscape
full description view external resource Pathophysiology, epidemiology and aetiology notes - links on website to other aspects of lung oncology - 10-30 mins
Medical student notes on lung cancer
full description view external resource Medical student notes on lung cancer
Pulmonary infection
- Community Acquired Pneumonia, ventilator associated pneumonia
- Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host (HIV/AIDS)
- TB and non tuberculous mycobacterium
- 30-60 mins
BMJ learning article on pneumonia
full description view external resource Good article but requires athens or institutional log in - 10-30 mins
Basics on pneumonia
full description view external resource Basic notes on community acquired pneumoniua - 30-60 mins
Pneumonia microbiology
full description view external resource Notes on microbiology of pneumonia with gram stain slides. Includes viruses and mycobacterium - 10-30 mins
Online course on VAP
full description view external resource Online course on ventialtor associated pneumonia and prevention - 4 hours
ERS lectures
full description view external resource ERS lectures (power point) and guidelines on respiratory infection (comprehensive) - 30-60 mins
Basics on pneumonia with questions
full description view external resource Basic site with some self assessment on community acquired pneumonia
- 30-60 mins
AIDS pathology and the lung
full description view external resource Pulmonary manifestations of AIDS including pneumocystis, mycobacterium, fungal and CMV. Contains AIDS pathology slides and HIV tutorial - 2 hours
Pulmonary manifestations of HIV
full description view external resource Lots of text on HIV and the lung including radiology and case based learning - 30-60 mins
Imaging lung manifestations in HIV/AIDS
full description view external resource CXR and CT findings in HIV/AIDS
- 30-60 mins
Basics on TB with self assessment
full description view external resource TB basics with self assessment - 10-30 mins
TB basics
full description view external resource Audio presentation on the basics of tuberculosis - 10-30 mins
Interactive cases – MDRTB
full description view external resource Interactive cases on MDTRB with multiple links to online TB courses - 10-30 mins
Treatment of MDRTB
full description view external resource Interactive cases on MDTRB with multiple links to online TB courses - 10-30 mins
Online TB course
full description view external resource Refresher course in TB management - 2 hours
Online TB tutorials (advanced)
full description view external resource ERScourse with lectures (power point) and guidelines on TB (comprehensive) - 2 hours
Online learning resources in TB
full description view external resource Aimed at nurses interactive e-learning course on tuberculosis - 2 hours
Learning modules in TB
full description view external resource Learning modules in tuberculosis (requires sign in); mainly focuses on latent TB and IGRAs - 2 hours
Introduction to TB
full description view external resource Site contains links to other TB resources
Pleural disease
- Unilateral pleural effusion
- Pleural infection
- Spontaneous pneumothorax
- 4 hours
Pleural disease guidelines
full description view external resource Comprehensive guidelines on pleural effusion, pleural infection,pneumothorax and chest drain - 30-60 mins
Pleural fluid analysis and thoracocentesis
full description view external resource Pleural fluid analysis and thoracocentesis Website with medical student currriculum focusing on pleural fluid analysis and thoracocentesis - 30-60 mins
Medical thoracoscopy
full description view external resource BTS guidelines on medical thoracoscopy for specialists in respiratory medicine - 2 hours
Pneumothorax presentations
full description view external resource Multiple power point presentations on pneumothorax - 30-60 mins
Patient safety guide on ICD
full description view external resource Rapid response report from patient safety on intercostal chest drain complications and recommendations
Cystic fibrosis and non CF- bronchiectasis
- 30-60 mins
Introduction to CF
full description view external resource CF trust homepage with links to information on the basics of CF - 2 hours
CF guidelines (specialist)
full description view external resource European CF society website featuring guidelines , articles and multiple links to other resources - 2 hours
CF guidelines
full description view external resource AJRCCM guidelines on CF pulmonary disease - 2 hours
CF gene therapy
full description view external resource UK gene therapy consortium website featuring basics of CF and gene therapy
- 10-30 mins
Introduction to bronchiectasis
full description view external resource Introduction to bronchiectasis - 10-30 mins
Imaging in bronchiectasis
full description view external resource Overview of bronchiectasis radiography - 30-60 mins
Management of bronchiectasis
full description view external resource Management of bronchiectasis. Breathe (ERS journal) article
Pulmonary vascular disease
- PTE and chronic PTEPH
- Pulmonary hypertension
SPVU homepage
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Excellent website on pulmonary hypertension with information from basics to specialist interest
ESC pulmonary hypertension guidelines
full description view external resource Pulmonary Hypertension Patient website
full description view external resource pulmonary hypertension pharmacology
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Self assessment on pulmonary hypertension pharmacology
Basics on pulmonary hypertension
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Basic questions and answers as an introduction to pulmonary hypertension
BTS guidelines pulmonary hypertension
full description view external resource BTS guidelines on pulmonary embolism
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BTS guidelines on pulmonary embolism
Interstitial lung disease
- UIP
- other forms of interstitial pneumonias (e.g NSIP)
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Asbestos related lung disease
- 2 hours
Radiology of ILD
full description view external resource Excellent journalarticle with radiology and pathological slides - 10-30 mins
Basics on asbestos lung disease
full description view external resource Introduction to asbestos related lung disease - the basics - 30-60 mins
Radiology of asbestos lung disease
full description view external resource Lecture notes and CT images for range of asbestos lung disease - 2 hours
Journal article on hypersensitivity pneumonitis
full description view external resource Journal article on hypersensitivity pneumonitis with pathological and radiological slides and learning points - 30-60 mins
Pneumotox
full description view external resource Toxbase type website for drug induced lung injury and patterns of disease seen - 10-30 mins
Introduction to ILD
full description view external resource Power point presentation on introduction to ILD - 2 hours
Experts approach to ILD diagnosis
full description view external resource Journal article on experts approach to diagnosis of ILD with discussion on radiological and pathological patterns of disease with slides - 30-60 mins
Radiology case files on ILD
full description view external resource Several case files and basic introduction to ILD (common and rare causes)
Sleep disorders
- Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome
- 30-60 mins
Introduction to OSAHS
full description view external resource Basic website on an introduction to symptoms,investigation and treatment in OSAHS
Rare lung diseases
- 2 hours
PAP foundation website
full description view external resource Good website with information for patients to specialty trainees on Pulmonay Alveolar Proteinosis - 2 hours
LAM action website
full description view external resource Website for patients to experts on LAM ; multiple links under resources - 30-60 mins
Journal article on pulmonary haemosiderosis
full description view external resource Journal article on pulmonary haemosiderosis - 30-60 mins
Radiology of AVM’s
full description view external resource Radiology article on pulmonary AVM's with lecture notes - 2 hours
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
full description view external resource Guidleines on management of langerhans cell histiocytosis for specialist interest - 2 hours
Wegeners website
full description view external resource Website featuring wide range of information from patient stories through to current research articles on Wegeners - 2 hours
Update on pulmonary renal syndrome
full description view external resource Journal review for specialist
The critical respiratory patient
- Respiratory failure / ABG analysis
- Non invasive ventilation
- Invasive ventilation
- ARDS
- 4 hours
Multiple ICU learning links
full description view external resource Extensive links to training in ICU with multiple presentations and tutorials for all levels of ICU knowledge - 30-60 mins
ARDS notes and self assessment
full description view external resource Notes on ARDS with self assessment questions - 2 hours
Critical care tutorials
full description view external resource Critical care tutorials with questions and answers on multiple ICU topics - 4 hours
Scottish Intensive Care website
full description view external resource Scottish Intensive Care website with ICU modules including respiratory failure and ventilation amongst other ICU topics
General respiratory resources
- Interactive Cases and self assessment
- 4 hours
Multiple power point presentations
full description view external resource Multiple power point presentations in various respiratory topics - 2 hours
Advanced case puzzlers
full description view external resource American College of Physicians case puzzlers; complex clinical cases in chest medicine - 2 hours
Complex respiratory cases
full description view external resource ATS atlas of interesting respiratory cases for the specialist - 2 hours
50 MRCP style resp questions
full description view external resource MRCP level MCQ questions on respiratory system - 4 hours
Intersting cases and radiology
full description view external resource Multiple interesting cases with radiology for discussion
Curriculum by Dr Philip Reid, Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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