Respiratory System and Diseases

This course surveys respiratory system anatomy and physiology, including breathing, ventilation control, spirometry, and gas exchange. It also explains the pathophysiology and features of several respiratory diseases, including COPD, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis.

Syllabus

Overview of the Respiratory System, Animation
Mechanism of Breathing, Animation
Control of Ventilation, Animation
Spirometry, Lung Volumes & Capacities, Restrictive & Obstructive Diseases, Animation.
Gas Exchange and Partial Pressures, Animation
How Red Blood Cell Carry Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide, Animation
How Respiratory Pump Affects Venous Return, Animation.
Pulmonary Hypertension, Animation
COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Animation.
Asthma, Animation.
Pneumonia, Animation
Tuberculosis (TB): Progression of the Disease, Latent and Active Infections.
Cystic Fibrosis: Pathophysiology, Genetics, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments, Animation
Sinusitis, Animation.
Understanding the Virus that Causes COVID-19, Animation