UNIDAD DIDÁCTICA 1. ANATOMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE RESPIRATORY APPARATUS

1. Anatomy of the respiratory system
2. Physiology of respiration
3. - Cellular respiration and gas exchange
4. Exploration of the respiratory system
5. - Percussion
6. - Palpation
7. - Auscultation
8. Most common respiratory diseases
9. - Common cold
10. - Influenza
11. - Bronchial asthma
12. - Allergic rhinitis
13. Self-assessment

UNIT DIDACTIC 2. PATIENT ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY

1. Patient assessment
2. - Determination of respiratory rate
3. - Determination of heart rate
4. - Determination of body temperature
5. - Determination of pulse oximetry
6. - Determination of blood pressure
7. Signs of severity
8. Assessment of airway patency
9. Major respiratory emergencies
10. - Asthmatic crisis
11. - Decompensated COPD
12. - Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE)
13. - Acute Pulmonary Edema (APE)

UNIT DIDACTIC 3. IMAGING TESTS FOR THE RESPIRATORY APPARATUS.

1. Definition of radiology and radiodiagnosis
2. - Definition of radiodiagnosis
3. Radiographic imaging
4. - Factors affecting the radiographic image
5. - Digital radiology
6. Radiography of the respiratory system: general rules for performing a chest radiograph
7. - Posteroanterior chest projection
8. - Lateral chest projection
9. - Lordotic chest projection
10. - Lateral projection of the sternum
11. - Anteroposterior projection of the ribs
12. - Oblique projection
13. - Lateral decubitus projection
14. - Expiratory projection
15. Radiological tests in children
16. - Chest X-rays in pediatrics

UNIT DIDACTIC 4. RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGIES IN ADULTS

1. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
2. - Pathophysiology of ARDS
3. - Pathological anatomy of ARDS
4. - Etiology of ARDS
5. - Clinical picture and complementary tests of ARDS
6. - Diagnosis of ARDS
7. - Treatment of ARDS
8. Pneumonia
9. - Etiology
10. - Clinical and radiological guidance
11. - Etiological diagnosis
12. - Treatment
13. Tuberculosis
14. - Epidemiology
15. - Diagnosis
16. - Prevention and control
17. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
18. - Pathogenesis
19. - Pathophysiology
20. - Factors that can lead to the onset of COPD
21. - Clinical manifestations
22. - Diagnosis
23. - Treatment
24. - Treatment of exacerbation
25. Other adult respiratory diseases
26. - Common cold
27. - Influenza
28. - Bronchial asthma

UNIT DIDACTIC 5. RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGIES IN CHILDREN

1. Asthmatic crisis
2. - Treatment
3. Whooping cough
4. - Diagnosis
5. - Treatment
6. Acute bronchiolitis
7. - Diagnosis
8. - Treatment
9. Heart failure
10. - Etiological diagnosis and treatment
11. The cyanotic child
12. - Diagnosis
13. Pneumonia
14. - Etiology
15. - Clinical and radiological orientation
16. - Etiological diagnosis
17. - Treatment
18. Respiratory pathologies in the newborn
19. - Neonatal pneumopathies
20. Apnea and transient tachypnea of the newborn
21. - Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
22. - Congenital malformations
23. - Stridor

UNIT DIDACTIC 6. RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY. REHABILITATION AND REEDUCATION IN RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY.

1. Introduction to the concept of physiotherapy
2. - The physiotherapist
3. Respiratory physiotherapy
4. - Objectives of physiotherapy or respiratory rehabilitation
5. - Techniques used in respiratory physiotherapy
6. - The importance of re-education of the respiratory system
7. Respiratory physiotherapy in adults

UNIT DIDACTIC 7. DRAINAGE OF SECRECTIONS

1. Secretions of the respiratory system
2. Techniques
3. - Breathing exercises

TEACHING UNIT 8. MECHANICAL VENTILATION

1. Introduction to mechanical ventilation
2. Noninvasive mechanical ventilation
3. Mechanical ventilation
4. - Complications of mechanical ventilation
5. Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation
6. Care of mechanically ventilated patients