MED - 771 Pulmonary Medicine

This elective will give the student an exposure to the diagnosis and management of patients with a wide variety of pulmonary disorders. The rotation concentrates primarily on in-patients at Rush University Medical Center, but there is an opportunity to work with out-patients in the Rush Center for Lung Diseases. The essentials of pulmonary physiology, the use and interpretation of pulmonary function testing, x-ray interpretation, and the provision of mechanical ventilatory support are emphasized during the rotation. Elective