LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

1. Differentiate between the various chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
2. Differentiate between the various restrictive pulmonary diseases.
3. Describe the pathophysiology of the infectious respiratory disease processes.
4. Discuss the pathophysiology of pulmonary embolic disease.
5. Summarize the effects of pulmonary pathology due to trauma.