The chest curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core chest knowledge.
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Definition
Topics pertaining to the lungs, mediastinum, and pleura, but excluding the skeletal structures (see musculoskeletal curriculum), heart (see cardiac curriculum), and great vessels (see vascular curriculum).
Anatomy
Core anatomical topics include:
Radiological examinations
The chest is primarily investigated with plain films and CT.
Introduction
Gamuts
Pathology
Lungs and airways
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neoplasms
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infection
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bacterial
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mycobacteria
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viral pneumonitis
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fungal
cryptococcosis
histoplasmosis
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parasites
pulmonary amebiasis
pulmonary echinococcosis
pulmonary paragonimiasis
pulmonary schistosomiasis
pulmonary strongyloidiasis
pulmonary toxocariasis
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Inflammatory lung conditions
Hypersensitivity lung conditions
Interstitial lung disease
Pleura
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tumours
Mediastinum
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thymus
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benign thymic hyperplasia
primary thymic lymphoma
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