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Pulmonology status update
Introduction
| Organ System Project |
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| Topics |
| Leaders & Members |
| Meetings’ Summary |
System leader: Roukoz Abou Karam, M.D.
Status Updates
Status Updates
| Resident survival guide Progress | |
|---|---|
| Completed | 9 |
| In progress | 1 |
| Remaining | 2 |
| Primary care chapter Progress | |
| Completed | 6 |
| In progress | 5 |
| Remaining | 0 |
Primary Care Topics
Primary Care Topics
| Primary care chapters | Primary care resident survival guides | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty | Topic | Author | Status | Resident Survival Guide Page | Author | Status |
| Pulmonary | Asthma exacerbation | Complete | Asthma exacerbation resident survival guide | Abdurahman, Vidit | Complete | |
| Pulmonary | COPD exacerbation | Roukoz Abou Karam | Complete | COPD exacerbation resident survival guide | Complete | |
| Pulmonary | Cough | Abiodun Akanmode | Complete | Cough resident survival guide | Sara Haddadi | In progress |
| Pulmonary | Dyspnea | Roukoz Abou Karam | In progress | Dyspnea resident survival guide | Eiman | Needs review |
| Pulmonary | Chest pain | Aisha Adigun | Complete | Chest pain resident survival guide | Complete | |
| Pulmonary | Hemoptysis | Complete | Hemoptysis resident survival guide | Teresa | Complete | |
| Pulmonary | Anaphylaxis | Dushka Riaz | Complete | Anaphylaxis resident survival guide | Vidit | Complete |
| Pulmonary | Acute respiratory distress syndrome | Roukoz Abou Karam | Complete | Acute respiratory distress syndrome resident survival guide | Ayokunle | Complete |
| Pulmonary | Pleural effusion | Dushka Riaz | Complete | Pleural effusion resident survival guide | Twinkle | Complete |
| Pulmonary | Pulmonary embolism | Complete | Pulmonary embolism resident survival guide | Complete | ||
| Pulmonary | Lung mass | Complete | Lung mass resident survival guide | Akshun Kalia | Complete | |
Status Update
Status Update
| Progress | |
|---|---|
| Completed | 41 |
| In progress | 9 |
| Remaining | 20 |
List of Chapters Requiring Content
List of Chapters Requiring Content
| Category | Chapters that need content | Assignment Status | Scholar’s name | Coach name | Completion Status | Review status | Reviewer name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonolgy | Amniotic fluid embolism | ||||||
| Bronchoscopy | |||||||
| Hepatopulmonary syndrome | |||||||
| Hydrothorax | in progress | Kunwardeep | Roukoz | ||||
| Hypoxemia | |||||||
| Mediastinal disorders | |||||||
| Mediastinal masses | |||||||
| Pleural disorders | |||||||
| Pleural plaque | |||||||
| Pleurodynia | |||||||
| Pressure associated lung diseases | |||||||
| Altitude sickness | |||||||
| Barotrauma | |||||||
| Nitrogen narcosis | |||||||
| Pulmonary function tests | |||||||
| Pulmonary nodule | |||||||
| Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis | |||||||
| Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
In progress chapters
In progress chapters
| Category | Chapters that need content | Assignment Status | Scholar’s name | Coach name | Completion Status | Review status | Reviewer name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonology | Decompression sickness | In progress | Hazem | In progress | |||
| Air embolism | Assigned | Mounika Lakumalla | Ahmed Elsaiey | In progress | |||
| Hepatopulmonary syndrome | In progress | Soroush | In progress | ||||
| Tracheitis | Assigned | Dushka | Roukoz | Complete | In progress | Roukoz | |
| Pneumoconiosis | Assigned | Dushka | Roukoz | Complete | In progress | Roukoz | |
| Berylliosis | In progress | Omid | In progress | ||||
| Farmer’s lung | Assigned | Aisha | Ali Musadiq | In progress | |||
| Decompression sickness | Assigned | Jaspinder Kaur | Ahmed Elsaiey | In progress | |||
| Chylothorax | Assigned | Joanna Ekabua | Roukoz Abou Karam | Complete | |||
| Thoracentesis | Assigned | Ayeesha | Ali Musadiq | In progress | |||
| Flock worker’s lung | Assigned | Israr Khan | Roukoz Abou Karam | In progress | |||
Completed chapters
Completed chapters
| Category | Chapters that need content | Assignment Status | Scholar’s name | Coach name | Completion Status | Review status | Reviewer name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonology | Cystic fibrosis | Assigned | Shamila | Complete | In progress | ||
| Pulmonary hypertension | Assigned | Ajay | Complete | In progress | |||
| Respiratory failure | Assigned | Khurram/Hadeel | Complete | In progress | |||
| Pulmonary edema | Assigned | Famaz/Manpreet | Complete | In progress | |||
| Neurogenic pulmonary edema | Assigned | Shamila | Complete | In progress | |||
| Bronchiectasis | Assigned | Hamid | Complete | In progress | |||
| Hemoptysis | Assigned | Sadaf | Complete | In progress | |||
| Occupational lung disease | Assigned | Hadeel | Complete | In progress | |||
| Restrictive lung disease | Assigned | Usama | Complete | In progress | |||
| Obstructive lung disease | Assigned | Usama | Complete | In progress | |||
| Interstitial lung disease | Assigned | Sadaf/Anmol | Complete | In progress | |||
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Assigned | Ahmad E | Complete | In progress | |||
| Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis | Assigned | Mahda | Complete | In progress | |||
| Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia | Assigned | Manpreet | Complete | In progress | |||
| Interstitial pneumonitis | Assigned | Chandra | Complete | In progress | |||
| Small cell lung cancer | Assigned | Dildar | Complete | In progress | |||
| Mesothelioma | Assigned | Mazia/feham/fatima | Complete | In progress | |||
| Pneumothorax | Assigned | Hamid/Fehman | Complete | In progress | |||
| Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | Assigned | Sargun | Complete | In progress | |||
| Non small cell lung cancer | Assigned | Mohsin | Complete | In progress | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | Assigned | Sudarshana | Complete | In progress | |||
| Large cell carcinoma | Assigned | Aditiya | Complete | In progress | |||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Assigned | Dildar | Complete | In progress | |||
| Lung mass | Assigned | Akshun | Complete | In progress | |||
| Cyanosis | Assigned | Chandra/Medhat/Amandeep | Complete | In progress | |||
| Respiratory acidosis | Assigned | Krishna | Complete | In progress | |||
| Respiratory alkalosis | Assigned | Madhu | Complete | In progress | |||
| Diaphragmatic paralysis | Assigned | Mahda | Complete | In progress | |||
| Bronchogenic cyst | Assigned | Joanna Ekabua | Roukoz | Complete | In progress | ||
| Lung cancer | Assigned | Dildar | Complete | In progress | |||
| Eosinophilic pneumonia | Assigned | Medhat | Complete | In progress | |||
| Fat embolism | Assigned | Fehman | Complete | In progress | |||
| Mechanical ventilation | Assigned | Ajay | Complete | In progress | |||
| Atelectasis | Assigned | Sudarshana | Complete | In progress | |||
| Pancoast tumor | Assigned | Mazia | Complete | In progress | |||
| Blood gas analysis | Assigned | Medhat | Complete | In progress | |||
| CO poisoning | Assigned | Fatima | Complete | In progress | |||
| Aspiration pneumonia | Assigned | Sadaf | Complete | In progress | |||
| Pneumonia | Assigned | Hamid | Complete | In progress | |||
| Respiratory patterns | Assigned | Eiman | Complete | In progress | |||
| Hyperventilation | Assigned | Amresh/Akshun/Usama | Complete | In progress |
Editor-In-Chief:
C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Huda A. Karman, M.D.
