(Designed for General Practitioners and AYUSH Doctors to Diagnose and Manage Respiratory Illnesses in OPD and IPD Setup)
🔹 Duration: 3 Months
🔹 Mode: 100% Online (Video Lectures + Clinical Cases + Pharmacology + Downloadable Notes)
🔹 Eligibility: MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, BUMS, BNYS, BEMS, Physiotherapists, Doctor of Pharmacy
🎯 Course Objective:
To train practitioners to identify, diagnose, and manage common to moderate respiratory disorders, enhance their OPD efficiency, and develop a deeper understanding of respiratory pharmacology, spirometry, and chest X-ray interpretation.
📚 Syllabus – 10 Comprehensive Modules
Module 1: Basics of Respiratory Anatomy, Physiology & Diagnostic Tools
Respiratory anatomy and gas exchange physiology
Spirometry interpretation
Peak flow meter usage
Basics of chest X-ray interpretation and ABG (Arterial Blood Gas)
Module 2: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI)
Rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis
Laryngitis and voice disorders
Viral vs bacterial infections: diagnosis and management
Red flags for referral
Module 3: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI)
Acute bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia
CAP vs HAP (Community vs Hospital Acquired Pneumonia)
Case-based clinical approach
Fever with cough: investigation to treatment
Module 4: Tuberculosis (TB) Management in General Practice
Pulmonary TB: symptoms, diagnosis, sputum AFB, CBNAAT
MDR-TB & DOTS protocol
Follow-up and family screening
Nutritional support and stigma counseling
Module 5: Asthma – Diagnosis, Classification, & OPD Protocols
Asthma pathophysiology and phenotypes
Stepwise management per GINA guidelines
Use of inhalers, spacers, nebulizers
Exercise-induced asthma and pediatric asthma management
Module 6: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Differentiating from asthma
GOLD staging and approach
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management
Smoking cessation strategies
Module 7: Occupational Lung Diseases & ILD (Interstitial Lung Diseases)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, silicosis, asbestosis
Early identification and prevention
Introduction to ILD types, symptoms, HRCT-based diagnosis
Role of steroids and antifibrotics
Module 8: Respiratory Emergencies & COVID/Post-COVID Lung Complications
Acute exacerbations of asthma/COPD
Pulmonary embolism – diagnosis and D-dimer utility
Oxygen therapy, BiPAP basics
Post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis and rehab
Module 9: Pharmacology in Respiratory Medicine
Bronchodilators: SABA, LABA, anticholinergics
Steroids: systemic and inhaled
Antibiotics in respiratory infections
Anti-TB drugs: categories, side effects, and dosing
Module 10: Clinical Case Discussions + OPD Setup for Respiratory Care
Case 1: Chronic cough + weight loss
Case 2: Child with recurrent wheezing
Case 3: Elderly patient with COPD + diabetes
Final MCQ test + OPD forms + Certification
✅ Certification Outcome:
By the end of the course, the doctor will:
✔ Diagnose and manage asthma, COPD, TB, URTI/LRTI confidently
✔ Use diagnostic tools like X-ray and spirometry
✔ Prescribe respiratory pharmacology safely
✔ Handle respiratory emergencies and set up respiratory OPD services