Topics (sylabus):

1. Tumors of lung and pleura, pulmonary metastases, mediastinal tumors.

2. Inflammatory disorders of respiratory system.

3. Tuberculosis and mycobacterioses.

4. Pleural syndrome, thoracic empyema. Thoracentesis, thoracic drainage.

5. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pneumoconioses.

6. Lung involvement in vasculitis and connective tissue diseases.

7. Sarcoidosis and other pulmonary granulomatoses.

8. Emergency situations in respiratory medicine.

9. Functional examination - spirometry, bodypletysmography, difussion and other tests

10. Asthma bronchiale.

11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

12. Bronchoscopy. Indication. Diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities.

13. Intensive care in respiratory medicine.

14. Indications for thoracic surgery and lung transplantation, preoperative examination and evaluation. Thoracic surgery - thoracic operations.

15. Smoking addiction, lung diseases related to smoking.