Diseases of the Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Systems
PTINT0336
Dr. Mostafa Fatehi Omar
Professor of Internal Medicine
Alexandria University
y
Course description
The Human Heart
Diseases of the Heart
• Anatomy and physiology of the heart
• Diseases of the endocardium: valvular diseases,
rheumatic heart disease.
• Diseases of the myocardium: myocarditis and
cardiomyopathies
• Ischemic heart disease
• Diseases of the pericardium, pericarditis and
pericardial effusion
• Heart failure
The vascular system
Vascular Diseases
• Diseases of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
• Diseases of the veins
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Varicose veins
• Diseases of lymphatic vessels: lymphangitis and
lymphedema
Diabetes Mellitus as a Vascular Disease
• Definition of diabetes mellitus and its types
• Clinical manifestations and diagnosis
• Complications : metabolic and vascular
• Vascular complications: microangiopathic and
macroangiopathic.
• Drug therapy for diabetes: insulin and oral
hypoglycemics
The respiratory system
Diseases of the lungs
• Anatomy and physiology of the respiratoory system
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): chronic
bronchitis and emphysima
• Bronchial asthma
• Bronchiectasis and lung abscess
• Interstitial lung disease: lung fibrosis
• Pneumonias.
• Diseases of the pleura: pleural effusion, empyema and
pneumothorax.
• Tuberculosis
• Respiratory failure
• Tumors of the lungs: bronchogenic carcinoma
References
• Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. (For
under graduates)
• Harrisson’s principles of Internal medicine 17th
ed. (for postgraduates)