Paper 1

Respiratory Medicine

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Respiratory Medicine in FCPS Part 1

Respiratory medicine combines physiology (ventilation, gas exchange), pathology (asthma, COPD, infections), and pharmacology (inhalers, antibiotics). Heavily examined.

Approx. paper weightage: 6–8%

🎯 High-yield areas

→ Asthma vs COPD — pathophysiology, treatment ladders
→ Pneumonia — community-acquired, hospital-acquired, atypical
→ TB — diagnosis, RIPE, complications
→ Pulmonary embolism — risk factors, diagnosis, Wells score
→ Pleural effusion — exudate vs transudate (Light's criteria)
→ Lung cancer — types, paraneoplastic features
→ Spirometry — obstructive vs restrictive patterns

📚 Recommended textbooks

Kumar & Clark (respiratory chapters)

Standard reference.

💡 Strategy from doctors who passed

✓ Master the asthma + COPD treatment ladders. Tested every sitting.
✓ Light's criteria for pleural effusion — easy 1-2 marks if you know it.

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