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    ROYAL COLLEGE OBJECTIONS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
    1. Symptoms and signs
      • Hypoxemia
      • Cough, acute and chronic
      • Dyspnea
      • Hemoptysis
      • Wheezing
    2. Conditions
      • Acute and chronic aspiration
      • Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
      • Asthma
      • Bronchiolitis
      • Cystic fibrosis
      • Mediastinal and intrathoracic masses
      • Pleural effusions
      • Pneumothorax
      • Sleep apnea
    USEFUL WEBSITES
    1. Canadian Pediatric Society: https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/tag/respirology. Includes relevant clinical practice guidelines and practice points
    2. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: https://www.cff.org/Care/Clinical-Care-Guidelines/. Includes clinical care guidelines for management of Cystic Fibrosis
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    Last updated 17 October 2022.