Spring 2027

Pulmonary Disease Clinic / Consults Elective

Elective focusing on evaluating and managing pulmonary complaints and complex disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings, including diagnostic tests and mechanical ventilation.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Nizar Jarjour

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Refine skills in obtaining and interpreting the history provided by patients with acute and chronic pulmonary diseases.

  • Complete a targeted exam.

  • Define, diagnose and begin initial management for patients with common acute and chronic pulmonary diseases.

  • Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis.

  • Using clinical evidence, select a working diagnosis.

  • Interpret imaging, laboratory and procedure findings in the context of patient presentation.

  • Present current literature to support patient care.

  • Write daily progress notes including assessments and plans using standard format.

  • Present initial and follow up patient evaluations including assessments and plans.

  • Learn the indications for, and data derived from common pulmonary tests/diagnostic procedures.

  • Learn the indications and management of both non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation.

  • Communicate effectively with interprofessional team members.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

↗
average GPA
letter grades

No recorded grade history.

All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors

Prerequisites

Course map

Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
MEDICINE 981

This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.

Prerequisite text tree
  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

NIZAR JARJOUR is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

Schedule loads here as you scroll.

SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
FLD 003Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 005Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 007Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 009Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 006Classroom Instruction0 / 80
FLD 001Classroom Instruction0 / 80
FLD 008Classroom Instruction0 / 50
FLD 010Classroom Instruction0 / 100
FLD 011Classroom Instruction0 / 100
FLD 012Classroom Instruction0 / 50

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

Meeting source records

Student experience

the class

Focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with pulmonary complaints and complex pulmonary disorders both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Common conditions include sarcoidosis, obstructive lung disease, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infections and pleural disease. Learn the indications for and data derived from common pulmonary tests/diagnostic procedures including, pulmonary function tests, radiographic imaging, thoracentesis and fiberopticbronchoscopy withbronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy. Indications and management of both non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation will also be a focus of this rotation. Finally, learn the principles of consultation and how to function effectively in this role.

difficulty & workload

No workload feedback recorded.

Topics

  • Common pulmonary conditions such as sarcoidosis and obstructive lung disease
  • Pulmonary diagnostic procedures and tests
  • Mechanical ventilation

Skills

  • Interpretation of pulmonary diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Management of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Principles of medical consultation

Grades

Instructor

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

No grades available yet.

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

Selected offering source records
MEDICINE 981 · Spring 2027

Pulmonary Disease Clinic / Consults Elective

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records
[
  {
    "run_id": "20261014T203208-0851c9a1",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:632:012484",
    "course_id": "MEDICINE 981",
    "course_uid": "course_2be8db0c2c31d1150a7697ed",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "012484",
    "source_subject_id": "632",
    "title": "Pulmonary Disease Clinic / Consults Elective",
    "credits_min": 2,
    "credits_max": 4,
    "typically_offered": "Occasionally"
  }
]
Rate My Professors

Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

Read original reviews

No records available.

Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

Explore recorded grades
Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

Model & dataset provenance
{
  "model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
  "model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
  "task_version": "17",
  "output_id": "01942a1749dce4f8908304267d443f9c97d6dcee6626c6126e4c41f735a263e7",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}