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Bronchitis

Health information topics about Bronchitis:

Anatomy/Physiology

    1. Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Struc
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8PPLCGJC&sub_...

Children

    1. Bronchiolitis
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/bronchiolitis.html

    2. Bronchiolitis
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00481

    3. Bronchiolitis and Your Child
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/020.xml

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchitis
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001991&recruiting...

    2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchiolitis
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001988&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Spirometry
    National Lung Health Education Program
    http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html

    2. Blood Gases: The Test
    American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html

Disease Management

    1. Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Ski
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00076

    2. JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQIIHFFGC&sub_...

    3. Home Oxygen Therapy
    American Association for Respiratory Care
    http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/home_oxygen_thera...

Organizations

    1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

    2. American Lung Association

    http://www.lungusa.org/

    3. National Lung Health Education Program

    http://www.nlhep.org/

Overviews

    1. Bronchitis
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00031

Rehabilitation/Recovery

    1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Team Approach to Impro
    American College of Chest Physicians
    http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/pulmonary/index.php

Research

    1. AHRQ Report Says Doctors Commonly Treat Bronchioli
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/bronchpr.htm

Specific Conditions

    1. Chronic Bronchitis
    American Lung Association
    http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35019

    2. Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00307

    3. Acute Bronchitis
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/677.xml

Statistics

    1. FASTATS: Bronchitis
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/brnchtis.htm

    2. Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (COPD)
    American Lung Association
    http://www.lungusa.org/atf/cf/{7A8D42C2-FCCA-4604-8ADE-7F5D5E762256}/COPD2....

Teenagers

    1. Bronchitis
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/bronchitis.html


 

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