Respiratory Diseases Health information topics about Respiratory Diseases: 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. Lungs and Respiratory System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/lungs.html 2. Helping Your Child Breathe Easier American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.aarc.org/patient_education/tips/kids.html 3. Children and Croup National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/croup.html 4. Looking at Your Lungs Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/lungs_noSW.html 5. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35690 6. Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35693 7. What Is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Bpd/Bpd_WhatIs.html 8. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/ttn.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pleurisy National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010998&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008171&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Respiratory Tract Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012140&recruiting... Coping 1. Coping with Indoor Air Pollution American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/indoor_air_pollut... 2. Minimizing the Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/outdoor_air_pollu... 3. How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemen Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01555 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Chest Pain, Acute American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/523.xml 2. Blood Gases: The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html 3. Flexible Bronchoscopy American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/downloads/education/patient/guides/Bronchoscopy.pdf... 4. Radiography (X-Ray): Chest American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/chest_radiography.htm 5. Spirometry National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary (Lungs) American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=40415 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ Disease Management 1. Respiratory Home Health Care American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/respiratory_home_... 2. Pursed Lip Breathing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2408.asp?index=... 3. Controlled Coughing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2413.asp?index=... 4. Diaphragmatic Breathing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2409.asp?index=... 5. Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the Intensive Care American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/mech_vent/index.php 6. Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Ski Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00076 7. Home Oxygen Therapy American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/home_oxygen_thera... 8. JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQIIHFFGC&sub_... Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Respiratory Diseases National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... National Institutes of Health 1. What Is ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Ards/Ards_WhatIs.html Organizations 1. American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/ 2. American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ 3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 4. National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/ 5. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. JAMA Patient Page: Lung Disease American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ06T60NAC&sub_... 2. Lung Disease Overview National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/lung_disease.htm Prevention/Screening 1. Silicosis: Learn the Facts! National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-108/ Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Team Approach to Impro American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/pulmonary/index.php Related Issues 1. Occupational Respiratory Diseases: Your Workplace American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/134.xml 2. Forest Fires and Respiratory Health American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36064 3. Cleaning of Portable Humidifiers and Vaporizers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/cleaning.html Research 1. How Well Do Clinical and Lung Tissue Criteria for American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/I-42 2. Excess Body Weight and Outcomes of Acute Lung Inju American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/5/I-56 3. Chronic Lung Disease in Infancy May Lead to Contin Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/lung_continued_problems.html 4. New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences o National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/niehs-03.htm Specific Conditions 1. Bronchiectasis American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35009 2. Collapsed Lung (Atelectasis) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00775 3. Goodpasture's Syndrome National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/goodpasture/index.htm 4. Respiratory Failure Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch055/ch055a.html 5. Restrictive vs. Obstructive Lung Disease: What Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00759 6. Beryllium Disease National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/beryllium_medfact.html 7. Adult (Acute) Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35012 8. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35428 9. Hot Tub Lung Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00660 10. Pulmonary Edema Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00412 11. Spontaneous Pneumothorax American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35772 12. Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00906 13. Pneumothorax Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01228 14. Pneumonitis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00384 15. Pleurisy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00244 16. Human Metapnemovirus (HMPV) American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=291573 17. Occupational Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35334 18. Hyperinflated Lungs Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00684 19. Loeffler's Syndrome (Pulmonary Eosinophilia) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00844 Statistics 1. Lung Disease Data in Culturally Diverse Communitie American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=308853 2. African Americans and Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35976 3. American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36053 4. Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36054 5. Hispanics and Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36055 6. New Edition of Lung Disease Data Report Updates Re National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/worldre02.html Teenagers 1. Lungs and Respiratory System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/lungs.html Treatment 1. FDA Approves Device to Treat Thoracic Insufficienc Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01310.html Women 1. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36285   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.