Respiratory Diseases

• Latest News
• Early Breathing Problems Linked with Asthma (10/04/2004, Reuters Health)
• Master Gene that Controls First Breath Identified (09/28/2004, United Press International)
• Needle Lung Biopsy Safe, Effective in Kids (09/22/2004, Reuters Health)
• FDA Approves Device to Treat Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (09/02/2004, Food and Drug Administration)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• What Is ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Overviews
• JAMA Patient Page: Lung Disease (American Medical Association)
• Lung Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Structure Detail (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Blood Gas Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Chest Pain, Acute (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Flexible Bronchoscopy (American College of Chest Physicians) - Links to PDF File
• Radiography (X-Ray): Chest (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Respiratory Tract Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Adult (Acute) Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (American Lung Association)
• Beryllium Disease (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
• Bronchiectasis (American Lung Association)
• Collapsed Lung (Atelectasis) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• FDA Approves Device to Treat Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (Food and Drug Administration)
• Goodpasture's Syndrome (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (American Lung Association)
• Hot Tub Lung (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Hyperinflated Lungs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Loeffler's Syndrome (Pulmonary Eosinophilia) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pleurisy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pneumonitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pneumothorax (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pulmonary Edema (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Respiratory Failure (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Restrictive vs. Obstructive Lung Disease: What's the Difference? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Spontaneous Pneumothorax (American Lung Association)
• Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn's Syndrome) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Disease Management
• Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Skin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing (American Medical Association)
• Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the Intensive Care Unit (American College of Chest Physicians)
• Respiratory Home Health Care (American Association for Respiratory Care)

• Coping
• Coping with Indoor Air Pollution (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemental Oxygen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Minimizing the Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution (American Association for Respiratory Care)

• Related Issues
• Cleaning of Portable Humidifiers and Vaporizers at Home (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
• Forest Fires and Respiratory Health (American Lung Association)
• Occupational Respiratory Diseases: Your Workplace and Your Lungs (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Passive Smoke (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)

• Research
• Chronic Lung Disease in Infancy May Lead to Continued Problems in Adolescence (Nemours Foundation)
• Excess Body Weight and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Requiring Mechanical Ventilation (American College of Physicians)
• How Well Do Clinical and Lung Tissue Criteria for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Match? (American College of Physicians)
• New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences of World Trade Center Disaster (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

• Genetics
• Genes and Disease: Respiratory Diseases (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

• Organizations
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Lung Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Lung Health Education Program

• Statistics
• African Americans and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• Hispanics and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• New Edition of Lung Disease Data Report Updates Resource with Newest Available Statistics (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

• Women
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) (American Lung Association)

• Children
• Children and Croup (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
• Helping Your Child Breathe Easier (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• Looking at Your Lungs (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Lungs and Respiratory System (Nemours Foundation)
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (American Lung Association)
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn (American Lung Association)
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Lungs and Respiratory System (Nemours Foundation)