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Respiratory System

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Diseases: Asthma | Broncheal Diseases | Lung Diseases | Mediastinal Diseases | Pleural Diseases | Respiratory Infections

Other Topics: General Respiratory System | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Lung Surgery | Lung Transplantation | Respiration Disorders | Respiratory Disease Management

Respiration Disorders

(Jump to: Overviews | Apnea | Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome | Cough | Dyspnea | Hemoptysis | Hyperventilation | Stridor | Wheezing )

Overviews
Symptoms of Lung Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Breathing Problems (as we age):American Geriatrics Society
Breathing Problems:MedlinePlus

Apnea
See Nervous System, Sleep Disorders

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital:NORD
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome:Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome:GeneReviews

Cough
Cough:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Information for Patients Complaining of Cough:ACCP [PDF]
Patient Information for Parents of a Child With Cough:ACCP [PDF]
Cough: Self-Care Flowchart: American Academy of Family Physicians
Cough Medicine: Understanding Your OTC Options: American Academy of Family Physicians
Managing Cough as a Defense Mechanism and as a Symptom:ACCP
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures:American Academy of Family Physicians
Chronic Cough in Adults:UpToDate Patient Information
Cough:MedlinePlus

Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
Shortness of Breath:ACCP [PDF]
Shortness of Breath: Self-Care Flowchart: American Academy of Family Physicians
Shortness of Breath in a Child or Infant: Self-Care Flowchart: American Academy of Family Physicians
Living With Dyspnea - 4 Ways to Breathe Easier:NIH Clinical Center [PDF]
Breathing Difficulty – Lying Down (Orthopnea):MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Hemoptysis (Coughing Up Blood)
Hemoptysis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management:American Academy of Family Physicians

Hyperventilation (Rapid Deep Breathing)
Hyperventilation:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Hyperventilation:eMedicine Consumer Health

Stridor (Noisy Breathing)
Stridor:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Stridor:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Congenital Laryngeal Stridor / Laryngomalacia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Wheezing
Wheezing:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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