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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

Respiratory Disease Management

(Jump to: Asthma Management | Devices for Inhaled Medications | Mechanical Ventilation | Oxygen Therapy | Pulmonary Rehabilitation )

Devices for Inhaled Medications
Devices for Inhaled Medications:National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Asthma Inhalers: Which One's Right for You:Mayo Clinic
Metered-Dose Inhaler: How to Use It Correctly:American Academy of Family Physicians
Metered Dose Inhaler Techniques in Adults:UpToDate Patient Information
Metered Dose Inhaler Techniques in Children:UpToDate Patient Information
How to Use a Nebulizer:Aetna InteliHealth
Patient Instructions for Inhaled Devices:ACCP

Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation:ATS [PDF]
Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the ICU:ACCP
Speech for People With Tracheostomies or Ventilators:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen Therapy:ATS [PDF]
Home Oxygen Therapy:American Association for Respiratory Care
Traveling With Oxygen:American Lung Association
Supplemental Oxygen on Commercial Airlines :UpToDate Patient Information

Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Pulmonary Rehabilitation:ATS
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, A Team Approach to Improving the Quality of Life:ACCP

Lung Surgery

(Jump to: Overviews | Chest Tube Insertion | Lung Removal | Lung Volume Reduction Surgery | Mediastinoscopy | Thrombus Removal | Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery )

Overviews
Lung Surgery:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Patient's Guide to Lung Surgery:USC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgery for COPD:ATS
Lung/Thoracic Surgery (Surgery for Lung Cancer):STS
Thoracic Surgery Articles (Index):eMedicine

Chest Tube Insertion
Chest Tube Thoracostomy:ATS [PDF]

Lung Removal
Which Surgery for Lung Cancer?:Cancer Research UK
Lung Surgery (Thoracotomy) for Lung Cancer:WebMD
The Thoracotomy Procedure:USC Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pneumonectomy:Aetna InteliHealth
Video Assisted Thoracoscopy Lung Resection:Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver, CO [Video]

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery:American Lung Association
What Patients and Families Can Expect After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery:Cedars-Sinai Medical Center [PDF]

Mediastinoscopy
Mediastinoscopy:WebMD

Thrombus Removal
Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Pulmonary Embolism:STS
Insider’s Guide to Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy:Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery:Harvard Medical School

Lung Transplantation

Lung Transplantation Information:United Network for Organ Sharing
A Guide To Lung Transplantation:The American College of Chest Physicians [PDF]
Getting a New Lung: Facts About Lung Transplants:American Society of Transplantation [PDF]
Keeping Your New Heart or Lung Healthy: Facts About Transplant Medications:American Society of Transplantation [PDF]
Lung Transplantation (in Children):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Lung Transplantation:MedlinePlus
Heart/Lung Transplantation, see Cardiovascular, Heart and Heart/Lung Transplantation
General Transplantation Information, see Treatment, Organ Transplantation

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