Diseases and Disorders > Respiratory System

Use these links to jump directly to your topic of interest in Respiratory System:

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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