Diseases and Disorders > 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
	VATS Procedure:Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ [Video]

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 Therapies, Organ Transplantation

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