Health and Medical Guide to Lungs and Breathing COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Health information topics about COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease): Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Struc American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8PPLCGJC&sub_... 2. Normal Lung National Emphysema Foundation http://www.emphysemafoundation.org/phnorlung.aspx 3. Lung - Anatomy National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_anat.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases, Obstructive National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008173&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obs National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D029424&recruiting... Coping 1. Around the Clock with COPD American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35015 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Lung - Diagnosis of COPD and Asthma National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_diagnosis.html 2. Flexible Bronchoscopy American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/downloads/education/patient/guides/Bronchoscopy.pdf... 3. Spirometry National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html 4. Blood Gases: The Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html 5. Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Obstruct National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/recognizing_copd.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. COPD Glossary of Terms Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2300/2398.asp?index=... Disease Management 1. Home Oxygen Therapy American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/home_oxygen_thera... 2. Diaphragmatic Breathing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2409.asp?index=... 3. Controlled Coughing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2413.asp?index=... 4. Respiratory Home Health Care American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/respiratory_home_... 5. Pursed Lip Breathing Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2408.asp?index=... 6. Living with Advanced Lung Disease: A Guide for Fam Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies http://www.medicaring.org/educate/download/copdbookfinal.pdf National Institutes of Health 1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/other/copd_fact.pdf 2. What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COP National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html Nutrition 1. Nutritional Guidelines for People with COPD Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2411.asp?index=... Organizations 1. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 2. American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ 3. American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/ 4. National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/ Overviews 1. Facts about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease National Center for Environmental Health http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/copd/copdfaq.htm 2. JAMA Patient Page: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ4TK4MMMD&sub_... Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Team Approach to Impro American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/pulmonary/index.php 2. Pulmonary Health / Exercise and Care National Emphysema Foundation http://www.emphysemafoundation.org/pulhthex.aspx Related Issues 1. When Asthma and COPD Coexist American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/when_asthma_copd_coexist.stm... 2. Preventing Respiratory Infection and Avoiding Irri Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2417.asp?index=... 3. How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemen Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01555 Research 1. Effects of a Smoking Cessation Program on Long-Ter American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/4/I-12 Specific Conditions 1. Bronchiectasis American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35009 2. Barrel Chest Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00359 Statistics 1. FASTATS: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CO National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm 2. Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (COPD) American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/atf/cf/{7A8D42C2-FCCA-4604-8ADE-7F5D5E762256}/COPD2.... Treatment 1. Lung - Treatment of COPD and Asthma National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_trtmnt.html 2. Current Treatment for Emphysema/COPD National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/treatment_copd.html   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. 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