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Pulmonary Introduction Page

• Alpha 1 Deficiency
  
• Asthma
  
• Cancer - Lung
  
• Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and COPD
  
• COPD & Smoking
  
• Emphysema
  
• Gastroesophageal Reflux
  
• General Medical Information
  
• Home Oxygen
  
• Influenza
  
• Interstitial Lung Disease
  
• Lung Transplantation
  
• Other Conditions
  
• Pneumonia
  
• Procedures
  
• Pulmonary Conditions - Other
  
• Pulmonary Hypertension
  
• Respiratory Infections
  
• Sinusitis
  
• Sleep Disorders
  
• Smoking
  
• Tuburculosis
  

Alpha 1 Deficiency
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• Prolastin and Alpha1 -- http://www.emphysema.net/alpha1.html
  
• Alpha-1 Foundation -- http://www.alphaone.org/
  
• AlphaNet -- http://www.alphanet.org/
  
• Alpha 1 Association -- http://www.alpha1.org/

Asthma
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• Allergy Learning Lab -- http://www.allergylearninglab.com/
  
• Asthma and Pregnancy -- http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/3457/6927.html
  
• Asthma informational movie-english or spanish -- http://www.whatsasthma.org
  
• Occupational Asthma -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/occupationalasthma.stm
  
• American Lung Association: Asthma -- http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/index.html
  
• Asthma and Allergy Fact Sheets -- http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/allergicDiseases/default.htm
  
• Breath of Life -- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/breath/breathhome.html
  
• Childhood Asthma -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/childhoodasthma.stm
  
• Exercise-Induced Asthma: Tips to Remember -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/exerciseinducedasthma.stm
  
• National Asthma Education
  and Prevention Programhttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm
  
• Occupational Asthma: Tips to Remember -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/occupationalasthma.stm
  
• NIH Asthma Tutorial -- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/asthma.html
  
• Asthma Triggers and Management -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmatriggersandmgmt.stm
• Patients & Consumers Guides -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
  
• Asthma and Physical Activity at School -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/phy_asth.pdf
  
• How to Create a Dust Free Bedroom -- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/dustfree.htm
  
• Peak Flow Monitoring -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/peak.html
  
• Recognizing Asthma Signs and Symptoms -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/recognizing_asthma.html
  
• School Asthma Plan -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/school.html
  
• Taking Control of Your Asthma -- http://allergy.mcg.edu/patients/control.html
  
• Using an Action Plan to Manage Your Asthma -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/asthma_action_plan.html
  
• Asthma & Allergy Medications -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaallergymedications.stm
  
• Corticosteroids -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/corticosteroids.html
  
• Inhaled Asthma Medications -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/inhaledmedications.stm
  
• Q & A Kid's Asthma Medicines -- http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/ascqasthmed.html
  

Cancer - Lung
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• Lung Cancer Introduction to Chemotherapy -- http://www.oncolink.com/
  
• Facts About Lung Cancer -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungcanc.html
  
• Lung Cancer -- http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/lung/
  
• Lung Cancer Overview -- http://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=9&s=76&ss=781&id=8037
  

Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and COPD
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• GOLD Patient Guide for COPDhttp://www.goldcopd.com/PatientGuide.asp?l1=3&l2=2
  
• Living with COPD-Written and Hosted by COPD patients -- http://papapoo.com/
  
• Chronic Brohchitis -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungchronic.html
  
• COPD Facdt Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/copd_factsheet.html
  
• COPD Around the Clock -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/copd_clock.html
  
• Minority Lung Diseases: COPD -- http://www.lungusa.org/pub/minority/copd_00.html
  
• Breathing Space- COPD Info-Drug Co Sponsor -- http://www.thebreathingspace.com/
  

COPD & Smoking
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• ALA Quite Smoking Site -- http://lungusa.org/tobacco
  
• COPD- Patient Guide -- http://www.lung.ca/copd/tofc.html
  
• COPD Emphysema Online Support -- http://www.copd-support.com/
  
• Living with COPD -- http://papapoo.com/
  
• National Emphysema Foundation -- http://www.emphysemafoundation.org/
  
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation -- http://www.cff.org/

Emphysema
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• A1A Related Emphysema -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luna1ad.html
  
• Emphysema -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungemphysem.html
  

Gastroesophageal Reflux
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• Gastroesophageal Reflux -- http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/heartbrn/heartbrn.htm

General Medical Information
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• Choosing and Using a Health Plan -- http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm#primary
  
• Common Medical Conditions In Spanish -- http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm
  
• Healthfinder: Index of Medical Resources -- http://www.healthfinder.gov/
  
• Medical News -- http://www.reutershealth.com/en/index.html
  
• MedicAlert -- http://www.medicalert.org/
  
• Medline Access - PubMed -- http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
  
• NOAH -- http://www.noah-health.org/
  
• Planning for Long Term Care -- http://www.nia.nih.gov/
  
• Bay Area Air Quality -- http://www.sparetheair.org/
  

Home Oxygen
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• Home Oxygen Therapy -- http://www.aarc.org/patient_education/tips/homeox.html

Influenza
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• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenze and the Common
  Cold -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/c&f02/c&f_index.html
  
• Antiviral Drugs for Influenza -- http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluviral.htm
  
• Flu-O-Meter -- http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/8166/205963.html?d=dmtSimple
  
• Focus on the Flu -- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/flu00/default.htm
  
• Influenza -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luninfluenz.html
  
• Influenza Vaccine -- http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-flu.pdf

Interstitial Lung Disease
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• Interstitial Lung Disease -- http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/interstitial.html
  
• Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/pulmfibrosis.html
  
• Intersitial Lung Diseases -- http://www.mayoclinic.org/interstitial-lung/
  
• Pulmonary Fibrosis and Intersitial Lung Diseases -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/pulmfibrosis.html
  
• Sarcoidosis -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungsarcoido.html
  
• Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis -- http://www.coalitionforpf.org/
  
• Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation -- http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/

Lung Transplantation
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• Mayo Clinic Library -- http://www.mayoclinic.org/lung-transplant/

Other Conditions
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• Mayo Clinic Library- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery -- http://www.mayoclinic.org/lung-volume-reduction-surgery/
  
• National Jewish Hospital Medical Facts -- http://www.njc.org/MFhtml/MFlist_subj.html

Pneumonia
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• Pneumococcal Pheumonia -- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/pneumonia.htm
  
• Pneumonia -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungpneumoni.html
  
• Pneumonia: Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/pneumonia_factsheet.html
  
• Pneumococcal Vaccine: What You Need To Know -- http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/vis/vis-ppv.pdf

Procedures
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• Bronchoscopy patient guide -- http://www.chestnet.org/downloads/patients/guides/Bronchoscopy.pdf.pdf

Pulmonary Conditions - Other
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• Air Quality-Home -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35700
  
• Air Quality-Indoor -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36056
  
• Air Quality-Outdoor -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36751
  
• Air Quality-Workplace -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/lk/links.aspx?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35994
  
• Asbestos -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35990#asbestos
  
• Asbestos Toxicology Profile -- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp61.html
  
• Asthma and Indoor Environments -- http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/
  
• HIV/AIDS and Lung Diseases -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35433
  
• Information en Espanol -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33214
  
• Lung Diseases A-Z -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36383#lungdisease
  
• Lung Information for Patients and -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm
  
• Minority Lung Disease Data -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=44646#lungdisease
  
• NHLBI Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pah/pah_what.html
  
• HNHLBI Respiratory Gateway -- http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/as_frameset.htm
  
• Occupational Hazzards -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35990
• Occupational Lung Disease Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35334
  
• Q&A About Asbestos Exposure -- http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/600321.html
  
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35693

Pulmonary Hypertension
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• Pulmonary Hypertension Association -- http://www.phassociation.org
  
  
• Mayo Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Page -- http://www.mayoclinic.org/pulmonary-hypertension/
  
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35699

Respiratory Infections
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• Common Cold -- http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/colds/default.htm

Sinusitis
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• Sinus Images -- http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/sinus_side.cfm
  
• Sinusitis: Tips to Remember -- http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/sinusitis.htm
  
• What is Sinusitis? -- http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/sinusitis.cfm
  
• Sinusitis: Fact Sheet -- http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/sinusitis.htm

Sleep Disorders
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• Facts About Insomnia -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/inso/inso_whatis.html
  
• Facts About Problem Sleepiness -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/pslp_fs.htm
  
• Facts About Sleep Apnea -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/sleep_apnea.htm
  
• Facts about Narcolepsy -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/narcolep.htm
  
• Insomnia -- http://thesleepsite.com/content/view/16/
  
• Sleep Apnea -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34706&ct=3052601
  
• American Sleep Apnea Center -- http://www.sleepapnea.org/
  
• CPAP Desensitization Steps -- http://www.mwcsd.com/education.htm
  
• CPAP Tolerance Recommendations -- http://www.mwcsd.com/education.htm
  
• Facts About Insomnia -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/inso/inso_whatis.html
  
• Facts About Problem Sleepiness -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/pslp_fs.htm
  
• Facts About Sleep Apnea -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/sleep_apnea.htm
  
• Facts About Narolepsy -- http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/narcolep.htm
  
• Tips for Managing Insomnia -- http://thesleepsite.com/content/view/52/62/
  
• Sleep Apnea -- http://www.sleepnet.com/
  
• APNEA Network -- http://www.apneanet.org/
  
• Narcolepsy Network -- http://www.narcolepsynetwork.org/
  
• Narcolepsy Information Page -- http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/narcolep_doc.htm
  
• Ronquidos y Apneas (Snoring and Apnea) -- http://www.institutodelsueno.cl/apnea.html
  

Smoking
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• Questions and Answers about Cigar Smoke -- http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/cigars
  
• Questions and Answers about the benefits of smoking cessation -- http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco
  
• Smoking and Pregnancy -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33573
  
• Smoking and Your Digestive System -- http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/smoke/smoking.htm
  
• Usted Puede Dejar De Fumar -- http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/spquits.htm
  
• You Can Quit Smoking -- http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htm
  
• All About Smoking Fact -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22938
  
• Tobacco Control -- http://slati.lungusa.org/
  
• Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Home Page -- http://www.sarcoidosisonlinesites.com/
  
• Quit Smoking Action Plan -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=117062
  
• You Can Control Your Weight as You Quit Smoking -- http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/quitsmok/index.htm
  
• You Can Quit Smoking -- http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htm
  
• Common Myths About Quitting Smoking (.pdf) -- http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/patientfam_guide/Nicotine.pdf
  
• Office on Smoking and Health -- http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

Tuburculosis
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• CDC Division of Tuburculosis Elimination -- http://www.cdc.gov/tb/default.htm
  
• HIV and Tuberculosis Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316#t
  
• Tuberculosis -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316#t
  
• Tuberculosis Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316#t
  
• NIH Tuberculosis -- http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tuberculosis/
  
• NIH Tuberculosis Tutorial -- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/tuberculosis/htm/index.htm
  
• CDC Tuberculosis Site -- http://www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs/default.htm
  
• Tuberculosis Skin Test Fact Sheet -- http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316#t

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