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