Emphysema

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Lung - Anatomy National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_anat.html

Clinical Trials

1.	National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): Evaluat National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/nett/lvrsweb.htm




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Emphysema National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D004646&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Lung - Diagnosis of COPD and Asthma National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_diagnosis.html




2.	Spirometry National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html

Disease Management

1.	Oxygen Therapy American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35697




2.	JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQIIHFFGC&sub_...

Organizations

1.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




2.	National Emphysema Foundation http://emphysemafoundation.org/




3.	American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/




4.	National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/

Overviews

1.	Emphysema Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00296




2.	Emphysema American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35043

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Pulmonary Health / Exercise and Care National Emphysema Foundation http://www.emphysemafoundation.org/pulhthex.aspx

Specific Conditions

1.	Emphysema: Can Cold Weather Worsen Symptoms? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00708




2.	Alpha-1 Related Emphysema American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35014

Statistics

1.	FASTATS: Emphysema Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/emphsema.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.	Surgery for Severe Emphysema Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=GA00009




2.	Lung - Treatment of COPD and Asthma National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/lung_trtmnt.html