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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Racial Disparities Remain for Health Care for Vets - MSN Health - High Blood Pressure

Gaps in care for black and white U.S. veterans have been reduced over the past decade as the VA Health Care System improved access to screenings and treatment of high-risk conditions among all patients. But major disparities persist in control of cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure, a new study says.
Researchers assessed 10 clinical performance measures among a national sample of more than 1.2 million VA enrollees between 2000 and 2009.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

7 Tests You're Not Having That Could Save Your Life

Your physician has you come in to his office and run on a treadmill while you're hooked up to an EKG. For the next 8 to 12 minutes, he'll evaluate your heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure as the intensity of the workout increases. When the stress test is over, he'll tell you whether you have coronary artery disease.
Here's news that might make your heart skip a beat: For women, there's a 35% chance the test results will be wrong.
Most often, the test reveals false positives, meaning healthy women are told they have heart disease. Less frequently but obviously far more dangerous is when the test fails to detect clogged arteries that could, in fact, cause a heart attack. Fewer men are misdiagnosed.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Preventing Heart Ailments at Their Roots - Childhood - NYTimes.com

Two studies published Monday suggest that the road to hypertension and heart disease starts in childhood and that prevention should start there, too.

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One analysis found that parental smoking increases the risk for high blood pressure in preschoolers, and the other that excessive sugar consumption in teenagers is associated with multiple factors known to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. Both reports appear in the February issue of the journal Circulation.
The first study looked at 4,236 children in Germany, where 5-year-olds undergo a compulsory physical and cognitive assessment before starting school. During the period of the study, 2007-8, more than 28 percent had at least one parent who smoked. Even after correcting for body mass index and parental hypertension, having a smoker as a parent substantially increased the likelihood that a child would have blood pressure readings in the top 15 percent of the sample.
Parental smoking was not the only association, or even the strongest. Being overweight and having a parent with hypertension were also associated with high blood pressure in the children. But the lead author, Dr. Giacomo D. Simonetti, said smoking was probably the easiest risk to modify.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Phys Ed: If You Are Fit, You Can Take It Easy - NYTimes.com

New Year’s resolutions tend to war with wintertime malaise. Resolution urges you to work out. Malaise suggests that you linger in bed. But there’s good news for those of us torn between these impulses. A number of newly published studies offer compelling reasons to get out and exercise on the one hand, as well as new estimates of just how little we can do and still benefit on the other.

The most sobering of the recent studies, published last month in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at a large group of retired elite male athletes, most now in their 50s. Some had remained physically active, although they were no longer competing. Others had taken fully to sloth, avoiding almost all exercise. When the researchers examined the health profiles of the two groups, they found, to no one’s surprise, that the sedentary ex-athletes had a much higher risk of metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance, than their more active counterparts. Training hard and often in their youth had not conferred lifelong health benefits on the athletes as they aged, not if they now sat around all day.

Similarly, although in a more compressed time frame, a study published earlier this year found that when a group of world-class kayakers completely quit training (at the end of a competitive season), they rapidly lost strength and endurance. After only five weeks of not training, according to one measure of strength, they’d sloughed off about 9 percent of their muscular power and 11 percent of their aerobic capacity.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease): MedlinePlus

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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copdchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.html

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) makes it hard for you to breathe. Coughing up mucus is often the first sign of COPD. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are common COPDs.

Your airways branch out inside your lungs like an upside-down tree. At the end of each branch are small, balloon-like air sacs. In healthy people, both the airways and air sacs are springy and elastic. When you breathe in, each air sac fills with air like a small balloon. The balloon deflates when you exhale. In COPD, your airways and air sacs lose their shape and become floppy, like a stretched-out rubber band.

Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD. Breathing in other kinds of irritants, like pollution, dust or chemicals, may also cause or contribute to COPD. Quitting smoking is the best way to avoid developing COPD.

Treatment can make you more comfortable, but there is no cure.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) makes it hard for you to breathe. Coughing up mucus is often the first sign of COPD. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are common COPDs.

Your airways branch out inside your lungs like an upside-down tree. At the end of each branch are small, balloon-like air sacs. In healthy people, both the airways and air sacs are springy and elastic. When you breathe in, each air sac fills with air like a small balloon. The balloon deflates when you exhale. In COPD, your airways and air sacs lose their shape and become floppy, like a stretched-out rubber band.

Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD. Breathing in other kinds of irritants, like pollution, dust or chemicals, may also cause or contribute to COPD. Quitting smoking is the best way to avoid developing COPD.

Treatment can make you more comfortable, but there is no cure.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Start Here

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/706.printerview.html(American Academy of Family Physicians)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/articles/706.printerview.html

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dcisp/Diseases/copd/copd_whatis.html

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/copd/htm/index.htm(Patient Education Institute)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/copdspanish/htm/index.htm

The top row in the table of contents box contains the following groups: Basics , Learn More , and Multimedia & Cool Tools .

For group Basics

Overviews

Latest News

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Treatment

For group Learn More

Nutrition

Rehabilitation/Recovery

Coping

Disease Management

Related Issues

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Tutorials

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The bottom row in the table of contents box contains the following groups: Research , Reference Shelf , and For You .

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Anatomy/Physiology

Clinical Trials

Research

Journal Articles

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Overviews

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/copd/index.aspx(National Jewish Health)

COPD: Learn More, Breathe BetterCOPD: Learn More, Breathe Better http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/index.htm(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

COPDCOPD http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/copd/DS00916/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

JAMA Patient Page: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseJAMA Patient Page: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/20/2448.pdf(American Medical Association) - PDF

Latest News

Poor Diet May Make COPD Worse, Study FindsPoor Diet May Make COPD Worse, Study Findshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_105070.html(11/02/2010, HealthDay)

Air Pollution Ups Risk of Chronic Lung DiseaseAir Pollution Ups Risk of Chronic Lung Diseasehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_104648.html(10/21/2010, HealthDay)

Health Tip: Recognizing COPDHealth Tip: Recognizing COPDhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_102587.html(08/25/2010, HealthDay)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Blood Gases TestBlood Gases Test http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)

Breathing Problems? Learn to Recognize the Symptoms of COPDBreathing Problems? Learn to Recognize the Symptoms of COPD http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2009/November/feature2.htm(National Institutes of Health)

BronchoscopyBronchoscopy http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/bron/bron_whatis.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Diagnosis of COPDDiagnosis of COPD http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/copd/diagnosis.aspx(National Jewish Health)

Lung Function TestsLung Function Tests http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/lft/lft_whatare.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

SpirometrySpirometry http://www.yourlunghealth.org/testing/spirometry/index.cfm(American Association for Respiratory Care)

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of COPD?What Are the Signs and Symptoms of COPD? http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/copd-guidelines/for-patients/what-are-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-copd.php(American Thoracic Society)

Treatment

Albuterol Inhalers: Time to TransitionAlbuterol Inhalers: Time to Transition http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048235.htm(Food and Drug Administration)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm151052.htm

COPD MedicationsCOPD Medications http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/medications/copd/index.aspx(National Jewish Health)

Inhaled Steroid DrugsInhaled Steroid Drugs http://www.consumerreports.org/health/best-buy-drugs/steroid_asthma.htm(Consumers Union of U.S.)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.consumerreports.org/health/resources/pdf/best-buy-drugs/2pager_AsthmaSpanish.pdf

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

Patient Instructions for Inhaled DevicesPatient Instructions for Inhaled Devices http://www.chestnet.org/accp/patient-guides/patient-instructions-inhaled-devices-english-and-spanish(American College of Chest Physicians) - PDF

Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseSurgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease http://patients.thoracic.org/information-series/en/resources/surgery-for-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.pdf(American Thoracic Society) - PDF

What Do I Need to Know about the Medication I Am Taking?What Do I Need to Know about the Medication I Am Taking? http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/copd-guidelines/for-patients/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-the-medication-i-am-taking/(American Thoracic Society)

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Nutrition

Eating Right: Tips for the COPD PatientEating Right: Tips for the COPD Patient http://www.aarc.org/patient_education/tips/copd.html(American Association for Respiratory Care)

Nutritional Guidelines for People with COPDNutritional Guidelines for People with COPD http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease_copd/hic_nutritional_guidelines_for_people_with_copd.aspx(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

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Rehabilitation/Recovery

COPD Exercise and Activity GuidelinesCOPD Exercise and Activity Guidelines http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease_copd/hic_copd_exercise_and_activity_guidelines.aspx(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

Pulmonary RehabilitationPulmonary Rehabilitation http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/pulmonary-rehabilitation/patient-information/pulmonary-rehabilitation.php(American Thoracic Society)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/pulmonary-rehabilitation/patient-information/pulmonary-rehabilitation-spanish.php

Pulmonary RehabilitationPulmonary Rehabilitation http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pulreh/pulreh_whatis.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

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Coping

COPD: Emotional ManagementCOPD: Emotional Management http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/copd/emotional-management/index.aspx(National Jewish Health)

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Disease Management

Breathing and RelaxationBreathing and Relaxation http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/lifestyle/relax/index.aspx(National Jewish Health)

COPD Management ToolsCOPD Management Tools http://www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/copd/living-with-copd/copd-management-tools.html(American Lung Association)

How Can I Stay Healthy?How Can I Stay Healthy? http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/copd-guidelines/for-patients/how-can-i-stay-healthy.php(American Thoracic Society)

Lessening the Effects of COPDLessening the Effects of COPD http://www.yourlunghealth.org/healthy_living/living/lessening_copd/(American Association for Respiratory Care)

Living Well with COPDLiving Well with COPD http://www.yourlunghealth.org/healthy_living/living/living_copd/(American Association for Respiratory Care)

Supplemental Oxygen (Oxygen Therapy)Supplemental Oxygen (Oxygen Therapy) http://www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/copd/living-with-copd/supplemental-oxygen.html(American Lung Association)

Techniques to Bring Up MucusTechniques to Bring Up Mucus http://www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/copd/lifestyle-management/bring-up-mucus.aspx(National Jewish Health)

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Related Issues

Frequently Asked Questions about COPD, Emphysema, and BronchitisFrequently Asked Questions about COPD, Emphysema, and Bronchitis http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtPrint/E/32172/32173/352875.html?d=dmtContent&hide=t&k=basePrint(InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School)

When Asthma and COPD CoexistWhen Asthma and COPD Coexist http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/when_asthma_copd_coexist.stm(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)

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Tutorials

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) http://nihseniorhealth.gov/copd/toc.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/copd/htm/index.htm(Patient Education Institute)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/copdspanish/htm/index.htm

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Videos

Diagnosing COPDDiagnosing COPD http://nihseniorhealth.gov/copd/symptomsanddiagnosis/video/copd4_na.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

What Is COPD?What Is COPD? http://nihseniorhealth.gov/copd/whatiscopd/video/copd2_na.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

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Anatomy/Physiology

Anatomy and Function of the Normal LungAnatomy and Function of the Normal Lung http://www.thoracic.org/clinical/copd-guidelines/for-patients/anatomy-and-function-of-the-normal-lung.php(American Thoracic Society)

Atlas of Human Body: Respiratory System -- Structure DetailAtlas of Human Body: Respiratory System -- Structure Detail http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/patient-education-materials/atlas-of-human-body/respiratory-system-structure.shtml(American Medical Association)

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Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases, ObstructiveClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases, Obstructive http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Lung+Diseases,+Obstructive%22(National Institutes of Health)

ClinicalTrials.gov: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveClinicalTrials.gov: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Pulmonary+Disease,+Chronic+Obstructive%22(National Institutes of Health)

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Research

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/COPD.pdf(National Institutes of Health) - PDF

Effect of Treatment with Fluticasone with and without Salmeterol on Airway Inflammation and Lung Function in Patients with COPDEffect of Treatment with Fluticasone with and without Salmeterol on Airway Inflammation and Lung Function in Patients with COPD http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/151/8/I-21.pdf(American College of Physicians) - PDF

Pipe and Cigar Smoking and Lung FunctionPipe and Cigar Smoking and Lung Function http://www.annals.org/content/152/4/I-28.full.pdf(American College of Physicians) - PDF

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Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Effect of high flow oxygen on mortality in chronic obstructive...Article: Effect of high flow oxygen on mortality in chronic obstructive... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20959284?tool=MedlinePlus

Article: Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission...Article: Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20937926?tool=MedlinePlus

Article: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis and management in older adults.Article: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis and management in older adults. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20936735?tool=MedlinePlus

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) -- see more articlesCOPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) -- see more articles http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=lung+diseases,obstructive[majr]+NOT+asthma[mh]+NOT+emphysema[mh]+NOT+bronchitis[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb])+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])+AND+%22last+1+Year%22[edat]&tool=MedlinePlus

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Organizations

American College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/

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

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

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

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Statistics

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Data and StatisticsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Data and Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/copd/data.htm(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.cdc.gov/copd/espanol.htm

FastStats: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)FastStats: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm(National Center for Health Statistics)

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MedlinePlus Magazine

COPD: When You Learn More, You'll Breathe BetterCOPD: When You Learn More, You'll Breathe Better http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/winter07/articles/winter07pg24-25.html

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Seniors

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) http://nihseniorhealth.gov/copd/toc.html(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

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Patient Handouts

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - adults - dischargeChronic obstructive pulmonary disease - adults - discharge http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000009.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000009.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - control drugsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease - control drugs http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000025.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000025.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - quick-relief drugsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease - quick-relief drugs http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000026.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000026.htm

COPDCOPD http://www.acpfoundation.org/files/ht/copd_en.pdf?dbp(American College of Physicians Foundation) - PDF

Lung surgery - dischargeLung surgery - discharge http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000242.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000242.htm

Oxygen safetyOxygen safety http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000049.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000049.htm

Postural drainagePostural drainage http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000051.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000051.htm

Using oxygen at homeUsing oxygen at home http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000048.htm

Also available in SpanishSpanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/patientinstructions/000048.htm

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You may also be interested in these related encyclopedia pages:

Blood gases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003855.htm

Bronchoscopy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003857.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000091.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - adults - discharge - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000009.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - control drugs - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000025.htm

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - quick-relief drugs - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000026.htm

COPD - what to ask your doctor - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000215.htm

Lung surgery - discharge - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000242.htm

Oxygen safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000049.htm

Peak expiratory flow rate - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003443.htm

Postural drainage - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000051.htm

Pulmonary function tests - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003853.htm

Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003828.htm

Using oxygen at home - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000048.htm

Using oxygen at home - what to ask your doctor - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000251.htm

You may also be interested in these related MedlinePlus topics:

Asthma - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html

Breathing Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breathingproblems.html

Bronchitis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bronchitis.html

Emphysema - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/emphysema.html

Oxygen Therapy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/oxygentherapy.html

Lungs and Breathing - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungsandbreathing.html

The primary NIH organization for research on COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/copdchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.html

Date last updated: 03 November 2010
Topic last reviewed: 04 October 2010

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

Blood gases

Bronchoscopy

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - adults - discharge

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - control drugs

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - quick-relief drugs

COPD - what to ask your doctor

Lung surgery - discharge

Oxygen safety

Peak expiratory flow rate

Postural drainage
Pulmonary function tests
Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan
Using oxygen at home
Using oxygen at home - what to ask your doctor

Related Topics

Asthma

Breathing Problems

Bronchitis

Emphysema

Oxygen Therapy

Lungs and Breathing

National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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