Protect Yourself Against Tuberculosis A Respiratory Protection Guide of Health Care Workers (PDF 32P)

COPD Clinical Perspectives

This book brings together an international group of experts in COPD to provide in depth reviews of clinical perspectives into COPD. Topics range from the diagnosis of airflow limitation by spirometry, distinguishing COPD from another common obstructive lung disease, asthma, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and opportunities to diagnose this most common hereditary cause of COPD and as a paradigm for the development of novel therapeutics, the overlap syndrome - the concurrence of two epidemic disorders: COPD and obstructive sleep apnea, and pulmonary rehabilitation, one of the most effective treatments for COPD.

Author(s): Ralph J. Panos

206 Pages

Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough

Cough is the most common complaint for patients seeking medical attention in the United States. This guide covers the following topics: Measuring Cough, Chronic Cough, Patient Population, Current Treatment Strategies, Topic Refinement and Review Protocol.

Author(s): Douglas C McCror

NA Pages

Pulmonary Disorders

This book covers the following topics: Approach to the Pulmonary Patient, Symptoms of Pulmonary Disorders, Tests of Pulmonary Function (PFT), Diagnostic Pulmonary Procedures, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma and Related Disorders, Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Lung Abscess, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, Mediastinal and Pleural Disorders and Tumors of the Lungs.

Author(s): The Merck Manuals

NA Pages

The Global Plan to Stop TB 20112015 (PDF 101)

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious airborne disease, is a major global health problem. The goal this guide is to eliminate TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to secure a world free of TB.

Author(s): WHO

101 Pages