Pulmonary Disorders

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

Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy

A book on intestinal endoscopy, which included tracheobronchoscopy, was written by American laryngologist Jackson Chevalier (1865-1958) of Pittsburgh in the same year. He also performed the first removal of an endobronchial tumor through a bronchoscope in 1917 and was the first professor of bronchoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania in 1920. Extensively illustrated classic on endoscopy.

Author(s): Chevalier Jackson

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