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Respiratory case studies and teaching files from various resources. They are intended for use by health care professionals. Information contained in these pages are not to be regarded as medical advice.

Respiratory care practice guidelines. 46 AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines.Topics include Nasotracheal Suctioning , Sampling for Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Oxygen Therapy in the Home or Extended Care Facility .
Acid Base Balance: Tutorial by Alan Grogono. Tulane.
Indoor Air Pollution. An Introduction for Health Professionals. MedAccess.
Clinical Picture. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment . Loyola University.
Altitude Illness. Himalayan Rescue Association.
Clinical Picture. Pathophysiology, and Treatment .of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Loyola University.
ABG interpretation, mechanisms of hypoxemia and hypercapnia, and acid base balance evaluation. Loyola University.
Types, diagnosis, and treatment of aspiration. Loyola University.
Asthma patient teaching guide . National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Overview of asthma etiology, evaluation, and treatment from Virtual Hospital
Recommendations on asthma management from the American Lung Association.
Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and treatment of Asthma
Managing the difficult asthma patient.
Management of bronchoiectasis. Loyola University.
Basic information about lung cancer. Loyola University.
The Four Most Important Equation in Clinical Practice. Mt Sinai Medical Center.
Stanford
COPD and interstitial lung disease. Lecture notes. Univ. of Penn.
Definitions, Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis , Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment . Cor Pulmonale. Loyola University.
Covers mechanisms, evaluation, and treatment of cough. Loyola University.
Normal lung: Diagnostic methods. Univ. of Penn.
Mechanisms of dyspnea. Loyola University.
Teaching file. Goodpasture's Syndrome. Loyola University.
Teaching file. Lung Abscess. Loyola University.
Basic introduction to lung cancer for medical students. Loyola University.
Teaching file. Mesothelioma. Loyola University.
Guidelines for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia. CDC Guidelines.
University of Chicago
Lecture notes. Lung infections: Pleural diseases. Univ. of Penn.
Teaching file. Pneumothorax. Loyola University.
Clinical findings, risk factors, therapy, radiologogic findings in pulmonary embolism. UT and Brooke Army Medical Center.
Pulmonary embolism. Findings. Chorus.
Pulmonary Embolism. Lecture notes. Duke.
A Beginner's Guide to Pulmonary Function Tests. Loyola University.
Teaching file. Pulmonary Hypertension. Loyola University.
Interactive Respiratory Physiology. Includes tutorials on breathing mechanisms, labs, quizzes, encyclopedia, and dictionary. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Pulmonary steps of 72 Step Screening . Loyola University.
Ten assessments for screening exam. Loyola University
Pulmonary Physical Exam. Loyola University.
CPMCnet
Teaching file. Sinusitis. Loyola University.
Teaching file. Sleep Apnea. Loyola University.
Stanford
Tuberculosis Lecture notes. Lung infections. Univ. of Penn.
Teaching file. Tumors of the lung. Loyola University.
Vascular lung diseases. Lecture notes. Univ of Penn.
Teaching file. Wegener's Granulomatosis. Loyola University.

23-year-old white woman who presents now with progressive dyspnea.
17-year-old white female who presented with severe dyspnea at rest.
72-year-old black woman with intractable wheezing and dyspnea.
46-year-old retired male executive with progressive dyspnea for 27 years.
70-year-old retired garage attendant with the cough, shortness of breath and fever for 6 days.
78-year-old white male who had smoked greater than 60 pack-years of cigarettes
23-year-old white female who had cystic fibrosis diagnosed in infancy.
76-year-old white man who smoked 5 pack-years of cigarettes in his youth but quit prior to age 18.
Reuters Health
61-year-old physician with hemoptysis twice in the past month.
46-year-old man, was a lifelong non-smoker, who had an enlarging "spot" in the right lung for 4 years.
62-year-old white male, a 30 pack-year smoker who enters with pain and swelling in abdomen.
75-year-old white man, a 5 pack-year cigarette smoker, who presented with adyspnea on exertion.
46-year-old black man who worked in the goldfields of the Transvaal, South Africa, from the time he was 16-years-old.
55-year-old, non-smoking Mexican-American woman who presents now with dyspnea on exertion.
University of Penn. Pathology and Medicine.
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Thumbanail and full size images. jpeg format. UKMC
Airway Atlas. Images in jpeg format.

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