The websites below provide valuable information from trusted sources on diseases and disorders.
- American Lung Association - The ALA website offers valuable resources, including...
- American Thoracic Society
- Disease-Related Resources - ATS offers a wealth of clinical information arranged by disease state. Here you will find ATS guidelines and other official documents, clinical cases, patient factsheets, and other ATS resources related to a wide array of diseases.
- Resources for Patients - ATS offers expert information on a variety of lung diseases, critical illnesses, and sleep disorders. These high-quality materials are reviewed and approved by ATS content experts and are wonderful resources for clinicians to use for patient education. Resources include Fact Sheets A-Z and Patient Videos.
- Clinical Cases - Clinical case presentations on all aspects of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Additional cases can be found in ATS Quick Hits, which are brief, image-based cases with key clinical questions and answers.
- Video Lectures - Educational videos about topics in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. All videos are less than 15 minutes in length and have been vetted for accuracy by peer review.
- Centers for Disease Control - The CDC website provides an A-Z list of health topics to help you quickly find and retrieve specific information on diseases and conditions. It includes common and scientific terms to meet the needs of health consumers and health professionals.
- Guideline Central - Access to thousands of clinical practice guidelines for medical professionals. Search the entire library of clinical guidelines or search by medical specialty, like Pulmonology Guidelines, or by organization like the American Thoracic Society, American Association for Respiratory Care, or the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST).
- Mayo Clinic - Valuable resources from one of America's top-ranked hospitals
- Diseases and Conditions - A searchable A-Z glossary of easy-to-understand answers about diseases and conditions
- Drugs and Supplements - A searchable A-Z list of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Each entry provides a description of the drug, followed by information on indications for use, drug interactions, side effects, and more.
- Tests and Procedures - An alphabetized list of medical tests and procedures, with information on what each test is, how it's done, risks, and results.
- Video Center - For medical professionals, the videos found here provide news and demonstrations of cutting-edge disease treatments.
- MedlinePlus - Provided by the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus provides valuable consumer health information on many health topics, including numerous cardiopulmonary-related conditions. Check out the list of topics linked below:
- Merck Manuals - One of the most widely used comprehensive medical resources, this free online format includes both a Professional Version and a Consumer Version. (The Merck Manuals are also available in eleven other languages. Click to select one of the available International Versions of the Merck Manual.)
This user-friendly source provides a vast amount of information including...
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - The NHLBI is the nation's leader in the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. This division of the National Institutes of Health provides valuable information for patients and health professionals.
- Health Topics - NHLBI’s health topics provide information to help you learn more about heart, lung, blood, and sleep conditions, diagnostic tests, and treatments.
- Publications and Resources - The NHLBI develops materials for the public and health professionals on a variety of topics related to heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. This searchable collection includes booklets, fact sheets, reports, and more. Information from the NHLBI is based on the latest scientific findings.
- Education Programs and Initiatives - Informational materials on multiple health education and awareness programs developed by the NHLBI. These initiatives focus on implementing national programs to help lower the risk for and consequences of heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders.
