Oxygen Therapy Health Article

BOOKS

Branson, Richard, et al. Respiratory Care Equipment 2nd. ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers, 1999.

Hyatt, Robert E., Paul D. Scanlon, Masao Nakamura,. Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests: A Practical Guide, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Publishers, 2003.

Wilkins, Robert, et al. Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000.

Wilkins, Robert, et al. Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 8th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2003.

Yutsis, Pavel I. Oxygen to the Rescue: Oxygen Therapies and How They Help Overcome Disease, Promote Repair, and Improve Overall Function. Basic Health Publications, Inc., 2003.

PERIODICALS

Crockett, A. J., J.M. Cranston, et al. "A Review of Long-term Oxygen Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease." Respiratory Medicine 95 (June 2001): 437-43.

Eaton, T.E., et al. "An Evaluation of Short-term Oxygen Therapy: The Prescription of Oxygen to Patients with Chronic Lung Disease Hypoxic at Discharge." Respiratory Medicine 95 (July 2001): 582-7.

Kelly, Martin G., et al. "Nasal Septal Perforation and Oxygen Cannulae." Hospital Medicine 62, no.4 (April 2001): 248.

Ruiz-Bailen M, M.C. Serrano-Corcoles, J.A. Ramos-Cuadra "Tracheal Injury Caused by Ingested Paraquat." Chest 119, no.6 (June 2001): 1956-7.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). 7600 Terrace Avenue, Suite 203, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. (608) 831-6989. E-mail: aacvpr@tmahq.com. <http://www.aacvpr.org>.

American Association for Respiratory Care. 11030 Ables Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229. (972) 243-2272. E-mail: info@aarc.org. <http://www.aarc.org>.

American College of Chest Physicians. 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-2348. (847) 498-1400. <http://www.chestnet.org>.

American Lung Association and American Thoracic Society. 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-4374. (800) LUNG-USA or (800) 586-4872. <http://www.lungusa.org>.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Information Center. P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, Maryland 20824. (301) 251-2222. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/>.

National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Lung-Line. 14090 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206. <http://www.nationaljewish.org>.