From: American College of Physicians Annals of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Report	Category: Lung Disease
City: Philadelphia	Language: English

American College of Physicians clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking damages the lungs and the pipes that lead to the lungs. New recommendations state that spirometry should be used in patients that have symptoms suggestive of COPD, such as shortness of breath.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

Dr. Jim Krainson, a sleep medicine specialist, discusses the cardiovascular complications of Sleep Apnea. Low oxygen form sleep apnea at night can cause angina because there is not enough oxygen to the heart muscle. Arousals at night occur because your brain wakes up when you stop breathing. This causes stress on the heart, and raises blood pressure. People that snore loudly, has daytime sleepiness, or stops breathing at night should see a sleep doctor.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

An overview of Sleep Apnea. James Krainson, MD. Sleep Medicine Specialist. Miami, FL.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

This informational video is a good introduction for patients who will be going to a sleep lab to help in making the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. A sleep lab can assess the quality of your sleep and assess your response to a CPAP machine that pressurizes the air that you breath.

From: James Krainson, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Miami	Language: English

This animated video reviews the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma and COPD. Asthma is caused by inflammation and hyperreactivity of the airways. Inhaled corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment of asthma. It decreases the inflammation and decreases mucous production. Inhaled Bronchodilators are also used to decrease the hyperreactivity.

From: James Kiley, PhD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Bethesda	Language: English

Dr James Kiley, PhD, Director of Lung Diseases at the National Heart and Lung Institute, discusses COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The most common symptom of COPD is shortness of breath, or breathlessness, coughing, excess mucous production, fatigue, and wheezing and it is very commonly caused by longterm smoking. Prolonged exposure to toxic exposure can also cause COPD.

From: Richard Walters, MBBS DRCOG DFFP MRCGP	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Richard Walters presents his nurse practitioner Sister Gaynor Hooper discussing the technique for using inhalers for treatment of lung disease including asthma and chronic bronchitis or COPD. Wales, UK.

From: Paul Levy, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: Rochester	Language: English

Dr. Paul Levy, a pulmonologist, along with Dr. Peter Salgo, and Dr. Michael Iseman discuss Tuberculosis. TB affects approximately 1/3 of the entire world population, with 10-15 million cases in the United States. They discuss how you can lower your risk of exposure to this infectious disease. PBS Second Opinion. Rochester, NY.

From: Edward Eden, MD	Category: Lung Disease
City: New York	Language: English

Dr. Edward Eden, the Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Roosevelt Hospital, discusses the prognosis of COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a common disease associated with smoking. When you stop smoking the prognosis becomes significantly improved.