Bronchiectasis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a widening and destruction of the large airways, and is associated with a wide range of disorders. Bronchiectasis can result from bacterial infections. Bronchiectasis may be diagnosed with a CT scan as well as through blood work and sputum culture samples.
Fast Facts:
- Bronchiectasis was researched by Sir William Osler in the late 1800s; and coincidently; it is suspected that he actually died of complications from undiagnosed bronchiectasis.
- The most common symptom seen in bronchiectasis is a chronic cough that produces thick, white or green sputum (discharge).
- About half of the cases of bronchiectasis are from cystic fibrosis. Other causes of bronchiectasis are severe pneumonia, whooping cough, tuberculosis , and immunodeficiency disorders, such as HIV infection and AIDS.
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What is Bronchiectasis?
- Nation Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): What Is Bronchiectasis?
- About.com: What is Bronchiectasis?
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center: What is Bronchiectasis?
- A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): Bronchiectasis
- Pharmaxix: What is Bronchiectasis?
What Are The Symptoms of Bronchiectasis?
- University of California, San Francisco: Signs and Symptoms
- A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times): Bronchiectasis Symptoms
- Merck: Bronchiectasis Symptoms
- HealthScout (via USA Today): Symptoms of Bronchiectasis
What Are The Causes and Complications of Bronchiectasis?
- NHLBI: What Causes Bronchiectasis?
- NHS Direct: Bronchiectasis Causes
- myFoxMontgomery: Bronchiectasis Causes
- Bio Info Bank Library: Bronchiectasis , Complications
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Bronchiectasis?
- eMedicine: Treatment of Bronchiectasis | Medications of Bronchiectasis
- HealthScout (via DrugInfoNet): Treatment of Bronchiectasis
- NHLBI: How Is Bronchiectasis Treated?
- About.com: Treatment of Bronchiectasis
- Pulmonary - Critical Care Associates of East Texas: Medications of Bronchiectasis
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Bronchiectasis?
- Alternative-Medicine-And-Health.com: Oxidative Therapy
- Medical News Today: Self-management In Bronchiectasis
What Are The Types, Stages and Prognosis of Bronchiectasis?
- COPD International: There Are Two Basic Types of Bronchiectasis
- James Allen, MD: Types and Stages of Bronchiectasis
- American College of Chest Physicians: Survival of Patients With Bronchiectasis After the First ICU Stay for Respiratory Failure
- Merck: Prognosis of Bronchiectasis
How Do You Prevent Bronchiectasis?
- Wikipedia: Prevention of Bronchiectasis
- The Cochrane Library: Pneumococcal Vaccines for Children and Adults With Bronchiectasis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Prevention of Bronchiectasis
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Bronchiectasis
- Teens First For Health: Waiting For the Call That Will Change My Life
- BreathEasyGuernsey: Our Stories
- Helium: Bronchiectasis: Symptoms and Treatment
Foundations and Support Groups on Bronchiectasis
- American Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis
- British Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis | Case study stories
- The Australian Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiectasis R US: Bronchiectasis Support Group
- Yahoo Health: Bronchiectasis Support Group
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiectasis R US: Bronchiectasis Forums
- Yahoo Health: Bronchiectasis Chat Group
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Bronchiectasis
- Oxford Journals: Patients With Bronchiectasis: Look For Specific Causes
- PubMed: Medical Journal Articles on Bronchiectasis
- The Medical Journal of Australia: Bronchiectasis in Indigenous Children in Remote Australian Communities
Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis
- Centerwatch: Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis
- ClinicalTrials.org: Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis
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- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 20, 2009
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- Contributor: Kathy
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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