Patient Education Information

Atelectasis - DiscoveryHealth has supplied this description of atelectasis.

Bronchiectasis - The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has created this fact sheet.

Atelectasis (Collapsed Lung) - NYU Medical Center presents this information.

Bronchiectasis - A thorough explanation of the disease and its causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention from the Canadian Lung Association.

Bronchiectasis from the NHS - The British National Health System offers this information.

How the Lungs Work - Learn how we breathe with this information from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.