Patient Education Information

About Cystic Fibrosis - The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation offers this information.

Your Genes, Your Health: Cystic Fibrosis - Here is a quick overview of cystic fibrosis.

School and CF - This brochure describes how to deal with school issues and CF.

Airway Clearance Techniques - The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation offers this review of the different ways that can be used to clear the lungs.

Current Treatments (Cystic Fibrosis) - The American Association for Respiratory Care provides this information.

Cystic Fibrosis - The March of Dimes has created this information.

Facts About Cystic Fibrosis - One will find a comprehensive fact sheet at this site, reprinted by the Medical College of Wisconsin.

MayoClinic: What is Cystic Fibrosis? - The Mayo Clinic covers the details about cystic fibrosis: signs, causes, risk factors, complications, treatment and coping skills.

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.

Nutrition - Cystic Fibrosis patients have special nutritional needs, read more here.

Nutrition for Kids and Nutrition for Teens - KidsHealth offers this information for kids and teens with CF.

Sweat Test - KidsHealth has created this information for parents.