Pulmonary Patient Resources
At DrTomPetty.org, you can download books by Dr. Tom Petty for free:
Your Personal Oximeter: A Guide for Patients by Dr. Tom Petty
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
American College of Chest Physicians
American Lung Association In Colorado
American Medical Sales & Repairs INC.
Center Watch - The Global Source for Clinical Trials Information
ClinicalTrials.gov - A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
CO Better Breathers Club Support Group List
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Colorado Association for Medical Equipment Services (CAMES)
CAMES DME and Supply Provider Directory
Colorado Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs
Colorado Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC)
DME and Supply Provider Directory
EFFORTS - Emphysema Foundation for our Right to Survive
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association
NHLBI - COPD Learn More Breathe Better® Update
National Home Oxygen Patients Association (NHOPA)
National Lung Health Education Program
Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF)
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Rocky Mountain Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association
Starting an Exercise Program, Mary Burns, RN
Transtracheal Oxygen Users - Yahoo Group
Oxy-View's Article of the Month
These are just some of the relevant topics available at the Oxy-View site. From there, you can also log in to receive new monthly topics:
- First you tell me I have lung disease
- Common myths regarding oxygen therapy
- Arterial Blood gases, Digital Pulse Oximetry
- Restrictive vs Obstructive Disease
- "Why does my oxygen saturation drop when I get up and move around"
- To Pulse or Not to Pulse
- Much ado about CO2
- Diffusion Confusion
- Spirometry Geometry
- Overlap Syndrome
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- How Rare Is Your Lung Disease
- Even Presidents Get Sick
- Have you Reached Your Saturation Point Yet?
- Why is Transtracheal Oxygen (TTO) still the best-kept secret in medicine?
Books
Adventures of an Oxy-Phile, Thomas L. Petty, MD (free pdf)
Adventures of an Oxy-Phile2, Thomas L. Petty, MD (free pdf)
COPD for Dummies, Kevin Felner, M.D. and Meg Schneider
Enjoying Life With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, T.L. Petty, M.D. & Louise M. Nett
Essentials of Pulmonary Rehab, Dr Thomas Petty, Mary Burns, RN and Dr. Brian Tiep (free pdf)
Frontline Advice for COPD Patients, Co-edited by James T. Good, Fr., MD and Thomas Petty, MD
From Both Ends of the Stethoscope, Thomas L. Petty, MD (free pdf)
Life and Breath: Preventing, Treating and Reversing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Dr. Neil Schachter