Authoritative Citations for Pulmonology:

Common Pulmonary Symptoms

• Symptom: Chronic Cough

  • Reference: Mayo Clinic

  • Hyperlink: Chronic cough - Symptoms and causes

• Symptom: Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)

  • Reference: Mayo Clinic

  • Hyperlink: Shortness of breath - Symptoms and causes

• Symptom: Wheezing

  • Reference: American Lung Association

  • Hyperlink: Wheezing: Sounds, Causes and Treatment

• Symptom: Coughing up Blood (Hemoptysis)

  • Reference: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Hyperlink: Pulmonary Hemorrhage (Hemoptysis)

• Symptom: Excessive Mucus Production (Phlegm)

  • Reference: American Lung Association (related to Bronchitis)

  • Hyperlink: Learn About Chronic Bronchitis

🫁 Common Pulmonary Diseases

• Disease: Asthma

  • Reference: World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Hyperlink: Asthma

• Disease: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

  • Reference: World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Hyperlink: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Disease: Chronic Respiratory Diseases (General)

  • Reference: World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Hyperlink: Noncommunicable diseases (This is the WHO's main fact sheet that now covers chronic respiratory diseases).

• Disease: Pneumonia

  • Reference: American Lung Association

  • Hyperlink: Learn About Pneumonia

• Disease: Tuberculosis (TB)

  • Reference: World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Hyperlink: Tuberculosis

• Disease: Lung Cancer

  • Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • Hyperlink: What Is Lung Cancer?

• Disease: Pulmonary Embolism

  • Reference: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Hyperlink: Pulmonary Embolism - Health Topics

• Disease: Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • Reference: Mayo Clinic

  • Hyperlink: Pulmonary fibrosis - Symptoms and causes