This is a five-question quiz related to pneumothorax, hemothorax and chylothorax.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many of the diseases related to smoking are called lifestyle diseases: diseases that are caused by choices that people make in their daily lives. For example, the...

Online children's story that teaches about the health effects of breathing secondhand smoke. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see why it's so important not to smoke when children are present; it can affect your health but...

Use these practice questions on pleural effusion to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

Use these practice questions on pleural effusion to review for the NCLEX-RN test.

A complete, student-led lesson on the respiratory system and asthma. Students learn information and answer interactive review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.

Learn about the Chinese contribution to ceramic art from the Neolithic era through the Sung Dynasty.

A complete multi-media learning experience for young children to learn about the breathing condition, asthma.

Learn the anatomy of the human respiratory system.

Make learning about the human respiratory system fun and easy. Explore how this system gets oxygen into the body for gas exchange.

Provides most recent US health statistics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in both brief and comprehensive formats.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the positive effects of swimming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses some diseases of the respiratory system.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What exactly is a fish? You probably think the answer is obvious. You may say that a fish is an animal that swims in the ocean or a lake, using fins. But not all...

Young scholars study the effects smoking tobacco has on the major organs of the human body. They also develop a presentation to persuade others to not start the smoking habit.

An introductory slide show explaining the structure and function of the human respiratory system.

Could your pet be making your asthma worse? Find out more in this article for kids.

Features extensive illustrated information on asthma. Learn what it is, what happens when you have an attack, the triggers, warning signs, consequences, medicines and treatment.

For an organism to function, substances must move into and out of cells. Three processes contribute to this movement - diffusion, osmosis and active transport. Diffusion is the process by which useful materials and waste products move in...

This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...

Brief biography of Texas heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley. Details the cardiologist's professional career quoting his personal reflections in the development of cardiovascular surgery.

A quiz for NCLEX-RN style questions related to the pulmonary conditions tutorial.

NCLEX-RN practice questions on tuberculosis.

Examined are polio diagnostic tests and the fact there is no treatment for polio only symptomatic support. However, polio can be prevented through the polio vaccine.