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Current ATS Documents


Microbiology, Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Infections

TitleYearFormat
IDSA/ATS Community Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines 2007PDF
ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases2007PDF
An Official ATS Workshop Summary: Recent Advances and Future Directions in Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)2006PDF
Hepatotoxicity of Antituberculosis Therapy2006PDF
ATS-CDC-IDSA: Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States2005PDF
Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired, Ventilator-associated, and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia2005PDF
ATS/CDC/IDSA Statement: Treatment of Tuberculosis2003PDF
Update: Fatal and Severe Liver Injuries Associated With Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Latent Tuberculosis Infection, and Revisions in American Thoracic Society/ CDC Recommendations-United States, 20012001PDF
Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia2001PDF
Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection2000PDF
Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria1997PDF
Rapid Diagnostic Test for Tuberculosis: What is the Appropriate Use?1997PDF
Treatment of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Adults & Children
(An update of this has been approved and will be published in AJRCCM's February 15, 2003 issue).
1994PDF

Pulmonary Function and Exercise Testing

TitleYearFormat
ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: General Considerations for Lung Function Testing
This is the first in a series of five statements that will also include: Standardization of Spirometry, Standardization of the Measurements of Lung Volumes.
Standardization of the single breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung, and Interpretive Strategies for Lung Function Tests. These will appear 1 per month through November 2005.
2005PDF
ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of Spirometry
This is the second in a series of five statements that will also include: General Considerations, Standardization of the Measurements of Lung Volumes.
Standardization of the single breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung, and Interpretive Strategies for Lung Function Tests. These will appear 1 per month through November 2005.
2005PDF
ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of the measurement of lung volumes
This is the third in a series of five statements that will also include: General Considerations, Standardization of Spirometry, Standardization of the single breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung, and Interpretive Strategies for Lung Function Tests. These will appear 1 per month through November 2005.
2005PDF
Standardization of the single breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung
This is the fourth in a series of five statements that will also include: General Considerations, Standardization of Spirometry, Standardization of lung volumes, and Interpretive Strategies for Lung Function Tests. These will appear 1 per month through November 2005.
2005PDF
ATS/ERS Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Interpretative Strategies for lung function tests
This is the fifth and final in a series of five statements on pulmonary function testing.
2005PDF
ATS/ACCP Statement: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (Corrected Version)2003PDF
Guidelines for the Six-Minute Walk Test2002PDF
Guidelines for Methacholine and Exercise Challenge Testing2000PDF

Respiratory Disease: Adults

TitleYearFormat
Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses2008PDF
ATS Workshop Proceedings: Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolism in Exhaled Breath Condensate2006PDF
ATS Workshop Proceedings: Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolism in Exhaled Breath Condensate: Executive Summary2006PDF
American Thoracic Society Statement on Research Priorities in Respiratory Nursing2006PDF
ATS/ERS Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation2006PDF
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research2006PDF
Curriculum and Competency Assessment Tools for Sleep Disorders in Pulmonary Fellowship Training Programs2005PDF
Statement on Home Care for Patients with Respiratory Disorders2005PDF
ATS/ERS Recommendations for Standardized Procedures for the Online and Offline Measurement of Exhaled Lower Respiratory Nitric Oxide and Nasal Nitric Oxide2005PDF
Executive Summary: Management of the Critically Ill Patient with Severe Acute Pancreatitis2004PDF
The Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Critically Ill Patients in the United States and Canada: Principles and Recommendations2004PDF
Evidence-based Colloid Use in the Critically Ill: American Thoracic Society Consensus Statement2004PDF
Standards for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with COPD: A Summary of the ATS/ERS Position Paper2004PDF
Executive Summary on the Systematic Review and Practice Parameters for Portable Monitoring in the Investigation of Suspected Sleep Apnea in Adults2004PDF
ATS/ERS Statement: Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency2003PDF
ATS Workshop: Understanding Costs and Cost-Effectiveness in Critical Care2002PDF
ERS/ATS Statement on Interventional Pulmonology2002PDF
ATS/ERS Statement: International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias2002PDF
ATS/ERS Statement on Respiratory Muscle Testing2002PDF
ATS/ERS/ESICM/SRLF Consensus Conference: Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure2001PDF
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions2000PDF
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Treatment2000PDF
Proceedings of the ATS Workshop on Refractory Asthma2000PDF
Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in COPD1999PDF
Immunobiology of Asthma and Rhinitis1999PDF
International Consensus Conferences in Intensive Care Medicine: Ventilator-associated Lung Injury in ARDS1999PDF
Outcomes Research in Critical Care1999PDF
Statement on Sarcoidosis1999PDF
The Diagnostic Approach to Acute Venous Thromboembolism1999PDF
Round Table Conference: Acute Lung Injury1998PDF
The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS, Part 21998PDF
Future Directions for Research on Diseases of the Lung1998PDF
International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates1998PDF
Health Outcomes Research in Sleep Apnea1998PDF
Pretreatment Evaluation of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer1997PDF
Fair Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Resources1997PDF
Tissue Hypoxia Report: How to Detect, How to Correct, How to Prevent1996PDF
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery1996PDF
Progress at the Interface of Inflammation and Asthma: Report of the ALA/ATS Workshop on Future Directions in Asthma Research1995PDF
Sleep Apnea, Sleepiness, and Driving Risk1994PDF
COPD Guidelines (2004)
Training of Pulmonary Physicians in Sleep DisordersPDF

Respiratory Disease: Pediatric

TitleYearFormat
An Official ATS Workshop Report: Issues in Screening for Asthma in Children2007PDF
An Official ATS/ERS Statement: Pulmonary Function Testing in Preschool Children2007PDF
ATS Consensus Statement: Research Opportunities and Challenges in Pediatric Pulmonology2005PDF
ATS/ERS Statement: Raised Volume Forced Expirations in Infants: Guidelines for Current Practice2005PDF
Respiratory Care of the Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy2004PDF
Mechanisms and Limits of Induced Postnatal Lung Growth2004PDF
Care of the Child with Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy and Childhood2003PDF
Care of the Child with a Chronic Tracheostomy2000PDF
The Raised Volume Rapid Thoracoabdominal Compression Technique2000PDF
Cardiorespiratory Sleep Studies in Children1999PDF
Idiopathic Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: Diagnosis & Management1999PDF
Standards and Indications for Cardiopulmonary Sleep Studies in Children1996PDF
Respiratory Function in Infants: Measurement Conditions1995PDF
Respiratory Function in Infants: Symbols, Abbreviations, and Units (SI Units)1995PDF
Respiratory Mechanics in Infants: Physiologic Evaluation in Health and Disease1993PDF
Flexible Endoscopy of the Pediatric Airway1992PDF

Environmental and Occupational Health

TitleYearFormat
Diagnosis and Initial Management of Nonmalignant Diseases Related to Asbestos2004PDF
Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Asthma Risk at Work, School, and Recreation2004PDF
Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease2003PDF
Workshop on Lung Disease and the Environment: Where Do We Go from Here?2003PDF
Proceedings of the First Jack Pepys Occupational Asthma Symposium2003PDF
What Constitutes an Adverse Health Effect of Air Pollution?2000PDF
Respiratory Health Hazards in Agriculture1998PDF
Adverse Effects of Crystalline Silica Exposure1997PDF
Achieving Healthy Indoor Air1997PDF
Respiratory Protection Guidelines1996PDF
The Report on the ATS Workshop on the Health Effects of Atmospheric Acids and Their Precursors1991PDF

Other Interests

TitleYearFormat
Advances in Small-Animal Imaging Application to Lung Pathophysiology2008PDF
An Official ATS Statement: Grading the Quality of Evidence and Strength of Recommendations in ATS Guidelines and Recommendations2006PDF
Attributes of ATS Documents that Guide Clinical Practice1997PDF
A Framework for Health Care Policy in the United States1997PDF
Role of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician in the American Health Care System1995PDF
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-sustaining Therapy1991PDF

Archived ATS Documents

TitleYearFormat
Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children2001PDF
Diagnostic Standards and Classification of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children2000PDF
Finding Genetic Mechanisms in Syndromes of Sleep Disordered Breathing1999PDF
Asthma and Rhinitis1999PDF
Pulmonary Rehabilitation - 19991999PDF
Recommendations for Standardized Procedures for the Online and Offline Measurement of Exhaled Lower Respiratory Nitric Oxide and Nasal Nitric Oxide in Adults and Children - 19991999PDF
Dyspnea: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management1999PDF
Research Priorities in Respiratory Nursing1998PDF
Cigarette Smoking and Health1996PDF
Institutional Control Measures for Tuberculosis in the Era of Multiple Drug Resistance1995PDF
Future Directions for Research on Disease of the Lung; Internal Supplement1995PDF
Standardization of Spirometry1995PDF
Single Breath Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (Transfer Factor)1995PDF
Fungal Infections in HIV-Infected Persons1995PDF
Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment of Severity, Initial Antimicrobial Therapy, and Preventative Strategies: A Consensus Statement1995PDF
Standards for the Diagnosis and Care of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease1995PDF
Indications and Standards for the Use of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in Sleep Syndromes1994PDF
Guidelines for the Initial Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Assessment of Severity, and Initial Antimicrobial Therapy1993PDF
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Impairment/Disability in Patients with Asthma1993PDF
Workshop Report: Lung Transplantation1993PDF
Control of Tuberculosis in the United States1992PDF
Lung Function Testing: Selection of Reference Values and Interpretative Strategies1991PDF
Animals in Medical Research1991PDF
Health Effects of Tremolite1990PDF
Home Mechanical Ventilation of Pediatric Patients1990PDF
Environmental Controls and Lung Disease1990PDF
Clinical Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Adults with Pulmonary Disease1990PDF
Research Priorities in Respiratory Nursing1990PDF
Standards of Nursing Care for Adult Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction1989PDF
Guidelines for the Approach to the Patient with Severe Hereditary Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency1989PDF
Indications and Standards for Cardiopulmonary Sleep studies1989PDF
Guidelines for Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy1989PDF
Standards of Nursing Care for Adult Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction1989PDF
Skills of the Health Care Team Involved in Out-of-Hospital Care for Patients with COPD
In Revision.
1986PDF
The Diagnosis of Nonmalignant Diseases Related to Asbestos1986PDF
Cigarette Smoking and Health1985PDF
Health Effects of Smoking on Children1985PDF
Marijuana and the Lungs1984PDF
Screening for Adult Respiratory Disease1983PDF
Recommended Respiratory Disease Questionnaires for Use with Adults and Children in Epidemiological Research1978PDF

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