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Sleep Data Establishes Normative Polysomnographic Values in Healthy Adults
Patients With Pulmonary Embolism and PFO Have Higher Rate of Recent Stroke
Determining the Appropriate Use of Trackable Pills and Other Nanodrugs
Broader Medicaid Eligibility May Be a Tool for Reducing Substance Use Disorder-Related Deaths
Efficacy Evaluation for Initial Maintenance Therapy in Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Influence of Medical Malpractice on Shared Decision-Making Simulations
Prospective Surveillance of Enterovirus D68 Improves Epidemiologic Knowledge
Identifying Nosocomial Influenza A: Whole-Genome vs Hemagglutinin/Neuraminidase Sequencing
Afib Diagnosed During Critical Care Linked to Higher Long-Term Stroke Risk
Exposure to 1,3-dichloropropene Increased the Risk of Visiting an ED for Asthma in California
Early BMI Increase Impairs Final Height in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Novel Pediatric-Automated Respiratory Score Feasible in Children With Asthma
Subspecialty Consultative Care Varies for Patients Enrolled in Medicare
FDA Approves Device to Make More Lungs Available for Transplant
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Why Does Asthma Prevail? A Clinician’s Opinion on Nonadherence
Tregony Simoneau, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist, shares her experiences with nonadherence in treating asthma. -
Resisting Antibiotic Overprescription in Pneumonia: An Expert Roundtable
A shift toward personalized medicine in pneumonia management would involve refining the diagnostic categories to include viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, and noninfectious respiratory disease. -
Consequences of Bacterial and Viral Coinfections in Pneumonia
Diagnosing coinfection in pneumonia can be challenging because of timing of the sample collection and false-negative results when the viruses replicate in the lower respiratory tract. -
Malignant Pleural Effusion
What every physician needs to know: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem that results in disabling breathlessness for patients with advanced malignancy. It represents disseminated disease and confers a poor prognosis. Patients often require multiple invasive procedures in order to gain a diagnosis and manage their symptomatic pleural effusions, which impacts their… -
PH Screening Adaptions for Certain Subtypes of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Because standardized approaches for echocardiographic screening are impractical for certain subgroups of people with congenital heart disease, experts offered screening adaptations for pulmonary hypertension.
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Mitigating Antibiotic Resistance in Respiratory Infections: An Expert Roundtable
Receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy in a timely manner is important, but clinicians must also consider potential antibiotic resistance in the hospital and surrounding community.
Severe Asthma: Harnessing Biomarkers to Power Treatment Effectiveness
Researchers discuss how phenotypes, endotypes, and biomarkers can be used in clinical practice to predict and assess treatment effectiveness in severe asthma.
The Fine Art of Administering a Tuberculin Skin Test
When administered correctly, the Mantoux test can be an invaluable tool for the detection of tuberculosis.
