Features

Lung Infection

SCCM Former Chancellor of Board of Regents on Sharing Ventilators During COVID-19 Pandemic

A joint statement issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and several other medical societies has advised against the use of 1 ventilator for multiple patients.

COPD

Assessing Exercise Techniques in Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs represent a key component in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Asthma Advisor Channel

Shared Decision Making for Better Asthma Control

Shared decision making has been linked to improvements in asthma control, lung function, treatment adherence, and quality of life.

Lung Infection

Expert Advice on Coronavirus Risk in Immunocompromised Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Doug Roberts, MD, discusses the effect that the novel coronavirus could have in patients who are immunocompromised with rheumatic diseases.

Lung Infection

Combating COVID-19: Best Practices That Clinicians Need to Know

How should clinicians combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their practice settings?

Lung Infection

10 Myths About COVID-19

As infections with SARS-CoV-2 continue to increase, there has been a concurrent increase in news and data, both accurate and inaccurate.

Asthma Advisor Channel

Using Phenotypes and Endotypes of Asthma in Treatment Paradigms

Five phenotypic asthma clusters were identified by the Severe Asthma Research Program that differentiated phenotypes by age of onset, allergen sensitization, lung function, medications, healthcare utilization, and comorbidities.

Asthma

Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction With or Without Asthma: A Unique Challenge

Patients with asthma who underwent exercise training have shown improvements in symptoms, pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and quality of life.

Lung Infection

First Case of COVID-19 in NYC, First Death Reported in Washington State

The first case of COVID-19 as a result of infection with SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed in New York City; the first death related to the infection has also been reported.

Smoking

Expert Interview With CEO of IntelliQuit Mobile App, Matthew Bars

The IntelliQuit mobile app is able to quantify the consumption of nicotine and nicotine metabolites, which allows a clinician to titrate a patient’s nicotine replacement therapy.