Diagnostics

Diagnostic Strategy Can Rule Out PE in Pregnant Women

The diagnostic strategy includes clinical probability assessment, D-dimer, lower-limb compression ultrasound, and CT pulmonary angiography.

Diagnostic Yields of Bronchoscopy Techniques in Pulmonary Lesions

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Bronchoscopy and radial endobronchial ultrasound, with or without a thin scope, produced a poor diagnostic yield for clinicians when diagnosing pulmonary lesions.

CT Bronchus Sign Improves Chance of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion Diagnosis

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Peripheral pulmonary lesions were >3 times more likely to be diagnosed with computed tomography bronchus sign than peripheral pulmonary lesions without CT bronchus sign.

Value of Active Strategy for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism in AECOPD

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Brandon May

The SLICE trial assesses whether an active strategy for diagnosing pulmonary embolism improves outcomes in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbations.

Bedside Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing COVID-19 Pneumonia in the ED

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Sheila Jacobs

A Danish study compared the accuracy of 3 common lung ultrasound protocols for diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in the emergency department.

Certain Patient Characteristics May Be Linked to Spirometry Test Failure

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Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

In field-based studies, coaching those who administer spirometry tests may help reduce test failure rates among certain populations.

Adenovirus Pneumonia CT Patterns in Adults Who Are Immunocompromised

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Bryant Moeller

What can be learned from temporal CT patterns of adenovirus pneumonia in immunocompromised patients?

An Evaluation of Direct-to-Consumer Pulse Oximetry Devices

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Bryant Moeller

How reliable are the 10 most popular consumer pulse oximeters used for home monitoring?