Bedside Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing COVID-19 Pneumonia in the ED
A Danish study compared the accuracy of 3 common lung ultrasound protocols for diagnosing COVID-19 pneumonia in the emergency department.
Diagnostic Testing
Certain Patient Characteristics May Be Linked to Spirometry Test Failure
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
What can be learned from temporal CT patterns of adenovirus pneumonia in immunocompromised patients?
An Evaluation of Direct-to-Consumer Pulse Oximetry Devices
How reliable are the 10 most popular consumer pulse oximeters used for home monitoring?
Accuracy of Self-Collected Saliva and Anterior Nasal Swab Samples Used to Test for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Researchers compared the results of self-collected saliva and anterior nasal swab samples vs nasopharyngeal swab samples collected by healthcare workers used to test for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Diagnosing Usual Interstitial Pneumonia via Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography
A study compared the diagnostic accuracy of endobronchial OCT in interstitial lung disease to the clinical judgment of blinded, independent pathologists and pulmonologists.
Rapid PCR Bests Traditional Culture in Correlation of Clinical Variables in Pneumonia
Researchers assessed the performance of a pneumonia panel in relation to clinical measures and outcome variables.
Race Contributes to Differences in Nitric Oxide Diffusing Capacity in PFTs
Using DLNO reference equations designed for a White population could falsely diagnose lung disease in Black individuals, study results suggest.
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pulmonary Manifestations in Sjögren Syndrome
Because up to 65% of patients with asymptomatic Sjögren’s syndrome will have abnormal pulmonary imaging, pulmonologists can play a significant role in the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome.
Reduced-Dose CT Comparable to Standard CT for Detecting Lung Nodules in Younger Patients
Researchers sought to determine the effectiveness of reduced-dose CT for detection and monitoring of lung nodules in pediatric and young adult patients.
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