Chest Medicine
Meta-Analysis: Corticosteroids Increase Mortality in Patients with Influenza Pneumonia
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:51h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Lung Cancer
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCLung cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Quality standard: Lung cancer in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Meta-Analysis: Adenosine Deaminase for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
28 Mar, 2019 | 07:21h | UTC
Pregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
27 Mar, 2019 | 06:14h | UTCPregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: YEARS algorithm adaptation for pregnant women helped avoid CT scans for suspected PE – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Pregnancy-adapted algorithm avoids diagnostic imaging for PE – MedicalXpress (free) AND PE in Pregnancy & YEARS Protocol – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free)
Study: Development and Validation of an AI Detection Algorithm for Major Thoracic Diseases on Chest Radiographs
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:19h | UTCRelated: Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
When #deeplearning #AI exceeds subspecialty radiologist performance for chest X-ray interpretation (and at multiple institutions) https://t.co/oljhBUCZP8@JAMANetworkOpen pic.twitter.com/65sKUDAtBz
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 22, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography vs. Chest Radiography in Adults with Symptoms Suggestive of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
20 Mar, 2019 | 02:53h | UTC“The findings suggest that Lung Ultrasonography is more sensitive than Chest Radiography in detecting pulmonary edema in ADHF”.
Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
17 Mar, 2019 | 18:56h | UTCAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Nature Reviews Disease Primer (free PDF)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our article today "Acute respiratory distress syndrome" in Nature Reviews Disease Primer.
To access, click https://t.co/HWS7zqu0EAA privilege to work with M Matthay, R Zemans, G Zimmerman, J Beitler, A Mercat, M Herridge, A Randolph and C Calfee@kaimrc_ksa @KSAU_HS @NGHAnews pic.twitter.com/DMsKh0DbbC
— Yaseen Arabi (@YaseenarabiYa) March 14, 2019
Pro/Con Debate: Should Asymptomatic Patients with Moderate-to-severe OSA be Treated?
14 Mar, 2019 | 00:43h | UTCPro: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Con: should asymptomatic patients with moderate-to-severe OSA be treated? – Breathe (free)
Related: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy (free reviews) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea (link to abstract and commentaries)
Meta-Analysis: Signs and Symptoms That Rule out Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Outpatient Adults
12 Mar, 2019 | 02:49h | UTCAdults with an acute respiratory infection who have normal vital signs (temperature < 37,8 / respiratory rate < 20 / heart rate < 100) and a normal pulmonary examination are very unlikely to have CAP.
Overdiagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Definition, Causes and Implications
11 Mar, 2019 | 03:47h | UTCOverdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism: definition, causes and implications – Breathe (free)
Related: Time Trends in Pulmonary Embolism in the United States: Evidence of Overdiagnosis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Study: E-Cigarettes Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks, Coronary Artery Disease and Depression
11 Mar, 2019 | 03:37h | UTCCommentaries: E-cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression – American College of Cardiology (free) AND E-cigarettes raise risk of heart attacks, strokes, depression, study says – UPI (free) AND e-Cigarettes Boost Heart Attack Risk, Emotional Stress, Findings Show – AJMC (free)
Systematic Review: Outpatient vs. Inpatient Treatment for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
8 Mar, 2019 | 04:52h | UTCOutpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism – Cochrane Library (free)
Related: British Thoracic Society Guideline for the initial outpatient management of pulmonary embolism (free)
Systematic Review: Once Daily Long-acting Beta2-agonists + Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists in a Combined Inhaler vs. Placebo for COPD
8 Mar, 2019 | 03:20h | UTCOnce daily long‐acting beta2‐agonists and long‐acting muscarinic antagonists in a combined inhaler versus placebo for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Once daily long-acting beta2-agonists and long-acting muscarinic antagonists in a combined inhaler versus placebo for COPD – Cochrane Library (free)
Study: β-blockers Safe after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with COPD
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:58h | UTCRelated: Observational Study: β-Blocker Therapy Reduces the Risk for COPD Hospitalization (free study and reviews on the subject) AND β‐Blocker Use and Mortality in COPD Patients After Myocardial Infarction: A Swedish Nationwide Observational Study (free – a similar study from Sweden)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
JAMA Review: Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of COPD
7 Mar, 2019 | 02:32h | UTCDiagnosis and Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: COPD: All You Need to Know in 20 Minutes – JAMA (free)
Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases: Knowns and Unknowns
5 Mar, 2019 | 02:58h | UTCFibrosing interstitial lung diseases: knowns and unknowns – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related: Position Statement: Comprehensive Management of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases (free guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Study: Machine Learning Model for the Histologic Classification of Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma
5 Mar, 2019 | 02:49h | UTCCommentary: A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (free)
Challenges in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Point-of-view Review
1 Mar, 2019 | 07:14h | UTCChallenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Perspective: Understanding Lung Cancer Screening
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:54h | UTCUnderstanding Lung Cancer Screening – BMJ EBM Spotlight (free)
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma – 2019 Update: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults and Children
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:17h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2018 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention – Global Initiative for Asthma (free) AND Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND British guideline on the management of asthma – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free) AND Chronic Asthma – Toward Optimized Practice (free PDF) AND Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free) AND Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)
Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Concise Review of Diagnosis and Management
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:59h | UTCAcute pulmonary embolism: a concise review of diagnosis and management – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism (free) AND ACEP Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolism (free) AND Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Best Practice Advice From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (free) AND 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (free)
Guideline: Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure
17 Feb, 2019 | 21:40h | UTCNews Release: AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of PAP therapy for sleep apnea (free)
Related Podcast: Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls (free)
Review: Managing Malignant Pleural Effusion
17 Feb, 2019 | 20:00h | UTCManaging malignant pleural effusion – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free) AND ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Acute Respiratory Infections
17 Feb, 2019 | 19:46h | UTC
Systematic Review: Management of Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Community-Acquired Pneumonia
17 Feb, 2019 | 19:40h | UTC