Chest Medicine
FDA Takes New Steps to Address Epidemic of Youth E-Cigarette Use
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCCommentaries: FDA: we might have to ban some e-cigarettes to stop teens from vaping – VOX (free) AND FDA Intensifies Crackdown On E-Cigarette Sales To Teenagers – NPR (free)
“The agency is eyeing a crackdown on flavored e-cigs in the face of an “epidemic” of teen use.” (from VOX)
European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCEuropean Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (free PDF in several languages) (via @ECDC_TB and @Onisillos)
Review: Perioperative Lung Protective Ventilation
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCPerioperative lung protective ventilation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism: Anticoagulation or Observation?
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:07h | UTCSubsegmental pulmonary embolism: anticoagulation or observation? – PulmCCM (free)
Guideline: Clinical Imaging for Hemoptysis
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:48h | UTC2018 Korean Clinical Imaging Guideline for Hemoptysis – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Perspective: Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’?
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCDid Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“…will it be possible to get people who are addicted to cigarettes to switch to e-cigarettes, which are less harmful, without enticing a new generation or non-smokers to try them?” (via @CaulfieldTim see Tweet)
Review: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): An Overview – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free)
Review: Why, When and How to Investigate Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Adult Patients with Bronchiectasis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:07h | UTC
Review: When and How Ruling out Cystic Fibrosis in Adult Patients with Bronchiectasis
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC
Review: The Broad Spectrum of Lung Diseases in Primary Antibody Deficiencies
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCThe broad spectrum of lung diseases in primary antibody deficiencies – European Respiratory Review (free)
Guideline: Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions – European Respiratory Journal (free)
Clinical Decisions: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:39h | UTC
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for Prolonged Wet Cough in Children
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCAntibiotics for prolonged wet cough in children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and plain language summary – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Antibiotics for pediatric chronic wet cough: Cochrane review – Univadis (free registration required)
NICE Draft Guidance: Antibiotics Should Not Be Issued as First Line of Treatment for a Cough
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCCommentaries: Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told – The Guardian (free) AND Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say – BBC (free)
Related: Honey for acute cough in children – Cochrane Library (free systematic review and commentary)
Study: Asthma and COPD Overlap in Women
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:42h | UTCAsthma and COPD Overlap in Women: Incidence and Risk Factors – Annals of the American Thoracic Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced – Annals of Thoracic Society (free) AND Four in 10 women with asthma may develop COPD – Reuters (free) AND Four in 10 women with asthma may develop COPD – OnMedica (free)
Report: E-Cigarettes
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCReport: E-Cigarettes – House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (free PDF)
Commentaries: Stop treating e-cigs like conventional cigarettes, MPs tell NHS – OnMedica (free) AND E-cigarettes can be key weapon against smoking, say MPs – BBC (free)
See also: related guidelines, reports and commentaries on e-cigarettes (all free)
Study: Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:35h | UTCAssociation Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users – University of California – San Francisco, via ScienceDaily (free)
“New analysis shows five-fold risk for people who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes daily” (from ScienceDaily)
Study: Trends in Use of Daily Chest Radiographs Among Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCCommentaries: Daily Chest X-Rays Still Overused in Mechanically Ventilated Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Routine daily CXRs for ventilated patients: de-adoption is lagging – Univadis (free registration required) AND Chest x-rays overused on ventilation patients despite ACR guideline – HealthImaging (free)
Study: Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCEvaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Failing Grade for Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening (free audio)
Commentaries: Doctors may not explain pros, cons of lung cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND Shared Decision-Making Flops for Lung Ca Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Use of Oximetry to Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:11h | UTCUse of Oximetry to Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep-Disordered Breathing – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Oximetry Results Help Determine Need for Adenotonsillectomy – Medscape (free registration required)
The Top 10 Pulmonary Pearls for Primary Care Physicians
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:49h | UTCThe Top 10 Pulmonary Pearls for Primary Care Physicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free for a limited period)
Summary: ASCO Guideline for the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:34h | UTC
Cohort Study: Are Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Helping Cigarette Smokers Quit?
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCCommentaries: More Than 90 Percent Of Smokers Using E-cigarettes Still Smoking A Year Later – Georgia State University (free) AND Study casts doubt on effectiveness of e-cigs for smoking cessation – National Institutes of Health (free) AND Vaping May Not Help Smokers Kick the Habit – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus: Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC