Chest Medicine (all articles)
Review – Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Thymus
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCNeuroendocrine tumors of the thymus – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)
Review: Lung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:22h | UTCLung Manifestations in the Rheumatic Diseases – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Tuberculosis eradication: renewed commitment and global investment required (free)
Systematic Review: Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:52h | UTCAdvance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review of preferences and practices – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions – Reuters (free)
Related guideline: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement: Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses (free)
Pulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCPulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics? – emDocs (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)
Review – Managing Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCManaging Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new? – F1000 Research (free)
Book: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:20h | UTCCardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders (free)
Summary: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)
Previous volumes: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases (all free)
Research: Conventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:15h | UTCConventional Polysomnography Is Not Necessary for the Management of Most Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Noninferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Conventional Polysomnography vs. Home Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Journal Watch (free) AND Home Sleep Testing OK for Evaluating Suspected Sleep Apnea – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery
3 Dec, 2017 | 19:55h | UTC
Review: Computed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:08h | UTCComputed tomography in children with community-acquired pneumonia – Pediatric Radiology (free)
Guideline – Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCGuideline: Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
News release: New ways to diagnose and manage asthma can improve care, says NICE (free)
Commentaries: NICE changes guidelines on asthma – PharmaTimes (free) AND NICE releases the latest asthma management standards – News Medical (free)
Review: Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:55h | UTC
Review: E-cigarettes in patients with COPD
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:45h | UTC
Review: Pediatric inhalation injury
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:42h | UTCPediatric inhalation injury – Burns & Trauma (free)
Review: Acute Exacerbation in Interstitial Lung Disease
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:41h | UTCAcute Exacerbation in Interstitial Lung Disease – Frontiers in Medicine (free)
Review: Indications and practical approach to non-invasive ventilation in acute heart failure
29 Nov, 2017 | 16:47h | UTC
Research: Predictors of pneumonia in lower respiratory tract infections
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:26h | UTCCommentaries: Four clinical signs can improve GP pneumonia diagnosis, finds study – Pulse (free) AND Four simple tests could help GPs spot pneumonia and reduce unnecessary antibiotics – European Lung Fundation, via EurekAlert (free)
Meta-analysis: High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:20h | UTC
Review: Current and new challenges in occupational lung diseases
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:35h | UTCCurrent and new challenges in occupational lung diseases – European Respiratory Review (free)
Review: Practical Considerations for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Older Adults
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:33h | UTC
Research: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:56h | UTC“We develop an algorithm that can detect pneumonia from chest X-rays at a level exceeding practicing radiologists”
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, 15 November 2017: A round up of Cochrane evidence
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:55h | UTCWorld Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, 15 November 2017: A round up of Cochrane evidence – Evidently Cochrane (free)
White Smoke From the Vatican? Not From Cigarettes
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:06h | UTCWhite Smoke From the Vatican? Not From Cigarettes – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: No more Holy Smokes – Vatican bans sale of cigarettes – Reuters (free) AND Holy smoke: Vatican bans duty-free cigarette sales – BBC (free)
“WHO welcomes the Vatican’s decision to ban the sale of cigarettes as of next year. Tobacco kills more than 7 million people every year” (RT @WHO see Tweet)
Guideline: lung cancer management
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:17h | UTCSaudi lung cancer management guidelines 2017 – Annals of Thoracic Medicine (free)