Chest Medicine (all articles)
Review: Point of Care Ultrasound
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:57h | UTCPoint of Care Ultrasound: An Overview – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related reviews: Ultrasonography in the emergency department – Critical Care (free) AND Clinically integrated multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for undifferentiated respiratory difficulty, chest pain, or shock: a critical analytic review – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND Common pitfalls in point-of-care ultrasound: a practical guide for emergency and critical care physicians – Critical Ultrasound Journal (free) AND Point-of-Care Ultrasonography by Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians – Pediatrics (free)
Joint statement for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:56h | UTC
Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:39h | UTCSee also other recent CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold – CHEST Expert Panel Report (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free)
WHO Global tuberculosis report 2017
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCGlobal tuberculosis report 2017 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News release: WHO report signals urgent need for greater political commitment to end tuberculosis (free)
Commentaries: Tuberculosis world’s top infectious killer; UN health agency calls for political action to stop spread – UN News Center (free) AND Pandemic alert: Tuberculosis is world’s No. 1 infectious killer – CNBC (free) Despite progress, WHO paints ‘grim’ picture of global TB – CIDRAP (free)
Research: Electronic cigarette use and smoking initiation among youth
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCCommentary: E-cigarette use by high school students linked to cigarette smoking – ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Cystic fibrosis
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:23h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cystic fibrosis: diagnosis and management (free)
News release: People with cystic fibrosis could be monitored through phone or video messaging, says NICE (free)
Review: Acute Management of Pulmonary Embolism
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCAcute Management of Pulmonary Embolism – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Screening for Lung Cancer
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:32h | UTCNews release: American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017 (free)
Review: The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:21h | UTCRelated JAMA Video: Finding Fluid With Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (free)
Systematic review: Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCAerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation: a systematic review – Critical Care (free)
Research: Prognostic Effect and Longitudinal Hemodynamic Assessment of Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension
29 Oct, 2017 | 01:08h | UTCCommentary: Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension Tied to Mortality Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guidelines for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
29 Oct, 2017 | 00:48h | UTC
Review: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
See also: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Original article: Thrombophilia Testing and Venous Thrombosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Report: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:43h | UTCLiterature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society (free PDF)
News release: New report identifies the most cost effective NHS activities and programmes to improve lung health – British Thoracic Society (free)
Source: Most cost effective treatments for lung disease identified – The BMJ News ($)
“The most cost effective treatments are: patient education and self management for asthma; stop smoking support for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); vaccination programmes for pneumonia; and awareness campaigns for lung cancer” (from The BMJ).
Report: The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCThe Lancet Commission on pollution and health (Report, Executive Summary, Video, Audio and Comments – free registration required)
Commentaries: Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined – NPR (free) AND Pollution linked to one in six deaths – BBC (free)
Meta-analysis: High-flow oxygen via nasal cannulae in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:20h | UTC“In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure HFNC was not associated with a difference in mortality compared to Noninvasive ventilation or standard oxygen”
Research: Comparative safety of direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin in venous thromboembolism
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:30h | UTCCommentary: New Anticoagulants Not Linked To Excess Bleeding Rates – Cardiobrief (free)
Report: Roadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:05h | UTCRoadmap for zoonotic tuberculosis – Worl Health Organization (free)
WHO News release: TB partners launch first roadmap to jointly stop the transmission of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis (free)
Systematic review: Testing blood procalcitonin levels to decide when to start and stop antibiotics in adults with acute respiratory tract infections
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:00h | UTCOriginal Article: Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“the use of procalcitonin to guide initiation and duration of antibiotic treatment results in lower risks of mortality, lower antibiotic consumption, and lower risk for antibiotic-related side effects”.
Guideline: Clinical Use of a Home Sleep Apnea Test
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:26h | UTCClinical Use of a Home Sleep Apnea Test: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement (free)
News release: AASM releases position statement on home sleep apnea testing (free)
Commentaries: AASM: Position Statement on Home Sleep Apnea Testing – MPR (free) AND Sleep Medicine Academy Releases Statements on Home Apnea Testing – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Why and how to step down chronic asthma drugs
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:25h | UTCState of The Art Review: Why and how to step down chronic asthma drugs – The BMJ (free)
Review: Recent Updates of the Diagnosis and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with a Hip Fracture
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:58h | UTC
Review: Angiogenesis Inhibitors in NSCLC
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:42h | UTCAngiogenesis Inhibitors in NSCLC – International Journal of Molecular Sciences (free)
Review: Pharmacotherapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:40h | UTC
Review – Pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis: different phenotypes
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:39h | UTCPulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis: different phenotypes – European Respiratory Review (free)