Chest Medicine
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)
Review: Surgical Management of Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCSurgical Management of Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Frontiers in Oncology (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:06h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA (free)
Original Guideline: GOLD 2017 Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD (free PDF)
Related Guidelines: Final Recommendation Statement: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society (free)
Review: What We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission
6 Nov, 2017 | 14:33h | UTCWhat We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission: An Overview – The Journal of Infectious Diseases (free) (RT @greg_folkers see Tweet)
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)