Chest Medicine (all articles)
Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images
6 May, 2017 | 20:34h | UTCSource: Management of Pulmonary Nodules Found Incidentally on Computed Tomography Scans – Journal Watch (free)
Incidental pulmonary nodules discovered outside the context of screening or cancer follow-up are increasingly common in clinical practice. The purpose of these updated recommendations is to reduce the number of unnecessary follow-up examinations while providing practical guidance on follow-up intervals for selected larger nodules.
World Asthma Day (May 2, 2017)
3 May, 2017 | 17:33h | UTCWorld Asthma Day (May 2, 2017): Asthma Updated Fact Sheet – World Health Organization (free)
Related: Cochrane Evidence resources related to World Asthma Day (free summaries)
CPAP Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know
2 May, 2017 | 17:17h | UTCReview: CPAP Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What a Cardiologist Needs to Know – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology(free)
Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure
2 May, 2017 | 17:18h | UTCExpert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
2 May, 2017 | 17:16h | UTCReview: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care
1 May, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCGuidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (2017 update) – World Health Organization (free) (RT @paimadhusee Tweet)
Adjuvant Systemic Therapy and Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Stage I to IIIA Completely Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancers
1 May, 2017 | 16:48h | UTC
Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use
28 Apr, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCSystematic review: Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use – Cochrane Library (link to summary – $ for full-text)
News release: Standardised tobacco packaging: will banning branding cut down smoking? (free)
See also: Standardised cigarette packaging is on its way, but will it reduce smoking? – The Guardian (free)
New evidence finds standardized cigarette packaging may reduce the number of people who smoke.
The efficacy of bedside chest ultrasound
24 Apr, 2017 | 15:23h | UTCReview: The efficacy of bedside chest ultrasound: from accuracy to outcomes – European Respiratory Review (free)
Maternal asthma: Management strategies
19 Apr, 2017 | 14:16h | UTCMaternal asthma: Management strategies – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – NCCN Guideline
18 Apr, 2017 | 14:07h | UTCNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer – NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (free)
Short term use of oral corticosteroids and related harms
13 Apr, 2017 | 16:07h | UTCCorticosteroids, even if used for short periods of time, seems to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this retrospective cohort with 1.5 million adults, the incidence of acute adverse events (sepsis, venous thromboembolism, fracture) increased by twofold to fivefold above background rates.
Global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution
12 Apr, 2017 | 15:57h | UTCRelated commentary: Tallying the bills of mortality from air pollution (free)
4.2 million deaths globally were attributable to fine particles and another 254 000 to surface ozone in 2015. The article also has details on country-specific deaths and disability-adjusted life-years from 1990 through 2015.
Respiratory effect of beta-blockers in people with asthma and cardiovascular disease
11 Apr, 2017 | 15:48h | UTCRespiratory effect of beta-blockers in people with asthma and cardiovascular disease: population-based nested case control study – BMC Medicine (free) (RT @atscommunity)
Cardioselective beta-blockers, mostly atenolol and bisoprolol in this cohort, were not associated with increased risk of moderate or severe asthma exacerbations. In contrast, non-selective beta-blockers, mostly sotalol and carvedilol in this cohort, were associated with increased risk.
Antipsychotics May Boost Respiratory Failure Risk in COPD – MedPage Today
7 Apr, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCAssociation Between Antipsychotic Agents and Risk of Acute Respiratory Failure in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA Psychiatry (Link to abstract – $ required for full-text) (RT @atscommunity)
See also: Antipsychotics Tied to Respiratory Failure in At-Risk Patients – Medscape (free registration required) AND Antipsychotics May Boost Respiratory Failure Risk in COPD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Smoking causes one in ten deaths globally, major new study reveals
7 Apr, 2017 | 15:52h | UTCRelated commentary: Death, disease, and tobacco (free)
Explore data visualizations by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (free)
See also: Smoking causes one in ten deaths globally, major new study reveals – The Guardian (free)
See also: Other articles from The Global Burden of Diseases Study (free)
Inhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome
6 Apr, 2017 | 15:10h | UTCInhaled Corticosteroids May Raise Women’s Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome – NewsWise (free)
See also: Inhaled Corticosteroid Use May Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk – MPR (free)
This study was presented at #ENDO2017 and hasn’t been published yet.
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics
4 Apr, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCACR Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics, Covers More Clinical Variants Than Ever Before (free)
Browse Appropriateness Criteria Topics (free)
Source: Newswise
This comprehensive guide from American College of Radiology (ACR) covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications and has just been updated. It is a very useful resource for doctors in all specialties to guide which exam is most appropriate in each clinical situation.
Eosinophilia in Primary Care
4 Apr, 2017 | 19:30h | UTCEosinophilia – Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice (free)
Anti-leukotriene agents in persistent asthma
3 Apr, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCAddition of anti-leukotriene agents to inhaled corticosteroids for adults and adolescents with persistent asthma – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (link to summary – $ required for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
In patients with asthma not controlled with daily low-dose inhaled corticosteroids, adding anti-leukotriene agents reduced by half the number of patients with asthma exacerbations requiring an oral corticosteroid and improved lung function and asthma control.
HERDOO2 rule to guide treatment duration for women with unprovoked venous thrombosis
29 Mar, 2017 | 17:07h | UTCSource: Richard Lehman’s weekly review
HERDOO2 rule stands for Hyperpigmentation, Edema, or Redness in either leg; D-dimer level ≥250 μg/L; Obesity with body mass index ≥30; or Older age, ≥65 years. The authors concluded that women with a first unprovoked VTE event and none or one of the HERDOO2 criteria have a low risk (3.0% per patient year) of recurrent VTE and can safely discontinue anticoagulants after completing short term treatment.
Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCReview: Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)
#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017
24 Mar, 2017 | 17:19h | UTC
#WorldTBDay, 24 March 2017 – Highlights from Today’s Campaigns and Resources
1 – #WorldTBDay – World Health Organization Campaign (free)
See also: WHO’s work on TB (free)
News Release: WHO issues ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients (free)
3 – #WorldTBDay – The End TB Strategy – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Implementing the end TB strategy: the essentials (free)
4 – #WorldTBDay – Global tuberculosis report 2016 – World Health Organization (free)
News release: WHO report warns global actions and investments to end tuberculosis epidemic are falling far short (free)
5 #WorldTBDay – WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis (2016 update) – World Health Organization (free)
See also: WHO resources on drug-resistant tuberculosis (free)
6 – #WorldTBDay – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Campaign (free)
7 – #WorldTBDay – The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)
See also: Decades of TB progress threatened by drug-resistant bacteria, warn experts – The Guardian (free)
“Rise of multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis could derail global efforts to eradicate the disease, according to a new report”
8 – #WorldTBDay – Open Access Special collection from Elsevier Journals (free)
Adoption of tobacco control policies and reduction in smoking prevalence
23 Mar, 2017 | 17:03h | UTCRelated Commentary: Understanding the association between the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, adoption of tobacco control policies, and reduction in smoking prevalence (free)
“The authors deserve ample credit for reinforcing, with solid empirical evidence, the core message in the FCTC: tobacco control policy matters”
Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients
23 Mar, 2017 | 17:05h | UTCReview: Mechanical ventilation in obese ICU patients: from intubation to extubation – Critical Care (free)