Predicting Treatment Failure in Community Acquired Pneumonia
Find out more about a group of clinical and biological factors used to predict -- and perhaps prevent -- community acquired pneumonia failure.......[Read More]
Willingness to Work During an Influenza Pandemic
What proportion of healthcare workers are willing to work during an influenza pandemic?......[Read More]
Tiotropium Respimat in Children With Symptomatic Asthma
For children with symptomatic asthma now there's an add-on to medium-dose inhaled corticosteroids, with or without a leukotriene modifier.......[Read More]
Advances in the Management of Severe Asthma
Severe asthma is difficult to manage for a wide variety of reasons. Get the latest information on how to address a multitude of problems in this thorough review.......[Read More]
Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy of Sepsis and Septic Shock
Explore the pathophysiology of sepsis in an attempt to produce a better understanding of antimicrobial therapy response in septic shock.......[Read More]
Hepatic Hydrothorax
Because of the mechanical constraints of the thoracic cavity, this complication of portal hypertension can be challenging to treat.......[Read More]
Mortality Attributable to Influenza and RSV in the U.S.
This study estimates RSV and influenza-attributable mortality in the USA by influenza type and subtype.......[Read More]
New Antibiotics in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Explore the pharmacodynamics, clinical usefulness, and bacterial resistance issues associated with new treatments for respiratory tract infections.......[Read More]
Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease and Hematological Diseases
This review discusses the many causes of lung injury/toxicity that may afflict patients with hematological malignancies or transplant recipients, and presents diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.......[Read More]
Increasing Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers
Which strategies are most effective for increasing influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals?......[Read More]
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines
Community acquired pneumonia guidelines from different regions may interpret the same evidence base differently, and guidelines differ from one country to another. Find out why.......[Read More]
T Lymphocyte Insensitivity to Corticosteroids in COPD
Do lymphocytes play a role in corticosteroid insensitivity?......[Read More]
Tiotropium Alone vs Combination Therapy on COPD Outcomes
COPD exacerbations are associated with significant risk and incur substantial economic and clinical burdens. Which regimen reduces costs and improves outcomes?......[Read More]
The Association Between Acetaminophen and Asthma
Is acetaminophen a real asthma promoter or an innocent bystander?......[Read More]
Nitric Oxide and Clinical Phenotypes of Childhood Asthma
What's the real relationship between exhaled nitric oxide and asthma severity?......[Read More]
Preoperative Evaluation of the Lung Cancer Resection Candidate
Surgical resection offers the greatest chance for cure in patients with localized lung cancer, yet only 20-30% are found to be candidates after preoperative evaluation.......[Read More]
Network Medicine Analysis of COPD Multimorbidities
Find out what conditions are linked to the COPD diseasome.......[Read More]
Antibody Conversion and Polyangiitis in Pulmonary Fibrosis
How many patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis develop microscopic polyangiitis?......[Read More]
Endothelial Cells and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
This article reviews pathogenetic concepts of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, and explains the term "complex vascular lesion......[Read More]
Role and Development of Th1/Th2 Immune Responses in the Lungs
The type of host response mounted during a pulmonary infection is determined by multiple factors, including the host innate response, host genetics, and microbial virulence factors.......[Read More]