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Efficacy of Anticholinergic Drugs in Asthma

Efficacy of Anticholinergic Drugs in Asthma

Should anticholinergic drugs play more of a leading role in chronic asthma management?......[Read More]
Implementing the 2013 PAD Guidelines

Implementing the 2013 PAD Guidelines

The trifecta of pain, agitation/sedation, and delirium make clinicians take a safe bet on balanced symptom management. Find out how it's done.......[Read More]
Umeclidinium/Vilanterol and Umeclidinium in COPD

Umeclidinium/Vilanterol and Umeclidinium in COPD

Are these agents safe and effective for long-term use in COPD?......[Read More]
Acute Bronchodilator Responsiveness in COPD: the UPLIFT Trial

Acute Bronchodilator Responsiveness in COPD: the UPLIFT Trial

Can acute bronchodilator responsiveness predict long-term outcomes in COPD?......[Read More]
Preventive Behaviors After the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Preventive Behaviors After the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Are minority groups more or less likely to adopt influenza prevention behaviors?......[Read More]
Lung Transplantation for Obstructive Lung Diseases

Lung Transplantation for Obstructive Lung Diseases

Find out about issues that arise when lung transplantation is utilized for treatment of both common and uncommon obstructive lung disorders.......[Read More]
Post-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy BOOP

Post-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy BOOP

Get the scoop on BOOP in breast cancer survivors.......[Read More]
Treatment of Acute Lung Injury

Treatment of Acute Lung Injury

Find out more about previous, current, and emerging pharmacological therapies for acute lung injury.......[Read More]
New Therapeutic Targets in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

New Therapeutic Targets in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Current therapeutic strategies are mainly designed to induce relaxation of the pulmonary arteries, not to improve vascular remodeling that characterizes PAH. Will newer agents remodel the vasculature?......[Read More]
Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

What do you really know about the diagnostic process with clinically suspected recurrent PE -- in different patient populations?......[Read More]
The Association Between Acetaminophen and Asthma

The Association Between Acetaminophen and Asthma

Is acetaminophen a real asthma promoter or an innocent bystander?......[Read More]
Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

What do you really know about the diagnostic process with clinically suspected recurrent PE -- in different patient populations?......[Read More]
Alterations of Hippocampus and Cognitive Impairment in COPD

Alterations of Hippocampus and Cognitive Impairment in COPD

Find out more about the structural alteration of the brain in COPD as well as what's known about the underlying mechanisms.......[Read More]
Inhaled Treprostinil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Inhaled Treprostinil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

For pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment, learn more about the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy and safety of inhaled treprostinil.......[Read More]
Implementing the 2013 PAD Guidelines

Implementing the 2013 PAD Guidelines

The trifecta of pain, agitation/sedation, and delirium make clinicians take a safe bet on balanced symptom management. Find out how it's done.......[Read More]
Respiratory Viruses in Outpatients During Influenza Season

Respiratory Viruses in Outpatients During Influenza Season

This study inspects the etiology of acute respiratory tract infections in outpatients during the influenza season.......[Read More]
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Find out how mindfulness-based stress reduction impacts symptoms for patients with interstitial lung disease.......[Read More]
Morbidities Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Morbidities Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Learn more about why obstructive sleep apnea can cause metabolic dysregulation, oxidative stress, neurohumoral changes and many more comorbid circumstances.......[Read More]
Network Medicine Analysis of COPD Multimorbidities

Network Medicine Analysis of COPD Multimorbidities

Find out what conditions are linked to the COPD diseasome.......[Read More]
Hypo- and Hypercapnia and Mortality in Oxygen-Dependent COPD

Hypo- and Hypercapnia and Mortality in Oxygen-Dependent COPD

What's the prognostic role of the arterial blood gas tension of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) in severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?......[Read More]