Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
Benefit of Newer NICU Ventilation Strategies Questioned
No significant decline seen in oxygen dependence at 36 weeks or improvement in lung function at age 8
Risk of Heart, Respiratory Disease Up in 9/11 Survivors
Intense exposure on first day of disaster tied to substantially increased risk of future disease
June 2017 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for June 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Algorithm Performs Poorly
Positive predictive value and sensitivity of 42.2 and 55.6 percent; modified IPF algorithm improves PPV
Abnormal Chest Radiograph in Active Uveitis Often Sarcoidosis
Fifteen percent of patients with active uveitis of unknown origin have abnormal chest radiographs
May 2017 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for May 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Remission Up for Mepolizumab in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis
Significantly more weeks of accrued remission for mepolizumab treatment versus placebo
American Thoracic Society, May 19-24
The American Thoracic Society's 2017 International Conference The annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society was held from May 19 to 24 in...
ATS: Online Pulmonary Rehab Non-Inferior for COPD
Online supported PR was non-inferior to face-to-face model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ATS: Lower ARDS Mortality at High-Volume Intensive Care Units
Lower ICU mortality, hospital length of stay for acute respiratory distress syndrome at high-volume ICUs