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For extremely premature infants

Budesonide May Be Beneficial in Extremely Preterm Infants

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Reduced incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia but may be linked to increased mortality
Enterovirus D68 seems to be a more virulent pulmonary pathogen in children than rhinovirus or non-EV-D68 enterovirus

Enterovirus D68 Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk in Children

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But it increases the likelihood of respiratory distress compared with rhinovirus, non-EV-D68
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment
Preoperative six-minute walk distance is significantly associated with post-lung transplant survival

Six-Minute Walk Distance Predicts Lung Transplant Survival

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Increase in walk distance up to 1,400 feet confers incremental survival advantage
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with increased risk of all stroke

COPD Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic, Hemorrhagic Stroke

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Adjustment for smoking attenuates risks for all strokes, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes
Early noninvasive ventilation does not reduce mortality compared with oxygen therapy alone for immunocompromised patients admitted to the intensive care unit with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure. These findings were published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Early Noninvasive Ventilation Doesn’t Cut Mortality in ICU

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No reduction in mortality versus oxygen therapy alone for immunocompromised patients
The Global Lung Initiative-defined normal spirometry includes adjusted mean values in the normal range for multiple phenotypes

‘GOLD’ Criteria May Misdiagnosis Normal Phenotypes

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Among adults with GLI-defined normal spirometry

September 2015 Briefing – Pulmonology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for September 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Living near busy roads with high levels of air pollution raises lung transplant patients' risk of organ rejection and death

Air Pollution Tied to Poor Outcomes in Lung Transplant

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Increased risk of organ rejection, death, but macrolides seem to reduce risk
Clinical practice guidelines on acute viral bronchiolitis vary in quality

Bronchiolitis Clinical Practice Guidelines Vary in Quality

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Highest scoring domains are 'score and purpose' and 'clarity of presentation'