Pulmonology News & Articles

1 Daily vs. intermittent inhaled corticosteroids for recurrent wheezing and mild persistent asthma: A systematic review with meta-analysis Respiratory Medicine, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Milrinone therapy for enterovirus 71-induced pulmonary edema and/or neurogenic shock in children: a randomized controlled trial Critical Care Medicine, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

3 The influence of prehospital systemic corticosteroid use on development of acute respiratory distress syndrome and hospital outcomes Critical Care Medicine, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Novel end points for clinical trials in young children with cystic fibrosis Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, June 18, 2013    Review Article

5 Bronchiolitis: adopting a unifying definition and a comprehensive etiological classification Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, June 18, 2013    Review Article

6 Obesity increases eosinophil activity in asthmatic children and adolescents Full Text BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Lung cancer screening in the elderly Aging Health, June 18, 2013    Review Article

8 Relationship between glycaemia and length of hospital stay during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Internal Medicine Journal, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Transfusion-related lung injury in children: a case series and review of the literature Transfusion, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Dehumidifiers for chronic asthma Cochrane Reviews, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Perceptions of parents and children regarding asthma management responsibilities Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Can we predict sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy- The clinical utility of symptoms Journal of Sleep Research, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Combination of narrow-band imaging and autofluorescence imaging videobronchoscopy in the assessment of lung cancer Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Second-hand tobacco smoke in never smokers is a significant risk factor for coronary artery calcification JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

15 What to choose as radical local treatment for lung metastases from colo-rectal cancer: Surgery or radiofrequency ablation Cancer Treatment Reviews, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Community-acquired pneumonia during the first post-pandemic influenza season: A prospective, multicentre cohort (postp10-11) study from Spain Journal of Infection, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Parasitic infection may be associated with discordant responses to QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in apparently healthy children and adolescents in a tuberculosis endemic setting, Ethiopia Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

18 A risk score for identifying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients presenting to the hospital with pneumonia Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Pharmacokinetics of first-line tuberculosis drugs in Tanzanian patients Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Is caspofungin really an effective treatment for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in immunocompromised patients without human immunodeficiency virus infection? Experiences at a single center and a literature review Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 18, 2013    Review Article

1 Short-term vs conventional glucocorticoid therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the reduce randomized clinical trial JAMA, May 24, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

2 The Effect of the Endothelin-1 Receptor Antagonist, Bosentan, on Patients with Poorly Controlled Asthma: A 17-week, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Pilot Study Journal of Asthma, May 20, 2013

3 Obesity in Asthma: Approaches to Treatment Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, May 1, 2013    Review Article

4 Alveolar nitric oxide and asthma control in mild untreated asthma The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, May 3, 2013

5 Regular treatment with salmeterol and inhaled steroids for chronic asthma: serious adverse events Cochrane Reviews, April 2, 2013    Review Article

6 Real-life comparison of beclometasone dipropionate as an extrafine- or larger-particle formulation for asthma Respiratory Medicine, May 7, 2013

7 Symptom variability in COPD: a narrative review International Journal of COPD, May 8, 2013    Free full text

8 An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 3, 2013

9 Evidence for Therapeutic Uses of Nebulized Lidocaine in the Treatment of Intractable Cough and Asthma Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 10, 2013    Review Article

10 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: review of literature and proposal of new diagnostic and classification criteria Clinical & Experimental Allergy, May 6, 2013    Review Article
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11 Induction therapy in lung transplantation Transplant International, May 3, 2013

12 Twenty-five years of research on the behavioural malaise associated with influenza and the common cold Psychoneuroendocrinology, May 3, 2013    Review Article

13 Health Outcomes of CPAP versus Oral Appliance Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomised Controlled Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, February 18, 2013

14 Diagnostic properties of C-reactive protein for detecting pneumonia in children Respiratory Medicine, May 14, 2013

15 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity in adults and the factors associated with asthma Respiratory Medicine, May 3, 2013

16 Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in pediatric rhinitis patients: The difference between allergic and nonallergic rhinitis The American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, May 28, 2013

17 Inflammometry in pediatric asthma: A review of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in clinical practice Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, May 9, 2013    Review Article

18 Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis With Ambrisentan - A Parallel, Randomized Trial Annals of Internal Medicine, May 15, 2013

19 Parents and school children reported symptoms and treatment of allergic disease differently Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, May 3, 2013

20 Impaired chronotropic response to 6-min walk test and reduced survival in interstitial lung disease Respiratory Medicine, May 14, 2013