Pulmonology News & Articles

1 Effect of topical corticosteroids on allergic airway inflammation and disease severity in obstructive sleep apnea Clinical & Experimental Allergy, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Endosonography vs conventional bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis the granuloma randomized clinical trial endosonography vs bronchoscopy for diagnosis of sarcoidosis JAMA, June 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

3 Does climate therapy at moderate altitudes improve pulmonary function in asthma patients? A systematic review Sleep and Breathing, June 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

4 The effect of bronchodilators administered via aerochamber or a nebulizer on inspiratory lung function parameters Respiratory Medicine, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Expectations about the effectiveness of radiation therapy among patients with incurable lung cancer Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Beta-blockers and pulmonary function in the general population: The Rotterdam Study British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Pneumomediastinum from a severe asthma attack Full Text JAAPA, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Early antibiotic discontinuation in patients with clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia and negative quantitative bronchoscopy cultures Critical Care Medicine, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Acute kidney injury among critically ill patients with pandemic H1N1 influenza A in Canada: cohort study Full Text BMC Nephrology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Acute fibrinoid organizing pneumonia after lung transplantation American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Serum neuron-specific enolase levels were associated with the prognosis of small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis Tumor Biology, June 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

12 A reappraisal of retrograde cerebral perfusion Full Text Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 19, 2013    Review Article

13 Serum antibody responses to pneumococcal colonisation in the first two years of life: results from a SE Asian longitudinal cohort study Clinical Microbiology and Infection, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Combined transoral robotic tongue base surgery and palate surgery in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty versus uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Head & Neck, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Response of the airways and autonomic nervous system to acid perfusion of the esophagus in patients with asthma: a laboratory study Full Text BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Parental psychological distress during pregnancy and wheezing in preschool children: The Generation R Study The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea after acute quadriplegia (COSAQ): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, June 19, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

18 The association between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension by race/ethnicity in a nationally representative sample The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, June 19, 2013    Review Article

19 Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional ventilation distribution during mechanical ventilation after surfactant depletion Anesthesiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Pathway-based serum microRNA profiling and survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer Cancer Research, June 19, 2013    Clinical 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