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Are you looking to stay current with all of the latest Pulmonology news articles and research? Look no further! MDLinx Pulmonology medical editors extensively research respiratory medical journals to find the most beneficial Pulmonology clinical literature. Topics range from: Pediatric Pulmonology, Sleep Disorders, Asthma, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and much more. In a matter of minutes, Pulmonologists and their staff can stay up to date with the most current published information.
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Latest (15) Full Text Articles (479) Focus on Pneumonia301 Prognostic Significance of Vascular and Lymphatic Emboli in Resected Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
302 Accuracy of self-reported tobacco use in newly diagnosed cancer patients Cancer Causes and Control, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
303 Bone scan findings of chest wall pain syndrome after stereotactic body radiation therapy: implications for the pathophysiology of the syndrome Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
304 Thyroid gland metastasis from small cell lung cancer: an unusual site of metastatic spread Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
305 Complete response of 7years duration after chemoradiotherapy followed by gefitinib in a patient with intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
306 Late recurrence of basaloid carcinoma initially treated as a small cell lung cancer Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
307 Hypersensitivity reactions to carboplatin and cisplatin in non-small cell lung cancer Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
308 Bone metastases with nerve root compression as a late complication in patient with epithelial pleural mesothelioma Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
309 Hedgehog signaling pathway: the must, the maybe and the unknown Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
310 Early-stage thymic carcinoma: is adjuvant therapy required? Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
311 Postoperative radiotherapy for residual tumor of primary mediastinal carcinoid teratoma Full Text Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 4, 2013
312 Increased EHD1 in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Predicts Poor Survival Thoracic Cancer, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
313 Clinical Analysis of Gefitinib in the Treatment of Stage IV Lung Adenocarcinoma with Unknown EGFR Gene Mutations Thoracic Cancer, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
314 Activated RET and ROS: two new driver mutations in lung adenocarcinoma Full Text Translational Lung Cancer Research, April 4, 2013 Clinical Article
315 The use of fused PET/CT images for patient selection and radical radiotherapy target volume definition in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Results of a prospective study with mature survival data Radiotherapy & Oncology, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
316 Rapid On-Site Cytologic Evaluation during Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Diagnosing Lung Cancer: A Randomized Study Respiration, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
317 Anvirzel in combination with cisplatin in breast, colon, lung, prostate, melanoma and pancreatic cancer cell lines Full Text BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
318 β-catenin/POU5F1/SOX2 transcription factor complex mediates IGF-1 receptor signaling and predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma Cancer Research, April 3, 2013 Review Article
319 Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Lung: Surgical Management, Pathologic Characteristics, and Prognostic Implications Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 3, 2013 Clinical Article
320 Association of p53 Codon 72 Genotypes and Clinical Outcome in Human Papillomavirus-Infected Lung Cancer Patients Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology
- Chloral hydrate is a sedative that might be used to promote sleep in your pediatric migraine patients.
- Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of chronic cough.
- Trazodone does not improve sleep for methadone-maintained persons with sleep disturbance.
Highlights in Pulmonology
Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.
Read the article summaryLow D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.
Read the article summaryBacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Pulmonology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Relevance of an extensive follow-up after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer European Respiratory Journal , March 25, 2013 Clinical Guideline
2 Indirectly estimated absolute lung cancer mortality rates by smoking status and histological type based on a systematic review BMC Cancer, April 15, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
3 The ground glass opacity component can be eliminated from the T-factor assessment of lung adenocarcinoma European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 11, 2013
4 Dynamic CT of solitary pulmonary nodules: comparison of contrast medium distribution characteristic of malignant and benign lesions Clinical and Translational Oncology, April 19, 2013
5 Advantages of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Over Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in Assessment of Hilar and Mediastinal Lymph Node in Lung Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 10, 2013
6 Comparison of Endobronchial Ultrasound and/or Endoesophageal Ultrasound with Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Staging and Restaging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 16, 2013
7 F18-FDG PET-CT analyses of small peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung Acta Radiologica, March 21, 2013 Review Article
8 High Performance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Contrast-Enhanced CT in a Rapid Outpatient Diagnostic Program for Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer Respiration, April 16, 2013
9 New IASLC/ATS/ERS Classification and Invasive Tumor Size are Predictive of Disease Recurrence in Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 19, 2013
10 Sleeve Lobectomy Compared with Pneumonectomy after Induction Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology, April 19, 2013
11 Combined endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancer: A meta-analysis European Journal of Cancer, March 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
12 Clinic-based depression screening in lung cancer patients using the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 depression questionnaires: a pilot study Supportive Care in Cancer, April 2, 2013 Review Article
13 Lung cancer screening update Journal of Carcinogenesis, February 11, 2013 Free full text Review Article
14 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IV Long-Term Survival With Isolated Spleen Metastasis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 5, 2013
15 Novel therapeutic targets in non-small cell lung cancer Current Opinion in Pharmacology , April 26, 2013 Review Article
16 Human papillomavirus and non-small cell lung cancer Thoracic Cancer, February 12, 2013
17 Fried meat intake is a risk factor for lung adenocarcinoma in a prospective cohort of Chinese men and women in Singapore Carcinogenesis, April 11, 2013
18 Symptom burden and quality of life in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients in France and Germany Lung Cancer, April 9, 2013 Review Article
19 HER2 driven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): potential therapeutic approaches Translational Lung Cancer Research, April 8, 2013 Free full text
20 Social deprivation does not affect lung cancer stage at presentation or disease outcome Lung Cancer, April 11, 2013 Review Article
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