Pulmonology - Diagnostic/Lung Function News & Articles

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Latest (5) Full Text Articles (180) Focus on Pediatrics

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181 Efficacy of breath holding at ease during CT pulmonary angiography in the improvement of contrast enhancement in pulmonary arteries Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, March 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

182 Dual-energy lung perfusion and ventilation CT in children Pediatric Radiology, March 6, 2013 Review Article

183 Integrative genetic and metabolite profiling analysis suggests altered phosphatidylcholine metabolism in asthma Allergy, March 6, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

184 Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung: a rare cause of atelectasis in children Pediatric Radiology, March 6, 2013

185 Fish Fin Aspiration: An Unusual Type of Lower Airway Foreign Body in a Chinese Adult Full Text Respiratory Care, March 6, 2013

186 Specimen Processing Techniques for Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article

187 A New Method to Predict Postoperative Lung Function: Quantitative Breath Sound Measurements Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article

188 The Role of Delayed 18F-FDG PET Imaging in the Follow-up of Patients with Alveolar Echinococcosis The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, March 5, 2013 Clinical Article

189 The prognostic value of HRCT in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease Respiratory Medicine, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article

190 Pulmonary CT Angiography as First-Line Imaging for PE: Image Quality and Radiation Dose Considerations American Journal of Roentgenology, March 4, 2013 Review Article

191 Correlation between pulmonary function and brain volume in healthy elderly subjects Neuroradiology, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article

192 Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Solid-Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Annals of the American Thoracic Society , March 4, 2013 Review Article

193 Definition of a Positive Test Result in Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer A Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

194 Exploring the impact of screening with low-dose CT on lung cancer mortality in mild to moderate COPD patients: A pilot study Respiratory Medicine, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

195 Fasting 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography to Detect Metabolic Changes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hearts over 1 Year Annals of the American Thoracic Society , February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

196 Reasons for Referral for Pulmonary Function Testing: An Audit of 4 Adult Lung Function Laboratories Full Text Respiratory Care, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

197 FDG PET/CT findings of a ruptured pulmonary hydatid cyst with histopathological correlation Clinical Imaging, February 28, 2013

198 Evaluation of Recruited Lung Volume at Inspiratory Plateau Pressure With PEEP Using Bedside Digital Chest X-ray in Patients With Acute Lung Injury/ARDS Full Text Respiratory Care, February 27, 2013 Clinical Article

199 Delayed Pneumothorax After Bronchoscopy in a Lung Transplant Patient Full Text Respiratory Care, February 27, 2013

200 Pulmonary Artery Measurements in Pulmonary Hypertension: The Role of Computed Tomography Journal of Thoracic Imaging, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article

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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.

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Low 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.

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Bacteremia 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.

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1 Characteristics of Lung Cancers Detected by Computer Tomography Screening in the Randomized NELSON Trial American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 18, 2013

2 Combination therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 15, 2013 Review Article

3 Pleurodesis with povidone-iodine, as an effective procedure in management of patients with malignant pleural effusion Journal of Thoracic Disease, April 3, 2013 Free full text

4 Thoracoscopic resection of computed tomography-localized lung nodules in children Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 23, 2013 Review Article
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5 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

6 High-Resolution Computed Tomography in Assessment of Patients With Emphysema Respiratory Care, April 11, 2013 Free full text

7 A review of current and novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Journal of Thoracic Disease, January 23, 2013 Free full text Review Article

8 CT-guided core biopsy of malignant lung lesions: How many needle passes are needed Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, April 8, 2013 Review Article
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9 Registration-Based Lung Mechanical Analysis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Using a Supervised Machine Learning Framework Academic Radiology, April 11, 2013

10 Hyperpolarized 3He and 129Xe MRI: Differences in asthma before bronchodilation Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 18, 2013

11 Pleural cancer antigen-125 levels in benign and malignant pleural effusions The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, April 9, 2013

12 FENO measurement and sputum analysis for diagnosing asthma in clinical practice Respiratory Medicine, January 10, 2013

13 Occult Pulmonary Embolism in Intensive Care Unit Patients Undergoing Chest Computed Tomography Scan: Incidence and Effect on Outcomes Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 5, 2013

14 Effectiveness of MR angiography for the primary diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: Clinical outcomes at 3 months and 1 year Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, April 2, 2013 Review Article
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15 Is thoracic ultrasound a viable alternative to conventional imaging in the critical care setting? British Journal of Anesthesia, April 19, 2013

16 Induced sputum in asthma: diagnostic and therapeutic implications Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 3, 2012

17 Accuracy of the chest radiograph to identify bilateral pulmonary infiltrates consistent with the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome using computed tomography as reference standard Journal of Critical Care, April 9, 2013

18 Prevalence and radiological outcomes of lung nodules in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency Respiratory Medicine, January 24, 2013

19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Journal of Thoracic Imaging, April 29, 2013 Review Article

20 Positive conversion of tuberculin skin test and performance of interferon release assay to detect hidden tuberculosis infection during anti-tumor necrosis factor agent trial The Journal of Rheumatology, September 14, 2009

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Pulmonology - Diagnostic/Lung Function News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology

Highlights in Pulmonology

Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections

Low D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Bacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia

Most Popular Pulmonology Articles

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