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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 (3) Full Text Articles (180) Focus on Tuberculosis141 The Self-Overlap Method for Assessment of Lung Nodule Morphology in Chest CT Journal of Digital Imaging, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
142 Critical assessment of the value of sputum neutrophils COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
143 Safety and Effectiveness of Microdebrider Bronchoscopy for the Management of Central Airway Obstruction Respirology, March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
144 The Rate of Resolution of Clot Burden Measured by Pulmonary CT Angiography in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism American Journal of Roentgenology, March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
145 Sputum induction to aid the diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce TB in adults from a HIV-endemic setting European Respiratory Journal , March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
146 Can Pulmonary Hypertension and Increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Be Ruled in and Ruled Out by Echocardiography? Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
147 Simple functional performance tests and mortality in COPD European Respiratory Journal , March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
148 Diagnostic utility of Peripheral Endobronchial Ultrasound with Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy in peripheral lung nodules Respirology, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
149 Implications of adopting the Global Lungs 2012 all-age reference equations for spirometry European Respiratory Journal , March 25, 2013 Review Article
150 Histopathology of lung adenocarcinoma based on new IASLC/ATS/ERS classification: Prognostic stratification with functional and metabolic imaging biomarkers Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
151 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for tuberculosis diagnosis and management: a case series Full Text BMC Pulmonary Medicine, March 22, 2013
152 F18-FDG PET-CT analyses of small peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung Acta Radiologica, March 21, 2013 Review Article
153 Test performance of blood beta-glucan for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with AIDS and respiratory symptoms AIDS, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
154 Effects of diaphragm plication on pulmonary function and cardiopulmonary exercise parameters European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
155 Assessment of potential causes of falsely positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis breath test Tuberculosis , March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
156 Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer Full Text JAMA, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
157 Optimal threshold in CT quantification of emphysema European Radiology, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
158 Association of lipoarabinomannan with high density lipoprotein in blood: Implications for diagnostics Tuberculosis , March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
159 The long-term course of ground-glass opacities detected on thin-section computed tomography Respiratory Medicine, March 20, 2013 Clinical Article
160 Field evaluation of the direct detection of multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by nitrate reductase assay on 7H11 agar Tuberculosis , March 19, 2013 Clinical 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 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
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Thoracoscopic resection of computed tomography-localized lung nodules in children
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 23, 2013
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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
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CT-guided core biopsy of malignant lung lesions: How many needle passes are needed
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, April 8, 2013
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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
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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
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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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