Management of respiratory failure in patients with asthma.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The chronic lung diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are pulmonary disorders in which persistent inflammation and alterations in lung structure contribute to a progressive loss of lung function. Although the exact type of inflammation and damage in each disease is distinct, the...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Mohsenin A,Blackburn MR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article is to provide understanding of renal sarcoidosis, the different types of renal sarcoidosis, disease burden of renal involvement, and treatment options. RECENT FINDINGS:The frequency of renal involvement seems to be underestimated, but renal sarcoidosis represents a relevan...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Bergner R,Löffler C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The Burkholderia cepacia complex is comprised of a group of related bacterial species that are capable of causing life-threatening respiratory tract infection in persons with cystic fibrosis. This article reviews advances in our understanding of Burkholderia cepacia complex infection in cystic fibrosi...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lipuma JJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with lung cancer are particularly vulnerable to lung injury associated with immune checkpoint inhibition and often present with more frequent and more severe manifestations of lung disease compared to patients with other tumor types. The present review explores the reasons for increased susce...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shannon VR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the diagnosis and classification of interstitial lung disease (ILD), with a specific focus on newly described ILD subtypes and phenotypes. In addition, the strengths and limitations of the current approach to ILD diagnosis and management are discus...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ryerson CJ,Collard HR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Historically, pleural effusions have been attributed to a single cause. There is growing recognition that a substantial proportion of pleural effusions may have more than one underlying cause. The purpose of this review is to summarise recent findings regarding the diagnosis and treatment of effusions...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Walker S,Maskell N

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Global climate change and population explosion leading to changes in natural ecosystem and travel across the continents have resulted in an increase in the transmission of parasites to human beings. This review focuses on recent advancements in parasitic lung infections. RECENT FINDINGS:Invasive para...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Vijayan VK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the current understanding and clinical applicability of severity scoring systems in pneumonia management. RECENT FINDINGS:Severity scores in community-acquired pneumonia are strong markers of mortality, but are not necessarily clinical decision-aid tools. The use of severity scores to sup...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ranzani OT,Taniguchi LU,Torres A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:although long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) have been used for two decades, with many studies showing benefit versus increasing inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), controversy regarding safety has resulted in the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently mandating label changes restricting LA...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sears MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty has limited efficacy in treating obstructive sleep apnea, with excellent results achieved in fewer than half of patients who undergo this procedure. Attempting to select patients who have only retropalatal collapse of the pharynx increases the likelihood of a successful outcome. Although this...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sher AE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Glucocorticosteroids (GCSs) remain the cornerstone of therapy for treating the inflammatory component of asthma. Clinical response to GCS is heterogeneous, varying both within asthma 'endotypes', as well as the same individual. Different factors and micro-environment can alter the canonical GCS-induce...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Mukherjee M,Svenningsen S,Nair P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pleural space in healthy humans was thought to contain a few milliliters of fluid, based on extrapolation from animal studies. However, because of the obvious technical difficulties in atraumatically retrieving such a small volume of fluid, the exact volume and cellular content of human pleural fluid has not been ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Noppen M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, a zoonosis caused by the larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is considered as a major public health problem in countries where dogs are used to care for large herds. Despite its frequency and widespread endemicity, the literature on pulmonary cystic ech...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Santivanez S,Garcia HH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in men and women. Most patients present with advanced disease and face significant morbidity, with many reporting distressing symptoms throughout the course of their illness. The purpose of this review is to highlight the recent studies that support...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shin J,Temel J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, lung transplantation (LTx) remains a life-extending therapy with good outcome in most patients. Despite early concern about chronic pretransplantation infections in the context of posttransplantation immunosuppression, typical CF-assoc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Dupont L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the current use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) as a chronic treatment in patients with severe asthma and as a rescue treatment for patients presenting with acute exacerbations. RECENT FINDINGS:Airways disease is responsible for the bulk of OCS use in the community and considerable OCS-assoc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pavord ID

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we describe the 'state-of-the-art' in our knowledge of asthma and what gaps exist, which can be exploited in the future for effective translation of our knowledge from the bench or population studies to diagnosis and therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:The advent of microbiome research has expan...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brar T,Nagaraj S,Mohapatra S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths both in the USA and worldwide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema are comorbid conditions often found in lung cancer patients. The inflammatory pathways that link chronic obstructive pu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lee G,Walser TC,Dubinett SM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number of inhaled drugs available for cystic fibrosis grows, there is increasing awareness of delivery device issues. Current jet and ultrasonic nebulizers are inefficient at delivering drugs to the lower respiratory tract. There are large differences in output characteristics between nebulizers and high inters...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Geller DE

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Asthma is a heterogeneous disorder presenting with many phenotypes. Precise phenotypic definition has eluded the medical research community for years, despite recognition of different disease subtypes. Improved phenotypic characterization and knowledge of underlying pathobiology is necessary for linka...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Kiley J,Smith R,Noel P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on the implementation of precision medicine, based on treatable traits and mechanisms, in the daily clinical management of chronic airways diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent insights into the complex and heterogeneous nature of chronic airway diseases including chronic obstructive ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ulrik CS,Vijverberg S,Hanania NA,Diamant Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of thoracic surgery in pulmonary tuberculosis, in either a diagnostic or a therapeutic role, is well established. This review aims to underline the current indications for lung resection, surgical strategy and outcomes associated with surgery. RECENT FINDINGS:There has been a renewed interes...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Naidoo R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important advance in our understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma has been the discovery that airway inflammation is not confined to severe asthma but also characterizes mild and moderate asthma. Inflammation in asthma may be the result of a peculiar type of lymphocytic inflammation whereby Th2 lymphocytes se...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Fahy JV,Corry DB,Boushey HA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Recently, studies on large diverse populations have described important ethnic/racial differences in venous thromboembolism incidence, and sex has been reported as an important predictor of recurrence. We review the influence of race/ethnicity and sex on venous thromboembolism, concentrating on ar...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Keenan CR,White RH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The assessment of pretest probability, allowing the categorization of patients clinically suspected of having pulmonary embolism in low, intermediate, and high clinical probability, is an essential step in contemporary diagnostic strategies because it permits limiting the number of additional diagnost...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Righini M,Bounameaux H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension as a chronic complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) and its importance in the prognosis. RECENT FINDINGS:In recent years, the limitations of echocardiogram for the appropriate diagnosis of SCD-associated pulmonary hypertension have be...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Fonseca G,Souza R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) requires the exclusion of, among others, concomitant connective tissue diseases (CTDs), which may present as interstitial lung disease (ILD). This review focuses on the evaluation required to separate these entities through serology, although not ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Papiris SA,Kagouridis K,Bouros D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it had been appreciated that high levels of antituberculous drug resistance existed in some regions of the world, the full extent of the problem was not known. A combined initiative by the World Health Organization and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease was launched in 1994 to addre...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Willcox PA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights recent data detailing the prevalence and characteristics of pleural effusions occurring in patients with superior vena cava syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS:Numerous case reports have described pleural effusions in conjunction with the superior vena cava syndrome. Recent data suggest ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Rice TW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Effective asthma education requires more than merely providing information on asthma. Behavior change and learning principles must be incorporated into educational programs. However, there remains much debate and research about the most effective strategies to educate people to deal effectively with t...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： McGhan SL,Cicutto LC,Befus AD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00