Macrolide and occult infection in asthma.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Subsequent to the ATS/ERS consensus classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, non-specific interstitial pneumonia pattern was the dominant pattern in many collagen vascular diseases, which may explain the better prognosis of interstitial pneumonia associated with collagen disease than idiop...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Kim DS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Accurate diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) can be challenging, and a substantial percentage of ILD patients remain unclassifiable even after thorough assessment by an experienced multidisciplinary team. In this review, we summarize the recent literature on the definition, prevalence, diag...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Guler SA,Ryerson CJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Respiratory tract infections are a common reason for prescribing antibiotics, although not all of these infections require such therapy. Rapid diagnosis of etiology using point-of-care tests is a potentially useful way of reducing prescriptions of both unnecessary and unnecessarily broad-spectrum anti...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Charles PG

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review looks at what is currently known about liver disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) in light of the literature over the past year, and what the ongoing challenges are from a clinical and research perspective for the optimal management of cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD). RECENT FINDINGS:Pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Rowland M,Bourke B

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. For patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer, complete surgical resection remains the best hope for cure. Limited resections are avoided when possible because of higher recurrence rates and potentially worse long-term survival. Traditionally, a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Moffatt SD,Mitchell JD,Whyte RI

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In many cases, the specific pathogen responsible for a respiratory infection is not identified and can lead to improper medical treatment, increased duration of illness, and possibly contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance. Molecular-based diagnostic methodologies have significantly im...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lednicky JA,Rayner JO

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:After the disappointing results of lung cancer screening trials conducted in the 1960s to the 1980s, a renewed interest in lung cancer screening emerged in the 1990s with the development of new technologies such as low-dose spiral CT. The literature regarding screening with biomarkers and CT continues...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Manser R

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Tuberculosis is currently an enormous global health problem. In industrialized countries in Western Europe and North America, tuberculosis case rates are low and an increasing proportion of cases now occur in foreign-born individuals and in marginalized populations, including the homeless, prisoners, drug users, and p...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Johnson JL,Ellner JJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients infected with HIV are at risk of developing a variety of infectious and malignant pleuropulmonary disorders. The three most common causes of AIDS-related pleural effusions are parapneumonic effusions or empyemas, tuberculosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma. However, the relative frequency of these conditions varies fr...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Hamm H,Matthys H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Medical thoracoscopy provides the physician a window into the pleural space. The procedure allows biopsy of the parietal pleura under direct visualization with good accuracy. In addition, it achieves therapeutic goals of fluid drainage, guided chest tube placement, and pleurodesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Co...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lee P,Mathur PN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review recently published literature on behavioral aspects of asthma, including program descriptions, reviews, and original research reports. Most of the literature on behavioral aspects of asthma has been in the area of self-management, including education, medication use, and peak flow monitoring. Recent studies ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Kohler CL,Davies SL,Bailey WC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the past few years, there have been exciting developments in bronchoscopic efforts at attaining lung volume reduction (LVR), given real and perceived risks of surgical LVR. The purpose of this review is to discuss these techniques, with special emphasis on what we have learnt in the past 1-2 years....

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Taneja A

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:The bronchiolitides can be categorized broadly as constrictive or proliferative, each with characteristic CT features. The cardinal CT signs of constrictive bronchiolitis are mosaic perfusion, enhanced on expiratory CT scan and variably associated with bronchiectasis and, less frequently, centrilobular branching struc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wells AU

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Respiratory infection is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). One infection the CF community is particularly concerned about is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Worldwide, the prevalence of MRSA has been rising and the impact on clinical outcomes a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Dasenbrook EC

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) is one of the most commonly used medications to treat the lung disease of cystic fibrosis (CF). As other respiratory medications have entered the clinical market, understanding the proper use and indication for dornase alfa is increasingly important. In addition, dornase alfa ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wagener JS,Kupfer O

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is common. However, regardless of the differences between patients, their underlying cancer type, and pleural fluid characteristics, management options are often limited. These have not advanced significantly over the last 80 years since pleurodesis was first described...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Davies HE,Lee YC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim is to summarize the evidence base for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, review recent policies on TB diagnostics, and discuss issues such as how evidence is translated into policy, limitations of the existing evidence base, and challenges involved in translating policies into impact. RECENT FIND...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pai M,Minion J,Steingart K,Ramsay A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although currently available drugs to treat asthma are effective in most patients, a proportion of patients do not respond or experience side-effects; which is partly genetically determined. Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genetic variations influence drug response. In this review, we summarize p...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Kersten ET,Koppelman GH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the recent literature published on the microbiology, diagnosis, and medical and surgical management of acute and chronic frontal sinus disease. Two retrospective studies investigated the microbiology of frontal sinusitis in patients that underwent sinus surgery. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemoph...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brook I

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Since the introduction especially of multidetector computed tomography scanners, detection of peripheral pulmonary nodules as small as 2-3 mm is now a frequent event even in individuals without a significant smoking history. This preponderance of small indeterminate nodules has necessitated reconsider...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shiau MC,Bonavita J,Naidich DP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although influenza activity throughout the world has been relatively low during the past year, epidemics of influenza A, in particular, which are caused by new virus variants, continue to be a major public health problem. Widespread vaccination is the only rational measure that can be used for the prevention of illnes...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wareing MD,Tannock GA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a palliative surgical procedure for patients with severe emphysema. Resection of nonfunctional emphysematous lung tissue has been reported to relieve breathlessness and to improve quality of life for many patients by improving lung elastic recoil, respiratory muscle function, an...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Meyer KC,Cornwell RD,Love RB

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It has been an ongoing challenge to translate knowledge pertaining to the molecular basis of cystic fibrosis (CF) into a clear understanding of the development of CF lung disease. Various hypotheses have attempted to explain the apparent breach of innate defenses in CF, although a definitive explanati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Donaldson SH,Boucher RC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial carcinoids and hamartomas are, respectively, the most common malignant and benign unusual primary lung neoplasms. These tumors are often asymptomatic but can cause central airway obstruction. Helical computed tomographic and radionuclide scintigraphic advances in their detection and evolution, together with ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Chan AL,Shelton DK,Yoneda KY

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review highlights the clinical findings and the management of community-acquired, health-care associated and nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). RECENT FINDINGS:Although previously considered as a purely nosocomial event, community-acquired MRSA pneumon...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Tacconelli E,De Angelis G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00