Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome complicating lung or heart-lung transplantation.

abstract：:The increasing prevalence and recognition of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) coupled with an awareness of its detrimental health consequences has resulted in the need for timely and cost efficient access to diagnostic sleep testing and treatment. As a result, increased emphasis is being placed on simplified ambulatory m...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cruz SD,Littner MR,Zeidler MR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung-protective ventilator strategies are considered standard practice in the care of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). To minimize ventilator-induced lung injury, attention is directed at avoidance of alveolar overdistention and cyclical opening and closing. The lowest possible plateau pre...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hess DR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography of the thorax has become a more recognized tool in pulmonary medicine, thanks to continuing clinical research that has proven its many valuable roles in the day-to-day management of pulmonary and pleural diseases. Ultrasound examination is a cost-effective imaging modality that permits the pulmonologis...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shojaee S,Argento AC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematologic factors, in particular platelets and the coagulation system, play an important role in the pathogenesis of organ failure in the intensive care unit. Failure of these hematologic systems is common in intensive care patients and may range from isolated thrombocytopenia or prolonged global clotting tests to c...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Levi M,Schultz M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis jiroveci remains an important fungal pathogen in a broad range of immunocompromised hosts. The natural reservoir of infection remains unknown. Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) develops via airborne transmission or reactivation of inadequately treated infection. Nosocomial clusters of infection have b...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fishman JA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a formidable pathogen in the infection arena. It is able to easily adapt to the environment which it inhabits and can also colonize and invade the human host to cause serious infections. In 2011, it was responsible for 7.1% of all health care-associated infection in the United States. The mor...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： McCarthy K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 3 decades, antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), has escalated dramatically worldwide. In the late 1970s, strains of pneumococci displaying resistance to penicillin were described in South Africa and Spain. By the early 1990s...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lynch JP 3rd,Zhanel GG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic inflammation of exocrine glands and a variety of extraglandular sites. Lung involvement as defined by symptoms and either pulmonary function testing or radiographic abnormalities occurs in approximately 10 to 20% of patients. Subclinica...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kreider M,Highland K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila has been found to be a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. In many studies, the clinical manifestations for Legionnaires' disease were more severe and the mortality was higher when compared with pneumonias of other etiology. ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vergis EN,Akbas E,Yu VL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations requiring hospitalization are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Recognition of the importance of COPD exacerbations has led to the knowledge that prevention of exacerbations and early treatment are important goals of COPD therapy. Preventive man...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bourbeau J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, resulting in significant cost to the health care system. Epidemiological information on chronic bronchitis is abundant and has been collected in most industrialized countries. The epidemiology...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kim N,Leeper KV Jr

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a frequent complication of cirrhosis. Mortality from a variceal bleeding episode has decreased in the last 2 decades from 40% to 15 to 20% due to the implementation of effective treatments and improvement in the general medical care. Initial treatment should include adequate f...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： García-Pagán JC,Reverter E,Abraldes JG,Bosch J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are typically environmental organisms residing in soil and water. Although generally of low pathogenicity to humans, NTM can cause a wide array of clinical diseases; pulmonary disease is most frequent, followed by lymphadenitis in children, skin disease by M. marinum (particularly...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： van Ingen J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of predictive models has been proposed as a potential tool to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, by aiding in the timely identification of potential high-risk patients. Prognostic models in critical care have been used to characterize the severity of illness of specific diseases. Physiological changes in...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Levinson A,Miranda J,Rojas-Suarez JA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a distinct histological lesion observed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) but can be found in other etiologies. The diagnosis of UIP can be established by surgical lung biopsy or by high-resolution thin-section computed tomographic (CT) scans (provided the radiographic featur...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lynch JP 3rd,Saggar R,Weigt SS,Zisman DA,White ES

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary sepsis is the predominant cause of morbidity for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis. Previously it was thought that respiratory infection in these patients was mostly limited to a very small number of typical pathogens; however, in recent years there have been increasing rep...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Green H,Jones AM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly are especially prone to the adverse health effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is a common disorder in that population. While the prevalence and morbidity of COPD in the elderly are high, it is often undiagnosed and thus undertreated. The diagnosis of COPD is primarily based on t...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hanania NA,Sharma G,Sharafkhaneh A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease that occurs in association with environmental exposures, several inherited diseases, collagen vascular disease, as well as in an idiopathic form. Epithelial cell damage, excessive fibroblast proliferation, upregulation of extracellular matrix production, and attenuated matri...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wurfel MM,Raghu G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheters are the leading source of bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. Because the clinical signs of infection are nonspecific, such infections are overly suspected, which results in unnecessary removal of catheters. A conservative approach might be attempted in mild infections, whereas catheters shoul...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Timsit JF,Dubois Y,Minet C,Bonadona A,Lugosi M,Ara-Somohano C,Hamidfar-Roy R,Schwebel C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in surgical patients, with the potential for long-term disability or fatal outcome. The rationale behind routine use of thromboprophylaxis can be summarized in three points: (1) VTE is frequent in certain surgical populations, (2) VTE may be fatal, (3) thrombopro...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Petralia GA,Kakkar AK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In heart failure (HF), pleural effusion results from increased interstitial fluid in the lung due to elevated pulmonary capillary pressure. Rarely, pleural effusions may occur in association with isolated right HF. HF-associated effusions are typically bilateral, but if unilateral, they are more commonly seen on the r...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Porcel JM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) is the core imaging modality for the evaluation of thoracic disorders. With the recently developed dual-energy CT (DECT) technique, the clinical utility of CT in the management of pulmonary diseases can be expanded. The most actively investigated principle of dual energy is material decomposit...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Remy-Jardin M,Faivre JB,Pontana F,Molinari F,Tacelli N,Remy J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome represents a continuum of cumulative organ dysfunction from very mildly altered function to total and, rarely, irreversible organ failure and is the major cause of death in the intensive care unit (ICU). The terms multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS), multiple organ system failure (MO...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ferreira AM,Sakr Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation practices in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have progressed with a growing understanding of the disease pathophysiology. Paramount to the care of affected patients is the delivery of lung-protective mechanical ventilation which prioritizes tidal volume and plateau press...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sklar MC,Patel BK,Beitler JR,Piraino T,Goligher EC

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most commonly isolated nontuberculous mycobacterial respiratory pathogen worldwide. MAC lung disease is manifested either by fibrocavitary radiographic changes similar to pulmonary tuberculosis or by bronchiectasis with nodular and reticulonodular radiographic changes. This lat...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Griffith DE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary rehabilitation is a standard of care for patients with chronic lung disease. Through appropriate patient selection and assessment, exercise training, educational and psychosocial intervention, nutritional counseling, and breathing retraining, many benefits (e.g., reduction in level of dyspnea, improvement in...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Carlin BW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical illness evoked by trauma, extensive surgery, or severe medical illnesses is the ultimate example of acute severe physical stress. The endocrine response in a critically injured and stressed patient is varied and complex. Although the acute and chronic phases of critical illness are characterized by distinct e...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Raghavan M,Marik PE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) refers to large emboli that cause hemodynamic instability, right ventricular failure, and circulatory collapse. According to the 2016 ACCP Antithrombotic Guidelines, therapy for massive PE should include systemic thrombolytic therapy in conjunction with anticoagulation and supportive ca...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Weinberg A,Tapson VF,Ramzy D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) has been a primary focus for gene therapy of lung diseases because the genetic cause is known and the airway epithelium is accessible for direct deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) delivery. Soon after the mutated gene was identified in 1989, investigators demonstrated that transfer of a normal copy of th...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Weiss DJ,Pilewski JM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is primarily a disease of the elderly. Although NSCLC is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and the overall prognosis of this disease is poor, treatment improves survival compared with best supportive care, independent of the stage of disease. Elderly patients hav...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sequist LV,Fidias P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00