Catamenial pneumothorax.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the recent advancements of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, radiographic studies, diagnostic modalities, treatment, and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension in sarcoidosis. RECENT FINDINGS:A large retrospective study found 73.8% of patients with sarcoidosis liste...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shigemitsu H,Nagai S,Sharma OP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to review recent observations in the area of infectious lung complications in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Since the immunodeficiency was first characterized, it has been associated with enhanced susceptibilit...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Boyton RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, with radiology some advances have been made in the care of patients with interstitial lung disease, predominately through the use of high-resolution computed tomography. This technique is helpful not only in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, but also in patient follow-up and management. Other techn...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wilcox AG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Spontaneous hemopneumothorax can be life threatening, and is a cause of patients presenting with unexplained signs of significant hypovolemia. The debate relating to patient selection and timing of surgery in patients with spontaneous hemopneumothorax remains unresolved. RECENT FINDINGS:Our experienc...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ng CSh,Yim AP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax is challenging because of its rapid symptomatic recurrence. This review will focus on potential therapeutic approaches to hepatic hydrothorax. RECENT FINDINGS:Hepatic hydrothorax is refractory to salt restriction and diuretics in approximately 25% of cases. Primary ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Porcel JM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Control of tuberculosis necessitates prompt diagnosis and access to effective treatment. We discuss the impact of a new nucleic acid amplification test to assist diagnosis and detect rifampicin resistance. Following encouraging clinical performance studies, an automated PCR-based test, the Xpert MTB/R...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： McNerney R,Zumla A

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting approximately 10% of all adults. Several articles published during the past year contributed significantly to our understanding of the complicated management of this disease. New information concerning bronchodil...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Navin DM,Gross NJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable progress has been made over the past 2 decades in defining and measuring health-related quality of life (QOL), and there is a growing recognition that these measures provide unique information about the impact of a chronic illness and its treatment. For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), health-related Q...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Quittner AL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a severe side effect of treatment with unfractionated heparin. The relation of low-molecular-weight heparin to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is less well understood. This review will summarize what is known about the similarities and differences between thrombocy...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Walenga JM,Prechel M,Jeske WP,Bakhos M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been a large number of randomized trials comparing standard unfractionated intravenous heparin with low-molecular-weight heparin for the treatment of deep-vein thrombosis, but only two of these have looked at outpatient therapy. There have been only two randomized trials including patients with symptomatic ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wells PS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a common complication of cystic fibrosis. Because it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, prompt diagnosis and aggressive management of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes is important. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held a consensus conference in 1998 to define the standards of care for pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Riggs AC,Seaquist ER,Moran A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Telomere attrition has been proposed as one of the aging hallmarks in pulmonary fibrosis. Telomere shortening and telomerase gene mutations have been widely evaluated in recent years. Reduced telomere length may be identified in a quarter of patients with sporadic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Molina-Molina M,Borie R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Asthma outcomes constitute the cornerstone of asthma clinical research. Despite their known importance, it has been difficult for researchers to standardize these outcomes in large part because of the heterogeneity of the disease. This review seeks to provide an overview of recent recommendations for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Parulekar AD,Alobaidy A,Hanania NA

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Disorders of sleep in children are distinctly different from sleep disorders in adults. Since children are forced to constantly learn and adapt, the effects of disordered sleep may be more profound. This paper reviews the disorders of sleep that are most significant in each of the stages of development from infancy to...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Anstead M

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:In this review, three aspects of pleural disease are discussed. Although it was thought for many years that the origin of pleural fluid was the capillaries in the parietal or visceral pleura, recent evidence suggests that in many cases the origin of pleural fluid is the interstitial space of the lung. The interstitial...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Light RW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Classic descriptions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) centered on its impact on respiratory function. It is currently recognized that comorbidities contribute to the severity of symptoms and COPD progression. Understanding COPD-comorbidities associations could provide innovative treatme...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brown JP,Martinez CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review presents recent advances in the study of the depression that is so often co-morbid with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The discussion includes prevalence, etiology, impact and management. RECENT FINDINGS:Efforts continue to find a reliable prevalence rate for co-morbid depression ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Norwood R

更新日期：2006-03-01 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 highlight some of the developments achieved over the past 2 years in the field of novel antimicrobial compounds. RECENT FINDINGS:Modification of existing compound classes to create more powerful compounds capable of overcoming pathogen resistance and the introduction of completely ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Blasi F,Tarsia P,Cosentini R,Valenti V

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary fibrosis is a reparative response characterized by accumulation of extracellular matrix in the lung parenchyma that may be observed in end-stage sarcoidosis. This article will discuss the recent advancements in the understanding of the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis in sarcoidosis in com...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shigemitsu H,Azuma A

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The author describes a current status of nuclear imaging in interstitial lung disease. A number of tests have been proposed for the evaluation of disease activity. The only one that is used in many centers, however, is 67Ga scan. If the goal is the evaluation of functional impairment, 99mTc-penta-acetic acid aerosol m...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Rizzato G

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common infectious disease cause of death. We summarize recent findings regarding the epidemiology of CAP in adults, efficacy of vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae, diagnostics, and discuss the current controversy between CAP and healthcare-associat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： José RJ,Periselneris JN,Brown JS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The immunopathogenesis of sarcoidosis is considered to involve contributions from both adaptive and innate immune responses. Although the identification of adaptive responses to candidate pathogenic antigens will elucidate mechanisms that regulate inflammation in sarcoidosis, innate mechanisms likely ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Chen ES

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pleural effusions in patients with hematologic malignancy may represent malignant pleural effusion (MPE) or occur secondary to infection, treatment effects, and other common causes. The impact of MPE on prognosis in this cohort remains unclear. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are routinely placed ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Vakil E,Jimenez CA,Faiz SA

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：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