Metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in pulmonary and cardiac disease.

abstract：:The goal of management of patients with respiratory failure is to restore them to a state of quiet breathing, without complication. This goal is often achieved by pharmacotherapy alone. Inhaled albuterol sulfate, oxygen, and systemic corticosteroids are mainstays of acute care drug management, whereas other data suppo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Gluckman TJ,Corbridge T

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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:This article explains the high comorbidity of craniofacial pain (chronic face pain, temporomandibular disorders, and primary headaches) with obstructive sleep breathing disorders and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It is recommended that physicians treating OSA should be aware of the concurrent chronic...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Olmos SR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of lung cancer is a clinical and therapeutic challenge. Recent radiographic advances are critical to the management of patients with lung cancer. This review focuses on state-of-the-art chest imaging modalities, including plain radiography, computed tomography; magnetic resonance ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sarinas PS,Chitkara RK,Rizk NW,Segall GM,Stark P

更新日期：1996-07-01 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:This article aims to review the geological background of environmental asbestos exposure and the distribution of asbestos-related disease (ARD) in association with naturally occurring asbestos (NOA), and discusses the potential health risks associated with exposure to non-occupational asbestos. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Bayram M,Bakan ND

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：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：:The most common syndromes associated with obstructive lung disease are asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evidence for a viral etiology of asthmatic exacerbations is well known, but evidence for a role for viruses in COPD exacerbation is just emerging. Viruses may cause chronic infection in both ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Seemungal TA,Wedzicha JA

更新日期：2003-03-01 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:Symptoms of anxiety and depression are prevalent in at least 20-40% of patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are known to affect prognosis and worsen quality of life. This review examines whether pulmonary rehabilitation can effectively improve psychological...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Coventry PA

更新日期：2009-03-01 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: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: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:Coal mine workers are at risk for a range of chronic respiratory diseases including coal workers' pneumoconiosis, diffuse dust-related fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of this review is to describe coal mining processes and associated exposures to inform the diagnostic ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Go LH,Krefft SD,Cohen RA,Rose CS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parapneumonic effusions are frequent complications of bacterial pneumonia. Depending on the severity of the underlying pneumonia, the promptness of antibiotic therapy, and the virulence of the infecting organism, 5% to 50% of patients will require pleural fluid drainage to prevent progression to an empyema. The decisi...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Heffner JE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Microscopic polyangiitis is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that affects small vessels, resulting in a wide spectrum of organ involvement including the kidneys and the lungs. This paper reviews recent insights and observations into the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of pulmonar...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Collins CE,Quismorio FP Jr

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to summarize recent advances in our understanding of the impact sleep disturbances have on our health, with particular focus on the brain. The present review considers the influence of sleep disturbance on the neurovascular unit; the role of sleep disturbance in neurodege...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Aguirre CC

更新日期：2016-11-01 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:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) imposes a large burden on the global population and even more so for the elderly who face significant obstacles in the diagnosis, management, and psychosocial effects of the disease. This review describes the current challenges and key points in the managem...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Allen B,Aboussouan LS

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a frequent and severe complication in endotracheally intubated patients. Strict adherence to preventive measures reduces the risk of VAP. The objective of this paper is to review what has come forward in recent years in the nonpharmacological prevention of...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Blot S,Rello J,Vogelaers D

更新日期：2011-05-01 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:Malignant central airway obstruction heavily impacts patients' quality of life and its management continues to be a challenge. The current article will review the use of airway stents in this population. RECENT FINDINGS:Airway stenting is highly effective in palliating symptoms of airway obstruction....

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Casal RF

更新日期：2010-07-01 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 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:Nowadays tuberculosis is becoming a worldwide problem, and according to the World Health Organization, which declared tuberculosis a global health emergency in 1993, each year 8 million people worldwide develop the active disease and almost 3 million die. RECENT FINDINGS:Due to this problem there is ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： de Souza MV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary hypertension has been reported to complicate the course of a number of fibrotic lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis. Most commonly, mild elevations in the mean pulmonary artery pressure are seen...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： King CS,Nathan SD

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pleural infection remains an important pulmonary disease, causing significant morbidity and mortality. There is a resurgence of disease burden despite introduction of antibiotics and pneumococcal vaccines. A revisit of the pathogenesis and update on intervention may improve the care of pleural infecti...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Chan KP,Fitzgerald DB,Lee YCG

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One aim of caring for adults and children with asthma should be the identification and treatment of the functional impairments that are troublesome to these patients in their daily lives. Studies have shown that correlations between measures of clinical asthma severity and control and health-related quality of life (H...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Juniper EF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00