Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia and other benign lymphoid disorders.

abstract：:Achieving hemostasis, preventing and treating thrombosis, and laboratory measurement of the hemostatic pathways constitute the core elements of managing the critically ill patient with liver failure. Uncontrolled bleeding in acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure is probably the most famili...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Intagliata NM,Davis JPE,Caldwell SH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) exhibit significant variability in the course and severity of the disease, and this variability is best interpreted in the context of an interaction between genetic and nongenetic determinants. While a small number of patients with "mild" mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schechter MS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. However, there is large geographic variation internationally and within nations. Despite the fact that many causes of lung cancer have been established, cigarette smoking is the principal cause. Accounting for historical prevalence of cigarette smoking is ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Alberg AJ,Nonemaker J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs worldwide. Although there exist some heterogeneity between patients, the course of COPD is characterized by recurrent acute exacerbations, which are among the most common causes of medical adm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Peñuelas Ó,Frutos-Vivar F,Mancebo J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in intensive care units (ICUs). Over the past three decades, there has been a substantial body of evidence to suggest percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is at least as safe as surgical tracheostomy (ST) in the hands of trained clinicians. In most institutions, PT is ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Al-Shathri Z,Susanto I

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the number one cause of death from cancer in the United States. Currently, there is no official recommendation to screen for lung cancer even in high-risk populations. Accordingly, we wait for patients to present with symptoms. Only 15-20% of patients are stage I lung cancer at diagnosis. Past screening...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jett JR

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Sarcoidosis is an immune-mediated systemic syndrome of unknown etiology. The treatment of the granulomatous inflammation in sarcoidosis is thus dependent on nonspecific suppression of the immune response. Although steroid-sparing approaches have moved to front-line therapy for many other immune-mediated inflammatory d...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lazar CA,Culver DA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is important because untreated deep vein thrombosis can cause death or permanent impairment and because effective treatments are available. The approach to the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis varies because of differences in local resources and expertise. Duplex ultrasonogr...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Elliott CG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive lung disease of unknown cause, occurring in adults, limited to the lungs and associated with the pathologic and radiologic pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia. Prognosis is poor, and most patients die of respiratory failure within 3 to 6 years from the o...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Puglisi S,Torrisi SE,Giuliano R,Vindigni V,Vancheri C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an update on literature published over the past 5 years that is relevant to using chest computed tomography (CT) as a tool for preventing occupational respiratory disease. An important area of investigation has been in the use of low-dose CT (LDCT) to screen asbestos-exposed populations for lung c...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Weissman DN

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe infections are often treated with multiple courses of antibiotics in the intensive care unit (ICU), making the ICU a true antibiotic hotspot. The increasing incidence of multidrug resistance worldwide emphasizes the need for continued efforts in developing and implementing antibiotic stewardship p...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fierens J,Depuydt PO,De Waele JJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Although the lung is frequently involved by disseminated lymphoma, isolated pulmonary lymphoma is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all extranodal localized disease. Three broad categories of lymphoma of the lung require recognition: in rare instances, large B cell type lymphoma can present primarily in the lung; a...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chilosi M,Zinzani PL,Poletti V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in understanding, the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a challenging clinical problem. Optimization of gas exchange and preventing the iatrogenic propagation of lung injury are cornerstones of its clinical management. A number of novel approaches and adjuncts to ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kress JP,Marini JJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of critical illness often experience long-lasting impairments in mental, cognitive, and physical functioning. Acute stress reactions and delusional memories appear to play an important role in psychological morbidity following critical illness, and few interventions exist to address these symptoms. This revi...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karnatovskaia LV,Philbrick KL,Parker AM,Needham DM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For treatment of sarcoidosis, one should develop a long-term management plan. Factors to be considered include the organ involvement and severity of symptoms. Different organ manifestations may require different treatments. Intensity of treatment is usually based on severity of disease or potential for organ failure o...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Baughman RP,Lower EE

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Amyloidosis is the term given to abnormal deposition of misfolded precursor proteins at single or multiple sites, leading to organ dysfunction or clinical signs and symptoms. Pulmonary manifestations are nonspecific and may be associated with several amyloid protein subtypes, commonly AL (light chain) and AA (autoimmu...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Baqir M,Roden AC,Moua T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common subtype of lung cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death. Although durable local control rates are high after surgical resection or definitive radiotherapy for early-stage disease, a substantial proportion of these patients eventually experience regiona...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dams RV,Yuan Y,Robinson CG,Lee P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is now more common in adults than children in countries with well-developed health care systems. The number of adults continues to increase and will further increase if the new cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators are disease modifying. Most of the complex morbidit...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Elborn JS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients often require sedation to tolerate life-saving interventions such as mechanical ventilation. Pain, anxiety, and delirium all contribute to patient distress and agitation which can interfere with ICU medical care if not addressed and treated appropriately. Sedation prac...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： DeBiasi EM,Akgün KM,Pisani M

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：: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：:Increasing donor availability for organ transplantation requires attention to factors that are potentially modifiable. The potential pool of available organs can theoretically be enlarged by considering new sources of organs, including non-beating heart donors, live donor lobar transplants, xenotransplants, and in vit...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Williams TJ,Snell GI

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensive care unit (ICU) acquired pneumonia is one of the most common and morbid health care-associated infections. Despite decades of work developing and testing prevention strategies, ICU-acquired pneumonia remains stubbornly pervasive. Pneumonia prevention studies are difficult to interpret because all are at risk...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Klompas M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplant has become an established therapy in the treatment of end-stage lung disease. Many of the advances in the modern immunosuppression regimen have provided more quality and quantity of life to transplant patients. Immunosuppression agents target various aspects of the immune system to maximize graft toler...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Floreth T,Bhorade SM

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is a complex disorder commonly associated with other conditions such as connective tissue diseases (CTDs) and environmental exposures. Although idiopathic NSIP has been recognized as a separate clinical entity, recent studies have suggested that a proportion of these cases hav...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Teoh AKY,Corte TJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although airway inflammation is an intrinsic and key feature of asthma, this response varies in its intensity and translation to clinical characteristics and responsiveness to treatment. The observations that clinical heterogeneity is an important aspect of asthma and a feature that likely dictates and determines resp...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Viswanathan RK,Busse WW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00