Current opinions on non-invasive ventilation as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Isolated distal deep-vein thrombosis (iDDVT) is a distal deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) without proximal DVT or pulmonary embolism. Although its clinical significance is uncertain, its prevalence is increasing with the use of whole leg compression ultrasonography. Epidemiological data giving reported rate...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Galanaud JP,Bosson JL,Quéré I

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty has limited efficacy in treating obstructive sleep apnea, with excellent results achieved in fewer than half of patients who undergo this procedure. Attempting to select patients who have only retropalatal collapse of the pharynx increases the likelihood of a successful outcome. Although this...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sher AE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:After 'curative' resection, many patients are still at risk for further lung cancer, either as a recurrence or a new metachronous primary. In theory, close follow-up should improve survival by catching relapse early - but in reality, many experts feel that surveillance for recurrence is of uncertain v...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Chang CF,Gould M

更新日期：2017-07-01 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 REVIEW:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has historically been considered as a male disease. As a result, female individuals with OSA were often under-diagnosed and under-treated compared with male individuals. However, recent data suggest that several OSA-associated adverse cardiovascular outcomes are more pron...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Schiza SE,Bouloukaki I

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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: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:Pleural effusions are frequent in the context of acute idiopathic pericarditis and following pericardiotomy, but they have seldom been characterized. This review summarizes their most relevant clinical features. RECENT FINDINGS:In acute idiopathic pericarditis, pleural effusions tend to be left-sided...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Porcel JM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review and compare the constellations of causes and consequences of the two current pandemics, Covid-19 and climate change. RECENT FINDINGS:There has been a transient counterbalancing, in which the response to Covid-19 has briefly mitigated pollution and greenhouse gasses. This divergence belies m...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Joshi M,Caceres J,Ko S,Epps SM,Bartter T

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advances in imaging technologies and biomarker research offer hope that the incidence and mortality of lung cancer can be reduced by screening similar to what have been achieved for cancer of the cervix, breast, and colon. RECENT FINDINGS:Spiral computed tomography with multitrack scanners and autofl...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： McWilliams A,Lam S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacillary population described in tuberculous pleuritis is small, and its most likely pathogenetic mechanism is essentially immunologic. This explains why, until now, the diagnostic identification of tuberculous pleuritis (TP) has been based on the presence of granulomas in pleural biopsy. Correcting this diagnost...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pérez-Rodriguez E,Jiménez Castro D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we describe the 'state-of-the-art' in our knowledge of asthma and what gaps exist, which can be exploited in the future for effective translation of our knowledge from the bench or population studies to diagnosis and therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:The advent of microbiome research has expan...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brar T,Nagaraj S,Mohapatra S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:This review examines the associations between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and renal and hepatobiliary diseases, with emphasis on the epidemiology and clinical outcomes, along with current information on pathophysiologic mechanisms and risk factors. RECENT FINDINGS:Glomerular filtrati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Mapel D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent work demonstrates that patients with refractory asthma are likely to be sensitized to environmental fungi and that specific antifungal treatments may be of benefit to this group. RECENT FINDINGS:The relationships among fungal sensitization, exposure and asthma severity are imperfectly understo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Gore RB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the current understanding and clinical applicability of severity scoring systems in pneumonia management. RECENT FINDINGS:Severity scores in community-acquired pneumonia are strong markers of mortality, but are not necessarily clinical decision-aid tools. The use of severity scores to sup...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ranzani OT,Taniguchi LU,Torres A

更新日期：2018-05-01 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:In previous years, there was limited research related to the role of sleep in interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Physicians treating ILD patients tended to focus mainly on the daily disabling symptoms overlooking the possible significant role of coexisting sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep ap...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Schiza SE,Bouloukaki I,Bolaki M,Antoniou KM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest tubes and their accompanying pleural drainage units continue to present challenging questions regarding their optimal use. Appropriate chest tube size selection to accommodate the clinical situation is key, especially in the setting of large pleural air leaks lest a tension pneumothorax ensue. Connection of an a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Baumann MH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is increasingly clear that asthma is not a single disease, but a disorder with vast heterogeneity in pathogenesis, severity, and treatment response. In this review, we discuss the present understanding of different asthma phenotypes and endotypes, and the prospects of personalized medicine for asth...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lin TY,Poon AH,Hamid Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Adherence to asthma therapies is poor leading to unnecessary morbidity and increased use of emergency and hospital resources. Strategies to improve adherence have not been successful. RECENT FINDINGS:Asthma adherence disease management is a clinical method to improve adherence for asthma patients. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Weinstein AG

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:Parasitic pneumonia is being increasingly reported from many parts of the world due to globalization and travel across the continents. This review outlines the recent developments in the diagnosis and management of parasitic pneumonias. RECENT FINDINGS:A polymerase chain reaction that can differentia...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Vijayan VK

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：: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:A small percentage of asthma exacerbations are linked with infection by an atypical bacterium, such as Chlamydia pneumoniae or Mycoplasma pneumoniae. These bacteria also have been proposed to cause occult chronic lower airway inflammation and to initiate nonatopic asthma in adults. Consequently, the l...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Cazzola M,Matera MG,Blasi F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increased recognition of the importance of inflammatory cells and their products in the pathogenesis of asthma. From this recognition has evolved a number of new approaches to treat the various components of the asthmatic inflammatory response. Nonselective anti-inflammatory agents such as cyclosporine ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Floreani AA,Rennard SI

更新日期：1997-01-01 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