Epidemiology of Asthma and Influence of Ethnicity.

abstract：:Patients admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit (NICU) may have respiratory compromise from either central or peripheral neurological pathology, and may hence require intubation and mechanical ventilation for very diverse reasons. Liberation from invasive ventilation, that is, extubation, at the earliest pos...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bösel J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) represents one histologic subtype of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). NSIP is typified by temporal homogeneity and less profusion of fibroblastic foci than is seen with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), the most common IIP. Clinically patients with NSIP present with ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Flaherty KR,Martinez FJ,Travis W,Lynch JP 3rd

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a key determinant of outcome in patients with serious infections along with the virulence of the underlying pathogen. Within the intensive care unit (ICU) setting, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection that is frequently caused by multidrug-resistan...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kollef MH,Burnham CD

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:The human Herpesviridae family consists of eight members: cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, -2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and human herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 (HHV-6, -7, -8). Lifelong latency may develop in the host with reactivation during periods of relative imm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zamora MR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complicated disease involving many organ systems. Identification of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) genetic code has not only enhanced our understanding of the mechanism of CF pathology but has also provided explanations for phenotypic variation. Additionally, genetic testi...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lommatzsch ST,Aris R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary immunity to fungal pathogens requires both innate and adaptive immune responses. Alveolar macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are the phagocytic cells of the lung innate system. These cells produce early inflammatory mediators (i.e., reactive oxygen species, cytokines, and chemokines) in response t...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hernández Y,Herring AC,Huffnagle GB

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

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：:In the past decade, much information has been gained on the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in patients suspected of having hospital-acquired pneumonia. The key to an effective therapeutic approach is the diagnostic strategy used, and timely administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Many patients, but no...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Brun-Buisson C

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Mycobacterial infections have caused enormous morbidity and mortality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Of these, the most devastating has been tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death among HIV-positive persons globally. TB has killed more people living with HIV than any other i...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Haas MK,Daley CL

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:This article discusses the pleural effusions that occur with the post-cardiac injury (Dressler's) syndrome (PCIS) and those that occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The PCIS can occur after any type of cardiac injury and is thought to be due to anti-myocardial antibodies. The primary symptoms are ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Light RW

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：: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：:Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly resilient, gram-negative coccobacillus that thrives within the unique and complex ecological setting of an intensive care unit. This evolving pathogen has now surpassed human capacity to create new antimicrobials, and has led physicians into a concerning era for hospital-acquired in...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Peleg AY

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Daily oral care with chlorhexidine for mechanically ventilated patients is ubiquitous in contemporary intensive care practice. The practice is predicated upon meta-analyses suggesting that adding chlorhexidine to daily oral care regimens can reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates by up to 40%. Close analys...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Klompas M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the effects of beta2-agonists on asthma severity. There has been a controversy as to whether the regularly scheduled use of beta2-adrenergic agonists increases the risk of adverse outcomes in asthma. A number of epidemiological and clinical studies have found an association between the regularly...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ford JG,Iqbal J,Sunmonu Y

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasculitides affecting large and medium-sized vessels are heterogeneous. This group includes such disorders as giant cell arteritis, Takayasu's disease, and sarcoidosis. There are several challenges that may arise in the care of patients with these disorders. Diagnosis may be elusive when initially evaluating pati...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maksimowicz-McKinnon K,Hoffman GS

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) is an infection prevention strategy in intensive care unit (ICU) patients by topical administration of antibiotics to the mouth and stomach to eradicate potentially pathogenic bacteria and yeast that may cause infections. It also includes a short course of intrave...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： van Essen EH,de Jonge E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality from the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the infant respiratory distress syndrome remains high despite numerous interventions and modalities. Perfluorocarbons (PFC) are inert liquids that can dissolve large amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide and can be used as respiratory media. Partial liqu...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hadjiliadis D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioidomycosis manifests as a variety of clinical manifestations and ranges in severity from asymptomatic exposure with resultant immunity to reinfection, to fulminant, and life-threatening disseminated disease. Primary coccidioidal pneumonia represents the most common clinical form of infection, and the incidence...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Twarog M,Thompson GR 3rd

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：: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：: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