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CME/CE
Updated ACCP Clinical Practice Guidelines on Medical Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Slides With Video)
Drs. Nathan, Frost, and McLaughlin discuss the 2006 ACCP clinical practice guidelines on medical therapy for PAH and beyond, including new therapies on the market since their release.
Commentary, June 2008
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CME/CE
Updated ACCP Clinical Practice Guidelines on Medical Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Slides With Transcript)
Drs. Nathan, Frost, and McLaughlin discuss the 2006 ACCP clinical practice guidelines on medical therapy for PAH and beyond, including new therapies on the market since their release.
Commentary, June 2008
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CME/CE
Is It Restless Legs Syndrome? A Case Study in Diagnosis
Many disorders have symptoms that overlap those of RLS. This interactive case study outlines diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for RLS to aid clinicians in optimizing patient management.
Clinical Case, June 2008
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CME/CE
Recognizing Restless Legs Syndrome in Primary Care to Improve Patient Quality of Life
A case challenge demonstrates how to recognize RLS in the primary care setting and how to help improve RLS patients' quality of life.
Clinical Case, June 2008
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CME
Oncology Insights: 2008 Annual ASCO Meeting Highlights Edition
Listen in as oncology experts discuss some of the key data and hot issues reported at the annual 2008 ASCO meeting.
Commentary, June 2008
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CME/CE
Updated ACCP Clinical Practice Guidelines on Medical Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Drs. Nathan, Frost, and McLaughlin discuss the 2006 ACCP clinical practice guidelines on medical therapy for PAH and beyond, including new therapies on the market since their release.
Commentary, June 2008
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Less Paper, More Healthcare
Georganne Chapin, JD, MPhil, President and CEO of the Hudson Center for Health Equity & Quality in Tarrytown, New York, emphasizes why electronics should replace paper in medical record keeping.
Editorial, June 2008
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When Doctors Are Patients: Is There Such a Thing as "Posttraumatic Bliss"?
Roger J. Bulger, MD, President (retired), Association of Academic Health Centers, Washington, DC, and physician cancer survivor, describes "posttraumatic bliss."
Editorial, June 2008
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Updates on Diagnosis of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia and on Intensivist Impact on Intensive Care Unit Outcomes
Differential diagnosis of NSIP is updated in this review. A report of full-time intensivist impact on ICU patient outcomes for more than 100,000 critically ill is put in perspective by Dr. Shorr.
Expert Viewpoint, June 2008
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CME
Perspectives on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Persistent Pathogen
MRSA persists as a costly threat. Read updates on prevalence, prevention, and treatment from the ATS 2008 meeting.
Conference Coverage, June 2008
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CME
Managing Acute Respiratory Failure
What are the advantages of aggressive PEEP and noninvasive ventilation? Read the latest data on acute respiratory failure from the ATS 2008 Annual Meeting.
Conference Coverage, June 2008
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CME
ATS 2008: Managing Acute Respiratory Failure
What are the advantages of aggressive PEEP and noninvasive ventilation? Read the latest data on acute respiratory failure from the ATS 2008 Annual Meeting.
Conference Coverage, June 2008
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CME
ATS 2008: Perspectives on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Persistent Pathogen
MRSA persists as a costly threat. Read updates on prevalence, prevention, and treatment from the ATS 2008 meeting.
Conference Coverage, June 2008
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Use of Sedatives, Opioids, and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Patients with Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Commentary from F1000
Which are most dangerous in this setting--sedatives, opioids, or NMBAs?
Journal Article, June 2008
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Better Assessment and Better Management of Intensive Care Unit Delirium Leads to Better Outcomes for Intensive Care Unit Survivors: An Expert Interview With E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Hypoactive vs hyperactive delirium, do you know the critical difference?
Expert Viewpoint, June 2008
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Responding to the American Siege Against Continuing Medical Education
Dr. George Lundberg provides his take on the current CME funding conflict.
Editorial, June 2008
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Postexercise Evaluation of Pulmonary Artery Pressure
Can exercise be used in high-risk patients to detect pulmonary arteriopathy before patients have signs and symptoms at rest?
Expert Viewpoint, June 2008
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CME
Adult Asthma: Individualizing and Optimizing Care
Review why heterogeneous responses to therapy occur in adults with asthma.
Clinical Case, June 2008
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Response to AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Draft Report on "Ethical Guidance for Physicians and the Profession With Respect to Industry Support for Professional Education in Medicine"
Harvard Professor Tom Stossel describes the scholarly ethical basis for industry support for medical research and education.
Expert Viewpoint, June 2008
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign and Catheter Infection Reductions: Views From Dr. Shorr
Surviving Sepsis Campaign in JAMA shows that education on guidelines improves patient outcomes. Approaches for catheter-related bloodstream infections are framed in clinical perspective by Dr. Shorr.
Expert Viewpoint, June 2008
