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CHEST 2003: 69th Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians
October 25 - 30, 2003, Orlando, Florida

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Highlights of CHEST 2003: 69th Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians CME
Physicians - up to 3.0 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit
Lung Recruitment in ARDS: Physiologic Concepts and Practical Strategies
Neil R. Maclntyre, MD
Critical Care Controversies: What Do the Experts Say?
Antonios Liolios, MD
Use of Thrombolytic Agents in Hemodynamically Stable Patients With Pulmonary Emboli: Is It Indicated?
Antonios Liolios, MD
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Expert Interview
Dr. Bleck discusses several neuro-critical care issues, including intracranial pressure monitoring, hypothermia, subarachnoid hemorrhage, refractory status epilepticus, and acute stroke intervention.
Conference News
Half of Post-Op Thromboembolic Events Can Occur After Discharge 11/3/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Postoperative prophylaxis for thromboembolism should perhaps continue after hospital discharge.
Low-Dose CT Proves Useful in Surveillance of Second Lung Cancers 10/31/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Nodules less than 10 mm in diameter in patients with a history of lung cancer are most likely benign.
Aspirin Withdrawal Linked to Higher Rates of Acute Coronary Syndrome in CHD Patients 10/30/03
[Medscape Medical News]
New study indicates that aspirin therapy cannot be safely stopped in patients with coronary heart disease.
Diabetics Have Harder Time Quitting Smoking Than Other Smokers 10/30/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Patients with diabetes have markedly lower smoking cessation rates than others enrolled in a multidisciplinary cessation program.
Low-Dose Theophylline Highly Effective for Asthma Control 10/29/03
[Medscape Medical News]
But the drug is antagonistic when taken with corticosteroids, resulting in a worsening of lung function.
Urinary Cadmium Predictive of Poor Lung Function and Cancer in Former Smokers 10/29/03
[Medscape Medical News]
High urinary cadmium levels in former smokers is linked to development of COPD and lung cancer in NHANES III analysis.
Enteral Feeding Can Begin Earlier in Nontrauma Critical Care Patients 10/29/03
[Medscape Medical News]
New findings could alter the practice of holding off patient feeding for four or more days in critically ill medical patients.
Activated Protein C Benefits Septic Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia 10/27/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Subgroup of patients with community-acquired pneumonia who received drotrecogin alfa for severe sepsis have better survival rates than septic patients as a whole.
Few End-Stage COPD Patients Discuss End-of-Life Plans With Physicians 10/27/03
[Medscape Medical News]
In addition, 26% of patients were unaware of their diagnosis and what it meant.

 
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