Pulmonary Medicine Perspective and Journal Articles

• Even Very Old People Deserve Aggressive Medical Care   Bioethicist Art Caplan attacks the belief that an old person no longer deserves medical interventions for serious conditions.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 18, 2020
• SCCM 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from SCCM 2020
  Medscape Critical Care, February 14, 2020
• New Admission Test Flawed, Won't Produce Better Doctors Situational judgment tests are praised for their ability to increase diversity and assess certain traits in medical school applicants, but they may be doing more harm than good.
  Medscape Med Students, February 10, 2020
• Is Anxiety About the Coronavirus Out of Proportion? An expert considers what is fueling anxiety about the latest health scare.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 31, 2020
• Sepsis Hysteria: The Emotionally Charged Debate   Dr Alok Patel discusses the debate surrounding the so-called sepsis hysteria.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, January 31, 2020
• Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): FAQs for Clinicians What should every clinic do to prepare for patients with potential Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection? Here are the answers to clinicians' frequently asked questions.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 30, 2020
• Coronaviruses: What We Know Now   With the arrival of the new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, there is much to learn. What do we know about it already, and how can we prepare for its possible spread?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 29, 2020
• Could Colchicine Be the New Aspirin? Michel Zeitouni talks to Jean-Claude Tardif about the COLCOT series of clinical trials testing colchicine, an anti-inflammatory gout drug, for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 27, 2020
• Independent NPs and PAs: A Doc's View Nurse practitioners and physician assistants increasingly manage patient care independently. While professional physician organizations cry foul, this doctor is not alarmed.
  Medscape, January 22, 2020
• Targeted Therapy in Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease The use of targeted therapy in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease remains controversial, but could it be a safe and effective option if used cautiously?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 21, 2020
• Development of a Biomarker Mortality Risk Model in ARDS Could this newly developed biomarker-based model play a role in the risk stratification of patients with ARDS?
  Critical Care, January 21, 2020
• SGA vs ETT During Interventional Pulmonary Procedures What is the optimal airway management for patients undergoing interventional pulmonary procedures under general anesthesia?
  BMC Anesthesiology, January 13, 2020
• Asthma/Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap What is asthma/COPD overlap and how should it be treated? A new review discusses the identification and management of this condition.
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, January 10, 2020
• Antifibrotic Drugs in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases Learn more about the possible therapeutic role antifibrotic drugs could have in the treatment of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 08, 2020
• In COPD, Carbon Dioxide Is Often Overlooked Dr Holley explains why more attention needs to be paid to carbon dioxide levels in patients with COPD and hypoxia.
  Medscape Critical Care, January 06, 2020
• 'Frustration and Disbelief' Over Drug Shortages   Drs Robert Glatter and Paul Biddinger discuss drug shortages, including potential causes and solutions.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, January 03, 2020
• Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients in Outbreak of EVLAI The latest data shows that 80% of hospitalized EVALI patients reported using THC-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products, with one brand most commonly reported.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 01, 2020
• Comparison of Disease Progression Subgroups in IPF What can we learn about disease progression in IPF by characterizing the subgroups of this disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, December 25, 2019
• Why Physicians Should Care About Wearables Patient-generated data is gaining more ground. As more and more patients use them, physicians should get onboard now.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 20, 2019
• Doc Gets New Heart, Loses Residency After receiving an emergency heart transplant, a resident learns her residency program is closing.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, December 17, 2019