Pulmonary Medicine Perspective and Journal Articles

• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients How often does ventilator-associated pneumonia develop in COVID-19 patients, and what factors may increase the risk?
  Critical Care, February 25, 2021
• Pulmonary Cavitation: A Complication of Severe COVID-19 A new study examines the prevalence of lung cavitation due to COVID-19. Are you aware of this complication that can develop in patients with severe disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 25, 2021
• FDA Provides the Latest COVID Updates   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Janet Woodcock about the latest COVID-19 updates from the US Food and Drug Administration.
  WebMD, February 24, 2021
• Move to Single-Dose COVID Vaccine Is Worth a Shot   Switching to a single-dose COVID vaccine program is a reasonable option while vaccine supply is limited, says F. Perry Wilson. Here's a look at the data.
  Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Fired for Good Judgment a Sign of Physicians' Lost Respect The firing of a physician who made use of soon-to-expire COVID vaccine doses rather than flush them epitomizes the loss of physician autonomy and respect, warns Melissa Walton-Shirley.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Medscape Pulmonologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2021 Medscape surveyed pulmonologists about their lives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how burnout and depression have affected their relationships, career, and happiness.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 19, 2021
• Treating COVID Fatigue and Dyspnea -- Deep Breaths, Plenty of Rest Dr Aaron Holley discusses how to treat two of the most commonly reported post-COVID symptoms, chronic fatigue and dyspnea.
  Medscape Critical Care, February 19, 2021
• Key Advances in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer From WCLC 2020   The latest data from the IASLC 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer include novel approaches in patients with uncommon mutations and a screening program in never-smokers, reviewed by Prof. Tony Mok.
  Medscape, February 19, 2021
• Giant Leap for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Interpretation Dr Aaron Holley reviews the new cardiopulmonary exercise testing reference equations recently published in CHEST.
  Medscape Critical Care, February 18, 2021
• Characteristics and Timing of Virus Shedding in SARS-CoV-2 When does initial viral shedding occur in SARS-CoV-2, and how long are these individuals still infectious?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 18, 2021
• 'The Impact of the Vaccine Has Been Tremendous'   After a weak early response to COVID, Israel leads the world in vaccinations. The benefits are apparent, Eran Segal says. But hurdles remain, including finishing vaccinations and staving off variants.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• The Lost Year – Even for Common Respiratory Viruses The seasons for non–SARS-CoV-2 viruses changed; I just didn't expect they would nearly disappear.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 17, 2021
• Do Zinc and Vitamin C Reduce COVID Symptoms?   A randomized trial looked at the ability of zinc and vitamin C to shorten symptoms of COVID-19 in outpatients. Dr F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• The Impact of Pandemic Burnout on Physicians   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Peter Yellowlees about physician burnout during the pandemic and how doctors can better cope.
  WebMD, February 17, 2021
• Don't Throw the Stethoscope Away! In this brief commentary, physicians from China highlight the many reasons why the stethoscope is still invaluable and often preferable to ultrasound during the COVID-19 outbreak.
  European Heart Journal, February 15, 2021
• 'Silent' Presentation of Hypoxemia in COVID-19 Silent hypoxia, or hypoxemia without dyspnea, is common in COVID-19 patients, but it is not unique to this disease. This review describes the body's varying physiological responses to hypoxemia.
  Anesthesiology, February 12, 2021
• With COVID Vaccinations Comes a Potential Nightmare Scenario   On an individual level, reducing the severity of COVID disease is critical. But from a public health perspective, we also want to reduce transmission, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, February 10, 2021
• 'This Is Very Real' -- A COVID-19 Day in the ICU   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Megan Panico about the reality of critical care in a COVID-19 ward of the ICU.
  WebMD, February 09, 2021
• Prognostic Value of Bedside Lung US in COVID-19 Patients What can the bedside lung ultrasound score tell us about the prognosis of COVID-19 patients?
  Critical Care, February 09, 2021
• High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Hypoxemic Patients With COVID-19 Is high-flow nasal cannula an effective means of respiratory support for COVID-19 patients?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 09, 2021