COPD Journal Articles

• Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema What do we currently know about combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema? Learn more about the features of this condition and explore treatment options.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 03, 2020
• Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits Emergency department visits were down over 40% during the early COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that the public is delaying emergency care for fear of transmission in the ED.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 31, 2020
• Comparison of Ceftriaxone and Ampicillin/Sulbactam for CAP How do these antibiotics for treating non-aspiration community-acquired pneumonia compare? Is one more effective than the other?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, July 31, 2020
• Mortality Among Adults With Both Asthma and COPD Do patients with features of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have worse health outcomes than those with asthma or COPD alone?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 27, 2020
• Preop Risk Stratification: Who Needs Medical Consultation? Preoperative risk stratification is an important component to achieving optimal outcomes for those undergoing spine surgery, but among which patients is it required?
  Spine, July 16, 2020
• Periodontitis and All-cause and Cancer Mortality How does periodontitis impact mortality? This study assessed the association between periodontitis and all-cause mortality, all-cancer and specific cancers' mortality in elderly persons.
  BMC Oral Health, July 16, 2020
• Biomarkers Associated With ARDS Development and Mortality Could certain biomarkers help identify patients at risk for developing acute respiratory distress syndrome?
  Critical Care, July 08, 2020
• COPD, Lung Function and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Is there a possible link between COPD, lung function, and the risk for developing type 2 diabetes?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, July 08, 2020
• COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnosis, Management in the IBD Patient Since many IBD therapies may weaken the immune system and increase infection risk, IBD patient management presents a challenge during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 01, 2020
• HRQoL Associates With Change in FEV1 in COPD In what ways might changes in FEV1 impact health-related quality of life among patients with COPD?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 24, 2020
• The Tricuspid Tragedy: From Cinderella to Celebrity A new study elucidates the impact of functional tricuspid regurgitation in patients with degenerative mitral valve regurgitation.
  European Heart Journal, June 15, 2020
• Preoperative Evaluation of the Frail Patient Determining a patient's preoperative frailty status is critical to assessing overall perioperative risk. What are the various frailty assessment tools that have been validated in surgical populations?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 09, 2020
• Returning to Driving After Total Joint Arthroplasty A new study identifies key predictors for return to driving after total joint arthroplasty. What are they?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, June 03, 2020
• Treatment With LABA Versus LAMA for Stable COPD When it comes to the initial treatment of stable COPD, which of these therapies is the most safe and effective option?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 26, 2020
• Clinical Course and Outcome of 107 SARS-CoV-2 Patients The authors describe the clinical courses and outcomes of 107 patients treated for COVID-19.
  Critical Care, May 26, 2020
• Prevalence of Underlying Conditions Among COVID-19 Patients Preliminary data indicates that persons with underlying health conditions such as diabetes, CVD, and chronic lung disease appear to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19-associated disease.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 20, 2020
• Artificial Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit Find out how AI has the potential to transform the future of critical care medicine.
  Critical Care, May 06, 2020
• Diabetes Complications Associated With Oral Health This study assessed the impact of self-reported oral health on the likelihood of experiencing acute and chronic complications among patients with diabetes.
  BMC Oral Health, April 29, 2020
• Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment in COPD: Boon or Bane? Are inhaled corticosteroids overused in patients with COPD? This review explores the benefits and risks of inhaled corticosteroid-based therapy and presents a step-by-step approach for ICS withdrawal.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, April 28, 2020
• A New Simple Score of Chronic Cough: Cough Evaluation Test In this paper, the authors describe a newly developed evaluation test to assess the severity of chronic cough.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, April 22, 2020