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CHEST 2017: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting

October 28 - November 01, 2017; Toronto, Canada

October 28 - November 01, 2017 Toronto, Canada

Landmark Trials Deliver Evidence to Rethink Saline Use The results could transform the way fluids are administered to some 5 million patients in an effort to lower the risk for renal dysfunction and death.
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2017

Conference News

CHEST Bronchoscopy Effective for Diagnosis Only Half the Time
Medscape Medical News, November 6, 2017
Landmark Trials Deliver Evidence to Rethink Saline Use
Medscape Medical News, November 2, 2017
CHEST Dupilumab Breathes Optimism Into Biologics for Asthma
Medscape Medical News, November 1, 2017

CHEST New Drug Promising for Excessive Sleepiness
Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2017
CHEST Saline for Resuscitation, Cancer Screening at CHEST 2017
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2017

Popular News From CHEST 2016

New Inhaled Antibiotic Promising in Bronchiectasis An inhaled powder form of ciprofloxacin is effective for patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, an orphan disease with no approved treatments, results from a phase 3 suggest.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 28, 2016
Bedside Imaging Can Gauge Dysfunction in Pulmonary Embolism Point-of-care ultrasound can be used by fellows to triage patients with acute pulmonary embolism easily and quickly, without sacrificing accuracy, new research shows, but not everyone agrees.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 31, 2016
Benefit of Antifibrotics in Pulmonary Fibrosis Debated Patients with pulmonary fibrosis appear to be helped by antifibrotic treatment, irrespective of disease severity, report investigators of four post hoc exploratory analyses, but more study is needed.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 27, 2016

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