Disparities in Asthma Care, Management, and Education Among Children With Asthma [0.03%]
哮喘儿童的哮喘护理、管理和教育的差异
Chanda N Holsey,Pamela Collins,Hatice Zahran
Chanda N Holsey
Health disparities are pervasive in the United States. Health and health care disparities are the differences or gaps in health (eg, life expectancy, morbidity, risk factors, and quality of life) and health care access and quality between s...
Understanding persistent bacterial lung infections: clinical implications informed by the biology of the microbiota and biofilms [0.03%]
从微生物群和生物被膜的生物学角度理解持续性细菌肺部感染及其临床意义
Alexa A Pragman,John P Berger,Bryan J Williams
Alexa A Pragman
The infections found in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis share a number of clinical similarities, the most striking of which is bacterial persistence despite the use of antibiotics. These infections...
Refractory pulmonary sarcoidosis - proposal of a definition and recommendations for the diagnostic and therapeutic approach [0.03%]
顽固性肺结节病的定义及诊断和治疗建议
Peter Korsten,Katharina Strohmayer,Robert P Baughman et al.
Peter Korsten et al.
Patients with sarcoidosis undergo spontaneous remission or may be effectively controlled with glucocorticoids alone in many cases. Progressive and refractory pulmonary sarcoidoisis constitute more than 10% of patients seen at specialized ce...
Michael Keller,David Kamp
Michael Keller
Severe asthma has been increasingly recognized as a heterogenous disease with varied clinical characteristics and pathophysiological processes. Patients with severe asthma suffer significant impairment in their daily life and impose a subst...
Janet L Talbert,David A Schwartz,Mark P Steele
Janet L Talbert
The Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Microaspiration in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis [0.03%]
胃食管反流和微吸入在特发性肺纤维化发病机制中的作用
Joyce S Lee
Joyce S Lee
There has been controversy regarding the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux, microaspiration, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In the last decade, there is increasing evidence supporting a relationship between gastroesopha...
Oriol Sibila,Antonio Anzueto,Marcos I Restrepo
Oriol Sibila
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading infectious cause of death in developed countries. Several studies have shown that the risk of pneumonia is increased in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who are rec...
Renda Soylemez Wiener,Daniel C Wiener,Michael K Gould
Renda Soylemez Wiener
Transthoracic needle lung biopsy is a commonly performed diagnostic procedure for pulmonary nodules and masses. To make an informed decision about whether to pursue this procedure, doctors and patients must be aware of the possible risks of...
Carmen M Rosario,Xiaoqi Lin,David W Kamp
Carmen M Rosario
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) can be a challenging diagnosis for clinicians to make as it is often difficult to distinguish from benign asbestos pleural effusions and metastatic carcinomas. In this review, we present a case of MPM an...
Developing a Rational Approach to Tobacco Use Treatment in Pulmonary Practice: A Review of the Biological Basis of Nicotine Addiction [0.03%]
肺科临床烟草依赖治疗的理性模式研究-尼古丁依赖生物学基础述评
Frank T Leone,Sarah Evers-Casey
Frank T Leone
The toll of tobacco use on a pulmonary practice is severe. Physicians, patients, and their families experience frustration, hopelessness and even anger when confronted with a seemingly irrational decision to keep smoking despite morbid lung...