Peri-procedural cardiac arrest at medical thoracoscopy in a patient with pleural mesothelioma causing resultant heart failure and an intractable pleural effusion [0.03%]
医疗胸腔镜检查期间恶性胸膜间皮瘤患者并发难治性心力衰竭和大量胸水的术源性心脏骤停一例报告
Gemma Hood,Samuel Lakey,Elizabeth Turnbull et al.
Gemma Hood et al.
Tension hydrothoraces can cause significant morbidity and even mortality. The resultant heart failure caused the development of an intractable effusion and hyponatraemia which led to the patient's death. https://bit.ly/4m6jGjj. ...
Maria Giovanna Mastromarino,Alessandra Lenzini,Giacomo Rabazzi et al.
Maria Giovanna Mastromarino et al.
Pleural infection (PI) remains a serious clinical condition associated with high morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation and significant mortality, despite advances in medical therapy. Characterised by infection and inflammation within the ple...
Scars from the pandemic: understanding post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease [0.03%]
新冠肺炎后的肺纤维化：你了解吗？
Tharun Shyam,Christiana Atuaka,Medha Venigalla et al.
Tharun Shyam et al.
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the world continues to record acute cases of COVID-19 infection and witness its residual effects. Lung injury persisting beyond the resolution of acute viral pneumonia has been a known entity since th...
The role of simple pulmonary function testing in unravelling the presence of respiratory muscular dysfunction in two patients with interstitial lung diseases [0.03%]
简易肺功能检查在两种间质性肺疾病患者中发现呼吸肌功能障碍的作用
Pierantonio Laveneziana,Matthieu Le Mélédo,Thomas Gille
Pierantonio Laveneziana
Diverse methods are available for assessment of the respiratory muscles; the technique used should be tailored to the question posed. https://bit.ly/3V2MNIO. ...
The use of macrolides in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: risks and benefits [0.03%]
大环内酯类抗生素治疗社区获得性肺炎的利弊分析
Fatimah Al-Zergani,Simone Bastrup Israelsen,Thomas Benfield et al.
Fatimah Al-Zergani et al.
This Journal club aims to evaluate the recent evidence about the potential benefits of macrolides as add-on therapy in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), an area where the data remain conflicting. Four studies with diverse...
Rethinking early childhood spirometry: integrated solutions for technical, psychological and interpretative barriers [0.03%]
重新考虑幼儿肺功能检查：解决技术、心理和解释障碍的综合方案
Radu Marian Gheorghiu,Iustina Violeta Stan
Radu Marian Gheorghiu
Preschool spirometry needs age-tailored FEVt indices/limits, low-dead-space hardware, AI-assisted QC, physician-led coaching and caregiver prep. Other tests may complement selectively. Expand GLI-Junior reference norms to strengthen interpr...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory tract infections in children: when and how to diagnose and treat [0.03%]
儿童肺炎支原体呼吸道感染的诊断与治疗：何时以及如何进行
Lara Sharplin,Vikas Goyal
Lara Sharplin
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of respiratory tract infections in both children and adults, responsible for up to 30% of community-acquired pneumonia cases in children. While many infected individuals remain asymptomatic, common ...
Bilateral pleural effusions, ascites and pulmonary emboli: Meigs syndrome [0.03%]
梅格斯综合征的影像学表现：双侧胸腔积液、腹水和肺栓塞
Ahmed Etman,Avinash Aujayeb
Ahmed Etman
Meigs syndrome is associated with unilateral or bilateral pleural effusions, ascites, high CA-125 levels and ovarian fibromas. Concurrent arterial and venous thromboses have also been described. Surgical removal of the fibroma is curative. ...
The road less travelled: thoracic ultrasound, advanced imaging and artificial intelligence for early diagnosis of non-expandable lung in malignant pleural effusion [0.03%]
鲜少有人问津的道路：胸部超声、高级影像和人工智能在恶性胸腔积液不可扩张肺早期诊断中的应用
Guido Marchi
Guido Marchi
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects up to 15% of cancer patients, with nearly 30% of symptomatic cases developing non-expandable lung (NEL), a condition characterised by the lung's failure to fully re-expand post-drainage, thereby impe...
The current state of ultrasound training in pulmonary residency programmes in the Netherlands: an educational review [0.03%]
荷兰肺科住院医师项目的超声培训现状：教育综述
Wytze S de Boer,Carlijn Veldman,Krista L Parlevliet et al.
Wytze S de Boer et al.
Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is becoming a key diagnostic tool in pulmonary medicine. However, use of this tool may vary between older pulmonologists with less TUS experience and younger generations, including residents, who see the need for T...