Ineffective Airway Clearance Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plans

Ineffective Airway Clearance Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plans

Ineffective airway clearance is the inability to clear secretions or obstructions from the respiratory tract. This can be detrimental to breathing and create complications. Secretions can be problematic as a result of... read more

The impact of diabetes mellitus on morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

The impact of diabetes mellitus on morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare delivery was affected in various ways. For example, acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and events were less frequently observed in hospitals, both because public health... read more

Updated Systematic Review on Remdesivir’s Safety and Efficacy in COVID-19 Patients

Updated Systematic Review on Remdesivir’s Safety and Efficacy in COVID-19 Patients

Remdesivir, an antiviral medication, may benefit patients who are infected with mild or moderate forms of COVID-19 infection. Several research findings have suggested the safety and efficacy of remdesivir for a five- to 10-day... read more

Little Black Book of Pulmonary Medicine

Little Black Book of Pulmonary Medicine

This succinct, bulleted handbook is the ultimate resource for pulmonary and respiratory specialists. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations,... read more

Significant Persistent Pain Symptoms After Critical Care Illness

Significant Persistent Pain Symptoms After Critical Care Illness

Persistent pain could be a common health problem after critical illness care. Our data also suggest that there is a lack of specific follow-up after ICU discharge. Given the major consequences on patient quality of life,... read more

MACE in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Troponin I – A Dramatic Predictor

MACE in Acute Exacerbation of COPD – Troponin I – A Dramatic Predictor

The burden of COPD is rising due to continued exposure to risk factors that trigger lung inflammation and repeated secondary infections thereby contributing to the third leading cause of death globally. More COPD deaths... read more

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Gerard Criner and Dr. Bartolome Celli, is focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: COPD... read more

Sotrovimab Effect Among High-risk COVID-19 Patients

Sotrovimab Effect Among High-risk COVID-19 Patients

Among nonhospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 and at risk of disease progression, a single intravenous dose of sotrovimab, compared with placebo, significantly reduced the risk of a composite end point of... read more

Patients’ Perspectives on Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Acute COPD Exacerbations

Patients’ Perspectives on Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Acute COPD Exacerbations

Patients' perspectives showed that point-of-care diagnostics and treatment of acute COPD in exacerbation was considered a qualitative offer by the patients and their relatives. At the same time, it was crucial that the emergency... read more

Procalcitonin in the ED: The evidence

Procalcitonin in the ED: The evidence

Is procalcitonin of any value in the emergency department? Considering that procalcitonin testing is not available in any of my hospitals, I have never been all that interested in this question. But Swami requested a procalcitonin... read more

Noninvasive Respiratory Support for COVID-19 Patients: When, for Whom, and How?

Noninvasive Respiratory Support for COVID-19 Patients: When, for Whom, and How?

The significant mortality rate and prolonged ventilator days associated with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in patients with severe COVID-19 have incited a debate surrounding the use of noninvasive respiratory support... read more

Prescription Rates Changes for Inhaled Corticosteroids During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Prescription Rates Changes for Inhaled Corticosteroids During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite early concerns the impact oral corticosteroids might have on the effects of acute COVID-19 reported by the WHO and the potential severity of disease in patients with asthma and chronic... read more

Facemask vs. Helmet – Noninvasive Ventilation

Facemask vs. Helmet – Noninvasive Ventilation

We use Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to treat various disease processes, such as acute hypercapnic and hypoxemic respiratory failure, post-extubation failure, and neuromuscular diseases. Data supports NIV use in some conditions,... read more

Baseline FeNO as a prognostic biomarker for subsequent severe asthma exacerbations

Baseline FeNO as a prognostic biomarker for subsequent severe asthma exacerbations

In uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma, higher baseline FeNO levels were associated with greater risk of severe asthma exacerbations, particularly in combination with elevated eosinophil count and prior exacerbations,... read more