Critical Care General
Feb 19, 2013
The management of older adults presenting to the ED is oftentimes complicated by frailty and comorbid chronic conditions. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emerged as a leading cause of injury-related ...
Feb 19, 2013
Structural heart disease (SHD) interventions have emerged as a new field in interventional cardiology over the last decade. The need for highly specialized cardiologists has increased, and advances in...
Feb 09, 2013
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality and ranks as the top cause of death from an infectious disease in the world as well as the third leading cause of...
Jan 29, 2013
The Particulars: Currently, there is no reliable method for identifying pathologically staged, node-negative non-squamous non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) smaller than 2 cm (T1a). As adoption of lo...
Jan 29, 2013
The Particulars: The general consensus among experts is that lung transplantation using donor organs from those who smoked heavily may worsen prognosis. However, a shortage of donors has sparked effor...
Jan 28, 2013
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Unfortunately, clinical evidence of VAP occurs 48 hours or more after intubation, meaning it mani...
Jan 25, 2013
Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with pneumonia, according to findings from a Veterans Affairs study. Statins were also associated with decre...
Jan 24, 2013
American researchers suggest that coronary artery disease not only appears to be common among patients with advanced lung disease attributable to COPD or interstitial lung disease, but also appears to...
Jan 17, 2013
The rate of lower extremity amputations appears to have decreased significantly between 2000 and 2008 among patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to findings from a review of CMS da...
Jan 03, 2013
Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that is not treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) appears to be associated with cardiovascular death in the elderly, according to Spanish researc...
Dec 31, 2012
First drug to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis On Dec. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sirturo (bedaquiline) as part of combination therapy to treat adults with multi-dr...
Dec 06, 2012
Patients with COPD appear to be at increased risk of in-hospital and 30-day mortality following a diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to Massachusetts-based study. Among those diagnos...
Nov 29, 2012
About 8 million people in the United States have peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that, if left untreated, increases heart attack and stroke risks, severely limits walking ability, and cau...
Nov 15, 2012
Researchers in Denmark have found that the risk of first-time hospitalization for pneumonia appears to be high among renal transplant candidates and recipients. When compared with controls, incidence ...
Nov 15, 2012
Antibiotics appear to be over-prescribed in the ED for cases of acute bronchitis, according to a study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego. The investigators found that antibio...
Nov 13, 2012
This Physician’s Weekly feature covering the management of common diabetes comorbidities was completed in cooperation with the experts at the American Diabetes Association. Throughout the medical...
Oct 22, 2012
The Particulars: Research suggests that short-term marijuana exposure is associated with brochodilation. Long-term exposure has been shown to increase respiratory symptoms. The effects of marijuana sm...
Oct 22, 2012
The Particulars: Many patients with asthma will require emergent or urgent care following ED visits. It is unclear if these relapses result from acute episodes or chronic recidivism from persistently ...
Oct 22, 2012
Fainting after recent air travel could be a sign of pulmonary embolism (PE), a potentially fatal blockage in the lungs. Syncope or fainting is an uncommon symptom of pulmonary embolism; however, new r...