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RSV: Current patterns and future directions
Respiratory syncytial virus is an underappreciated cause of hospital admission in adult patients.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for unexplained dyspnea
Unexplained dyspnea is a common complaint among patients seen in pulmonary clinics, and can be difficult to define.
Critical Care Commentary
Fluids or vasopressors: Is sepsis management that simple?
Did CLOVERS and CLASSIC resolve the ongoing debate about the timing and quantity of fluid resuscitation in sepsis?
News From CHEST Physician®
Management of patients with neuromuscular weakness: The latest CHEST guideline
Patients with neuromuscular diseases face an increased risk of respiratory muscle weakness.
Sleep Strategies
Counting electric sheep: Dreaming of AI in sleep medicine
For sleep medicine, the initial applications of AI in this field have been innovative and promising.
Networks
Sybil – Prophecies for lung cancer risk prediction?
The first 1 million “real world” patients screened in the US had very low (22%) annual adherence.
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Home sleep apnea test: Peripheral arterial tonometry
Home sleep apnea test (HSAT) devices provide a cost effective, convenient method to diagnose OSA.
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Emerging role of tele-rehab: Efficacy and challenges
On follow-up, only tele-PR participants had persistent improvements of CAT scores beyond 1 month after completion.
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Replacing the Lung Allocation Score
In March 2023, the Composite Allocation Score will replace the Lung Allocation Score for matching donor lungs to transplant candidates in the...
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We need more efforts to prevent sepsis readmissions
Sepsis remains the commonest diagnosis for hospital stays in the United States.