Specialty Sections From CHEST® Physician
Critical Care Commentary
COVID-19: Just a virus, right?
An impressively short amount of time, SARS-CoV 2 has infected over 3.5 million individuals and killed almost a quarter million people worldwide....
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Evolving treatment of cystic fibrosis: Path toward a normal lifespan
Median survival for patients with CF has steadily improved.
Sleep Strategies
COVID-19 and impact on sleep medicine practices
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled unprecedented, rapid changes in the way sleep medicine practices deliver care to millions of patients.
Critical Care Commentary
Hyperoxia in the ICU: Is less more?
While oxygen itself is not toxic, the reactive oxygen species that form as a result of oxygen metabolism are.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Expansion of the donor pool in lung transplantation
Lung transplants are increasing, with 2,562 performed in the United States in 2018 – a 31% increase over the preceding 5 years.
Sleep Strategies
Stimulation to titration: An update on hypoglossal nerve stimulation for OSA
Continuous positive airway pressure remains the gold standard and first-line treatment for moderate to severe OSA.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Resurgence of black lung among U.S. coal miners
Advances in technology over the last century nearly eliminated lung diseases caused by occupational exposure to respirable dust (the...
Critical Care Commentary
Neuromuscular blockade for ARDS in the ICU
The ability to control the delivery of ventilation to patients having the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) without encountering patient...
Pulmonary Perspectives®
An update on the current standard for ultrasound education in fellowship
Due in part to increasing affordability and portability of ultrasound technologies, the use of POCUS has become seemingly ubiquitous.
Specialty Sections From CHEST® Physician
Nutrition support during adult critical illness
To understand the supportive role of nutrition during critical illness, let’s identify and contextualize the different phases of critical illness...