Specialty Sections From CHEST® Physician
Sleep Strategies
CPAP vs noninvasive ventilation for obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Why are we debating the use of CPAP vs NIV in the treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)?
Pulmonary Perspectives®
The emerging role of quantitative CT scans in ILD terms
With the growth of high resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT) imaging techniques, we are able to visualize nuances between individual ILDs...
Critical Care Commentary
Should PEEP be titrated based on esophageal pressures?
Current standard of care for patients with ARDS includes a low tidal volume ventilation strategy, keeping plateau pressures below 30 cm H2O,...
Sleep Strategies
Noninvasive ventilation: Redefining insurance guidelines
CMS policies have not kept up with the technological advances of noninvasive ventilation. This has led to increased costs and utilization of...
Critical Care Commentary
Changing clinical practice to maximize success of ICU airway management
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Pulmonary Perspectives®
Vaping in 2019: Risk vs. reward
There remains a relative paucity of data regarding the long-term risks of vaping.
Sleep Strategies
Restless legs syndrome: Update on evaluation and treatment
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a very common disease affecting about 10% of Caucasian adults with about one third of them having RLS symptoms...
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Endobronchial valves for lung volume reduction: What can we offer patients with advanced emphysema?
For decades, lung volume reduction has been investigated as a mechanical approach to counter-act the physiologic effects of emphysematous...
Critical Care Commentary
Not another burnout article
Stress and burnout are closely related, but they’re more like distant cousins.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Social media for physicians: Strong medicine or snake oil?
I have learned the incredible benefit that being on social medial in other platforms brought to my profession.