GINA 2024 Asthma Update: Revised Recommendations on …
Jun 28, 2024 · The GINA 2024 asthma update includes new guidance on medications, monitoring, treatment goals, remission, cough variant asthma, children, and more.
GOLD COPD Report 2025: Key Spirometry and Drug Updates
Nov 22, 2024 · The 2025 GOLD COPD report, titled “Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD: 2025 Report,” can now be downloaded from the GOLD website, along with a pocket guide to the report and the “2025 …
Air Embolism | Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology …
Apr 29, 2024 · Air embolism is a rare but potentially life-threatening medical condition that occurs when air bubbles enter the bloodstream, which can block the flow of blood to vital organs. 1,2 When an air bubble enters a vein, it is referred to as a venous air embolism, while an air bubble entering an artery is an arterial air embolism. 1 Epidemiology and Etiology of Air Embolism
Restrictive Lung Diseases | Diagnosis & Disease Information
May 29, 2024 · Restrictive lung diseases are respiratory disorders marked by diminished lung capacity stemming from a wide range of underlying factors, including changes in lung parenchyma or conditions that affect the pleura, chest wall, or neuromuscular system. 1 Restrictive lung diseases can be classified as pulmonary parenchyma diseases (intrinsic causes) or extrapulmonary diseases (extrinsic causes ...
Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion - Pulmonology Advisor
Nov 15, 2023 · Presentation and Cause. The pleural space, which is situated between the parietal and visceral pleura, typically has 7 to 16 ml of fluid. 1 Hemorrhagic pleural effusion occurs when excess fluid accumulates in this space due to fluid production exceeding the removal rate. There are many etiologies that can cause pleural effusion.
Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology Advisor
Apr 5, 2024 · Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the pleural space that is often the result of a traumatic injury. 1 Symptoms of hemothorax include chest pain and shortness of breath. Potential late complications include empyema and fibrothorax, which can lead to lung entrapment or collapse and respiratory failure. 1 Rapid evaluation and diagnosis are crucial for symptom relief and optimal patient outcomes.
Treatment Options for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ...
Jun 19, 2019 · Evidence for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), clindamycin, doxycycline, or minocycline was found to be based on limited data, according to a systematic review published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.. Currently, the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) recommends vancomycin and linezolid for ...
Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology Advisor
May 31, 2024 · Pleural fluid is a transparent, serous liquid in the pleural cavity that lubricates the pleural surfaces and reduces friction during respiratory movements. 1 In clinical practice, pleural fluid holds substantial diagnostic value, providing insight into various pulmonary and systemic conditions. Pleural effusion — an excess of pleural fluid — is …
Dupixent Approved as Add-On Maintenance Therapy in COPD
Oct 1, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance therapy for adults with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an eosinophilic phenotype.. The approval was supported by data from the randomized, double-blind, multicenter, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials BOREAS (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier ...
CT Honeycombing in Interstitial Lung Disease ... - Pulmonology …
Feb 11, 2019 · Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) who had honeycombing on chest computed tomography (CT) had higher mortality rates than patients without honeycombing, according to study results published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.. Medical records were examined from adult participants with either multidisciplinary or adjudicated ILD diagnosis who had a chest CT scan at diagnosis.