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Photoclinic Challenge
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Photoclinic Challenge
Why Does This 74-Year-Old Man Have a Hoarse Voice and Difficulty Swallowing Food?
11/04/2024
Consultant360’s Photoclinic Challenge is an interactive quiz based on an image featured in a Photoclinic article. View the slideshow for a brief overview of the case, patient history, and a key hint. In...
11/04/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
Research Summary
Does Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increase the Risk of Chronic Respiratory Diseases?
11/03/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
A prospective study reveals that individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn disease have a significantly higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
11/03/2024
Pulmonary Pitfalls
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Pulmonary Pitfalls
The Case of the “Frequent Exacerbator” Patient With COPD
10/08/2024
Brooks Thomas Kuhn, MD, MAS; Krystal M. Craddock, MSc, RRT, CCM; Reshma Gupta, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
A 56-year-old woman presented to the pulmonary clinic after hospital discharge for a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the last 12 months, she has presented to the hospital...
10/08/2024

Interactive Features

Photoclinic Challenge
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Photoclinic Challenge
Why Does This 74-Year-Old Man Have a Hoarse Voice and Difficulty Swallowing Food?
11/04/2024
Consultant360’s Photoclinic Challenge is an interactive quiz based on an image featured in a Photoclinic article. View the slideshow for a brief overview of the case, patient history, and a key hint. In...
11/04/2024
Pop Quiz
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Pop Quiz
COPD Assessment Test
08/03/2024
Are you familiar with the 8 sections of the COPD Assessment Test? Find out by answering this pop quiz question.
08/03/2024
COPD
COPD
Pop Quiz: COPD and Lung Function
12/06/2022
See if you know the effect COPD has on the natural decline in lung function by answering this question.
12/06/2022
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Poll: Screening for COPD in Asymptomatic Smokers
08/26/2021
Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Would you use spirometry to screen for the disease in individuals with a history of tobacco smoking but who are asymptomatic?
08/26/2021
COPD
COPD
Pop Quiz: Asthma/COPD Overlap Rehabilitation
05/05/2021
Short-term pulmonary rehabilitation comprised of supervised endurance training and resistance training, breathing exercises, self-management, and education, has been shown to lead to improvements in...
05/05/2021

Clinical Insights

Critical Observations, Ep. 8
Dr MeiLan Han
Critical Observations, Ep. 8
Biomarkers, Early Disease Pathogenesis of Lung Disease
08/10/2024
In this episode, Albert Rizzo, MD, interviews MeiLan Han, MD, MS, about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis, including an overview of...
08/10/2024
Expert Q&A
Nathaniel Marchetti, DO
Expert Q&A
The Role of Eosinophils as a Biomarker to Inform Treatment Decisions for Patients With COPD
03/12/2024
Blood eosinophil count is becoming increasingly recognized by the respiratory specialist community as a clinically relevant biomarker to help estimate affective management strategies, but the use is still...
03/12/2024
Clinical Rounds and Case Reviews, Ep. 18
Multidisciplinary Dialogue
Clinical Rounds and Case Reviews, Ep. 18
A 65-Year-Old Man With Hypertension, COPD, Type 2 Diabetes, Headaches, Tinnitus, Symptoms of Erythromelalgia
12/01/2023
Anil Harrison, MD
In this episode, Dr Harrison discusses a case presentation of a 65-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, who presents with headaches and bilateral...
12/01/2023
Pulmonology
Pulmonology
Associations Between 25-OH-Vitamin D and COPD Outcomes
08/02/2022
In this podcast, Robert Burkes, MD, answers our questions about his team's latest study on the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
08/02/2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Guideline-Recommended COPD Inhaler Regimens
07/11/2022
In this podcast, Thomas Keller, MD, discusses his analysis on the association of guideline-recommended chronic obstructive pulmonary disease inhaler regimens with mortality, respiratory exacerbations, and...
07/11/2022