Researchers analyzed data on patients with COPD and asthma to determine whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids and tracheobronchomalacia are related. Here is what they found.
The consensus statement includes general suggestions about the initial management strategies that should be considered for patients who are immunocompromised and are suspected as having community-acquired...
It is a new indication for the medication, which had already been FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with complicated UTIs and complicated intraabdominal infections who have limited or no...
After defining 4 phenotypes, researchers assessed whether vaccination status and comorbidities could be associated with the occurrence of exacerbations among patients with COPD.
Over a 3-month period, the researchers compared the changes in control status with the changes in risk level, GOLD stage, and clinical phenotype among patients with COPD.
The guideline includes 14 recommendations and 1 best practice statement on lymph node sampling, screening for extrapulmonary disease, and diagnostic evaluation of suspected extrapulmonary disease.
Current guidelines do not provide definitive recommendations for the use of oral prostacyclin pathway agents among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, an expert panel developed consensus...
Because the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and COPD outcomes is unclear, researchers analyzed data from SPIROMICS to determine any associations between baseline 25-OH-vitamin D, cross-sectional...
The guideline includes 6 recommendations that address significant COPD management issues, including how to treat patients with COPD who report having exercise intolerance or dyspnea.
It is unclear whether improving respiratory muscle function can increase exercise capacity among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, researchers evaluated the effects of inspiratory...
