Pulmonary Medicine Content Index

Faith and Science Intersect at Physician's Popular Blog Edwin Leap, MD, regularly writes about his faith and how it affects his practice of medicine.
Article, January 2009
Bone Mineral Density in Children and Long-term Corticosteroid Use Is use of multiple courses of oral steroids associated with reduced bone mineral accretion in boys?
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: December, 2008 Adjusting asthma meds in kids, the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, an analysis of research, and post-stroke depression -- all topics from this month's NINR research summaries.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
Born at the Wrong Time? Timing of Infant Birth and the Risk for Childhood Asthma Tina Hartert, MD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, discusses whether the date of conception predicts childhood asthma.
Editorial, January 2009
CME Impact of Cancers and Cardiovascular Diseases in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cancer and cardiovascular disease account for a significant amount of morbidity and mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The current review examines the interaction between COPD and these disease states.
Journal Article, January 2009
Sleep Apnea as a Cause of Gout Flares A reader explains the need to examine the sleep patterns of patients being treated for gout.
Letter, January 2009
The Doctor-Patient Relationship III: A Way of Listening -- The Balint Group Revisited, 2008 Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, explains how we can truly improve our listening with this method.
Editorial, January 2009
Physicians Rise Up to Save Primary Care Almost all states are facing a primary care physician shortage. In this installment of 'Physicians Are Talking About', doctors voice their opinions and recommend possible solutions to the problem.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
The Use of Esophageal Pressure to Titrate PEEP in the Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Does titrating PEEP to esophageal pressure would improve lung recruitment and oxygenation without further injuring the lung?
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
The Doctor-Patient Relationship II: Not Listening Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, teaches us how to improve our listening skills.
Editorial, December 2008
The Doctor-Patient Relationship I: The Web Underscores the Divide Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, explains how to improve physician-patient conversation.
Editorial, December 2008
CME/CE Pneumonia in a 3-Year-Old Boy After Falling Into a Well A 3-year-old Thai boy is presented to his local ED with fever, cough, and drowsiness 4 days after falling into a well. A chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse infiltrates. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, December 2008
CME/CE 2009 Updates to the NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Guidelines What are the latest changes to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology regarding non-small cell lung cancer?
Commentary, December 2008
Home Rehabilitation for COPD; Nutritional Support Guidelines for Critical Care Dr. Shorr discusses 2 trials published this month. The first focuses on home rehabilitation as a viable option for patients with COPD. The second evaluates an evidence-based nutritional support guideline in critical care.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
Infectious Antigens May Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Sarcoidosis Wonder Drake, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, teaches us about sarcoidosis.
Editorial, December 2008
CME/CE NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Symposium: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer What are the latest changes to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology regarding non-small cell lung cancer?
Slide/Lecture Presentation, December 2008
Health Benefits From Coffee: Medicine Matters From Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD A new study has found that drinking up to 2 cups of coffee each day can reduce your risk for heart disease. Watch Dr. Sandy Fryhofer's latest video blog on the benefits of coffee.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
CME Current Therapeutic Strategies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Understand the latest data on PAH therapies from CHEST 2008 within the context of the disease and the multiple mechanisms of action for therapies.
Conference Coverage, December 2008
CME/CE Insomnia and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Study Dr. David Neubauer discusses the relationship between insomnia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a case-based format.
Clinical Case, December 2008
CME ACCP 08: Current Therapeutic Strategies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Understand the latest data on PAH therapies from CHEST 2008 within the context of the disease and the multiple mechanisms of action for therapies.
Conference Coverage, December 2008

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