Pulmonology
Home Pulmonology
Management, Treatment of Chronic Disease Up With ACA
Higher numbers of insured leading to more treatment of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes
Case Volume Affects Mortality for Immunosuppressed With Sepsis
Risk of death from sepsis up at hospitals with lowest volume of immunosuppressed patients with sepsis
Practice Names, Logos Should Be Carefully Designed
The logo should be simple and easy to identify, should send a message about the medical practice
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Tied to Lower Heart Failure Risk
But no link between alcohol intake, onset of atrial fibrillation over median of eight years' follow-up
Smoking Appears to Have Broad, Long-Lasting Impact on DNA
Changes related to disease found in more than 7,000 genes, though many 'recover' five years after quitting
Filtered Cigarettes May Up Rates of Lung Adenocarcinoma
Design of cigarette filters with ventilation implicated in rising rates
High-Flow O2 Therapy Feasible for Infants With Bronchiolitis
Tied to lower rate of care escalation than standard oxygen therapy in infants treated outside ICU
Recommendations Developed for Antithrombotic Tx in VTE
Guidelines updated for 12 topics; new recommendations address three new topics
Medical License Questions Sway Doctors’ Mental Health Help
Asking only about current mental health may encourage help-seeking behavior
Inpatient Progress Note Content Often Cut and Pasted
About half of the content is pasted from elsewhere by medical students, residents, hospitalists
