Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
ATS Issues Guidance for Managing Postprematurity Respiratory Disease
Recommendations address the outpatient management of postprematurity respiratory disease in infants, children, and adolescents
Hyperbaric Oxygen Helps Treat Severe Hypoxemia in COVID-19
Odds ratio for recovery from hypoxemia at day 3 was 23.2 in the hyperbaric oxygen group versus the standard treatment group
Reemergent RSV Epidemics Could Be More Intense in 2021 to 2022
Virus introduced from external sources linked to emergence of spring and summer epidemic in 2021
Regular Physical Activity Can Help Cut Pneumonia Risk
The most physically active groups in the general population had lower risk for incident pneumonia and pneumonia-related mortality
Persistent Dyspnea After COVID-19 May Indicate Cardiac Dysfunction
Measurements of cardiac performance with transthoracic echocardiography may reveal subclinical cardiac dysfunction
ATS: Consider FEɴᴏ Test for Optimizing Asthma Treatment
The use of FENO testing in addition to usual care is suggested for patients with asthma in whom treatment is being considered
Enterovirus D68 Detections Lower Than Expected in 2020
382 EV-D68 detections in respiratory specimens from patients <18 in 2018, number dropped to six in 2019, 30 in 2020
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Less Likely to Be Vaccinated
Decreased likelihood of vaccination also seen in association with death, mechanical ventilation among patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
Program will begin with a focus on lung and breathing problems but will expand as science identifies potential new connections