Tag: Respiratory Problems: Misc.
Pulmonary Rehab Associated With Lower COPD Mortality
Only 1.5 percent of patients initiated pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of discharge
Established ARDS Therapy Aids Many Critically Ill With COVID-19
Findings seen in series of 66 patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure receiving mechanical ventilation
Risk Score May Predict Critical Illness at COVID-19 Admission
10 independent predictors in risk score include chest radiographic abnormality, age, hemoptysis, dyspnea
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Aids Mortality Prediction
Cardiorespiratory fitness even more predictive when combined with traditional risk factors
Anakinra May Reduce Systemic Inflammation in COVID-19
At 21 days, survival was 90 percent in anakinra group versus 56 percent in standard treatment group
Low-Cost, Noninvasive Ventilator Feasible for Breathing Support
Inspiratory/expiratory pressures up to 20/10 cmH20, respectively; no faulty triggering, cycling
Guideline Issued for Nonsevere, Severe COVID-19 Therapy
Corticosteroids recommended for severe COVID-19 with ARDS but not severe COVID-19 without ARDS
ATS Issues Guideline on the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis
Recommendations address the uncertainties faced by clinicians in the detection, diagnosis of sarcoidosis
Early Awake Proning for COVID-19 Improves Oxygen Saturation
Improvement in oxygen saturation seen with awake early self-proning in the emergency department
Anosmia in COVID-19 Linked to Lower Risk for Admission
Pulmonary infiltrates and/or pleural effusion on chest radiograph may increase risk for admission
