Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Neptune, Enid R.

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):1-6, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c79436

A growing body of research points to the differences between men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Disease pathogenesis, manifestations, and even therapeutic response vary across genders. Is being female a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comorbidity?

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Smith, Veronica M.; Shoemark, Amelia; Nisbet, Mitzi; Wilson, Robert

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):7-13, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c84a71

A guide to investigating the patient with suspected bronchiectasis. This article summarizes current practice at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London.

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Sifain, Maggie; Ren, Clement L.

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):14-19, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c7e2fe

Although cystic fibrosis was diagnosed once in infancy by a combination of a clinical features and abnormal sweat electrolytes, more patients are now being diagnosed in the newborn period or in adulthood. This article reviews the general principles of cystic fibrosis diagnosis and the approach to indeterminate diagnoses.

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Riley, William

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):20-27, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c846cd

The ICU is among the most complex parts of the health care system and is characterized by numerous quality and safety lapses despite consuming a disproportionate amount of resources. This article looks at the interplay between quality, safety, and finance in the intensive care unit, including the business case for quality, current and expected payment reforms that will affect quality, and Lean, a management model with the potential to improve quality and financial performance in the intensive care units.

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Schweickert, William D.

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):28-34, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c849df

Recent years have witnessed the explosion of attention to rapid response systems as a proactive approach to patient safety. This review summarizes the infrastructure necessary to achieve successful rapid response systems, the outcomes of scientific studies in adult inpatients, and explores both the obstacles to rapid response systems implementation and the motivation for implementation of such a system in the face of ongoing controversy.

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Bauman, Kristy; Arenberg, Douglas

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):35-41, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c849fe

This manuscript reviews the diagnostic approach and avoidable pitfalls for patients with suspected lung cancer. Emphasis should be on the use of multimodality staging, since accurate staging assures that each patient receives the correct treatment. There is rising evidence that multidisciplinary teams of lung cancer-oriented specialists provide care that improves important outcomes.

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Wahla, Ali S.; Lenz, Peter H.; Chin, Robert Jr; Chatterjee, Arjun B.; Haponik, Edward F.; Conforti, John F.

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):47-49, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c79533

Performing bronchoscopy in patients with severe obstructive lung disease remains a concern for many pulmonologists. In this article, we discuss the safety of bronchoscopy in this group of patients.

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Spiegler, Peter

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):50, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c79076

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Suffin, Daniel M.; Noori, Feroz; Kabak, Besher; Ayoub, Robby T.; Pi, Justin; Riar, Sandeep; Salem, Elie; Klukowicz, Alan; Miller, Richard A.

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):53-55, January 2010.

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181c794ba

This is a case of a young woman with dyspnea, previously diagnosed with asthma, who was found to have a granular cell tumor of the trachea. Granular cell tumors of the trachea are rare but treatable, and a review of the subject is presented.

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