Evaluation of a Steerable Tube Thoracostomy System Compatible with a Flexible...
Tube thoracostomy (chest tube placement) is a common procedure used in pathologic conditions to drain the pleural space of air (pneumothorax), blood (hemothorax), serum (pleural effusion), lymph...
View ArticleSublingual Immunotherapy for Respiratory Allergy
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceIn the late 1980s, sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) was proposed as an ‘alternative’ to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (SCIT).1,2 The...
View ArticleTuberculosis Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis – From Epidemiology to...
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceEpidemiologyContent Categories: Airway and Lung InfectionTuberculosisAbstract: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively resistant...
View ArticleAsthma Exacerbations – The Focus For Treatment Of Severe Asthma?
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceAsthma is recognised by symptoms of cough, wheeze and breathlessness, which are characteristically variable and can be measured by reversible airflow...
View ArticleOff-label Use of Drugs in Childhood Asthma
Asthma is among the most common respiratory illnesses in childhood and frequently requires the use of long-term control medication. Even though less than half of the children represent true...
View ArticleWheezing Phenotypes in Childhood – Is it Already Asthma?
Wheezing in early childhood is among the most frequent respiratory symptoms. Despite its common occurrence, many children with early wheeze become symptom-free in later childhood and adolescence....
View ArticleLetter from the Editor
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceDear ColleagueAbstract: Received: Mon, 07/27/2015Accepted: Mon, 08/17/2015Correspondence: David Price, Professor of Primary Care Respiratory...
View ArticleProgress in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
DiagnosisAbstract: Current management of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) requires attention to the exclusion of other causes of interstitial lung disease and either a definitive...
View ArticleRespiratory Care of the Morbidly Obese Patient
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceObesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat accumulates to the extent that a patient’s health may be adversely affected.Content...
View ArticleRespiratory Care of the Morbidly Obese Patient
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat accumulates to the extent that a patient’s health may be adversely affected.Abstract: The prevalence of obesity has been on the rise for the past...
View ArticleEndobronchial Involvement in Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disease of unknown origin that is characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas in various organs, predominantly in the lungs.Abstract: Endobronchial...
View ArticleProgress in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Diagnosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias1 and accounts for about 20 % of all interstitial lung diseases (ILD).2 IPF should be...
View ArticleThe Role of Noninvasive Measurement of Airway Inflammation in Asthma and...
Airway inflammatory diseases are assessed and managed via multiple measurements, including airway caliber, airway responsiveness, and airway inflammation. Exacerbations post diagnosis is also a...
View ArticleCase Report—Aspergillus Empyema Necessitans Post Double-lung Transplant
Case PresentationAbstract: Empyema necessitans (also called empyema necessitatis) is a sequelae of empyema/parapneumonic effusion where infection progresses beyond the pleural space into the soft...
View ArticleEvaluation of a Steerable Tube Thoracostomy System Compatible with a Flexible...
Tube thoracostomy (chest tube placement) is a common procedure used in pathologic conditions to drain the pleural space of air (pneumothorax), blood (hemothorax), serum (pleural effusion), lymph...
View ArticleLetter from the Editor
Dear ColleaguesReceived: Thu, 12/17/2015Correspondence: W Michael Alberts, Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12902 Magnolia...
View ArticleJoining a Conversation on Cystic Fibrosis Classes and Approaches to Therapy
Editor Choice: Mark this article as an editor ChoiceIntroductionContent Categories: Cystic FibrosisAbstract: Cystic fibrosis (CF) results from one of seven different classes of transmembrane...
View ArticleCurrent and Future Use of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation
Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) is a non-invasive ventilatory therapy that provides variable inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) to support inspiration when breathing amplitude is reduced,...
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Clinical Features and Prognostic Significance of Liver Involvement in...
Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disease of unknown origin that is characterised by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the affected organs, predominantly in the lungs and the intrathoracic...
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Pulmonary Function Testing in Preschool Asthmatic Children
Pulmonary function tests (PFT) are usually useful to confirm the diagnosis, as well as for therapy guidance and also to clarify the prognosis of several respiratory diseases.1These tests have been used...
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