Network News
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GOLDen handcuffs: Beyond spirometry in COPD
When it comes to diagnosing COPD, clinicians must look beyond spirometry and physiology to see a patient fully.
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Advancements in pediatric airway evaluation
Pediatric airway anatomy evaluation continues to evolve with the development of newer technologies such as dynamic volumetric CT scans.
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Pride Month: Honoring identity and celebrating diversity
This Pride Month, let us lead with kindness and celebrate the vibrant spectrum of human identity that enriches our work as clinicians.
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Shared decision-making in PAH
Shared decision-making is a collaborative process where clinicians and patients make informed health care decisions together, balancing medical evidence with patient values, which is especially important in complex conditions like PAH.
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Opening the flood gates: Pleural complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors
The pulmonary and medical oncology community must start to consider pleural complications as a potential risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
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Turning the tide in right ventricular failure: The role of mechanical support
As mechanical circulatory support technologies advance, understanding the unique features of right-sided devices is essential for optimal patient selection.
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Capillary refill time: Advancing perfusion-targeted resuscitation in septic shock
Capillary refill time is a quick, noninvasive tool to assess perfusion and microvascular health in shock. It offers faster feedback than lactate levels and may improve resuscitation outcomes.
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Incorporating climate-related events into clinical practice
Review six steps a pulmonary clinician can take prior to a climate-related event to prepare for a potential disaster scenario and mitigate patient risk.
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Improving compliance in NIV for COPD
High-intensity NIV is vital for patients with COPD with hypercapnic respiratory failure, and success often depends on overcoming patient intolerance.
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Respiratory care: A glass half full?
The respiratory therapist workforce has been dwindling at a time when demand has been skyrocketing. But good news is on the horizon.
