CHEST Physician
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The measurable medical and financial benefits of transitional care
The combination of readmission reduction efforts and transitional care billing made it possible for a group of APPs to launch an effective transitional care clinic for patients with COPD.
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Impossible choices: Goal-concordant care in the ICU
Clinicians should approach discussions about goal-concordant care with curiosity, humility, and responsibility, for the benefit of both the patient and their family.
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Recognizing OSA in women: The peri-operative opportunity
OSA in women continues to be underrecognized because it often presents differently than the classic OSA phenotype that has shaped clinical recognition for decades.
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How social determinants of health impact lung cancer care
Patient outcomes in lung cancer care vary greatly by race, geography, income, and access to care. Learn how experts are addressing disparities through education, screening, and culturally responsive and personalized care.
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Setidegrasib demonstrates durable responses in KRAS G12D-mutant NSCLC
Coauthor Anup Kasi, MD, MPH, said the study represents an important step forward in the development of KRAS G12D-targeted therapies.
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Study links isoflavone intake to reduced COPD morbidity
Mariah K. Jackson, PhD, RDN, LMNT, said that while the research does not establish causality, nutrition is generally a safe, well-tolerated, and cost-effective strategy to improve respiratory health.
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New portable, accurate TB test may broaden access
International TB specialist Alfred A. Lardizabal, MD, said he believes the development will empower resource-limited communities by bringing TB diagnostic capacity closer.
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Large trial finds no advantage for balanced fluids over saline in pediatric sepsis
Investigators Fran Balamuth, MD, PhD, MSCE, and Scott L. Weiss, MD, MSCE, said the results support the use of either therapy for initial sepsis resuscitation in children.
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The evaluation and management of OSA in medically hospitalized patients
These recommendations will hopefully prompt institutions to develop protocols for screening, diagnosing, and potentially offering PAP therapy to this patient population.
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Seeing the target, missing the risk? Radiation safety in advanced bronchoscopy
While patient exposure receives most of the attention when it comes to radiation risk, careful consideration must be given to the proceduralists and staff who are in the room day after day.
