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Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Solid-Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a valuable diagnostic tool in solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients presenting with a range of pulmonary complications. This article provides a compr...
How Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry Can Work Together: The President's Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society, San Francisc... 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
There is a long history of productive collaboration between biomedical scientists in academia and in the pharmaceutical industry. The primary beneficiary of this collaboration has been the public. Sin...
A Case of Tracheal Varices in an Adolescent Patient with Cyanotic Heart Disease 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
Tracheal varices and bronchial varices are infrequently reported in adults as a complication of an underlying vascular obstruction, including portal hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, or p...
The Association between Symptoms and Microbiologically Defined Response to Tuberculosis Treatment 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
Rationale: The lack of consistent associations between clinical outcomes and microbiological responses to therapy for some infectious diseases has raised questions about the adequacy of microbiologica...
Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure, 2000-2009: A Population-Based Study 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
Rationale: Although evidence supporting use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is strong, evidence varies widely for other caus...
Fasting 2-Deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography to Detect Metabolic Changes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Hearts over 1 Year 28 Feb 2013 | 02:16 am
Background: The development of tools to monitor the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is of clinical importance. PAH is associated with pathologic expression of the transcriptio...
Adaptation, Evaluation, and Updating of Guidelines: Article 14 in Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. An Official ATS/... 19 Dec 2012 | 10:17 pm
Introduction: Professional societies, like many other organizations, have recognized the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best availab...
Disseminating and Implementing Guidelines: Article 13 in Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. An Official ATS/ERS Works... 19 Dec 2012 | 10:17 pm
Background: Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the be...
Reporting and Publishing Guidelines: Article 12 in Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. An Official ATS/ERS Workshop Re... 19 Dec 2012 | 10:17 pm
Introduction: Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the ...
Moving from Evidence to Developing Recommendations in Guidelines: Article 11 in Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development. An... 19 Dec 2012 | 10:17 pm
Introduction: Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that healthcare recommendations are informed by ...
