Is It Time to Rethink Blood Glucose Targets in Critically Ill Patients?
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Rebuttal From Drs Mehra and Wazni.
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Searching for the First Job
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ICU Admission Muscle and Fat Mass, Survival, and Disability at Discharge
...Published in Chest
Background Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurring as a result of ICU admission associates with higher mortality. Although preadmission higher BMI correlates with better outcomes, the impact of baseline muscle and fat mass has not been defined. We therefore investigated the association of skeletal muscle and fat mass at ICU admission with survival an...
Secondhand Exposure to Aerosols From Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Asthma Exacerbations Among Youth With Asth...
Published in Chest
Current research suggests an association between the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and asthma symptoms in youth, but little is known about the association of secondhand ENDS aerosol exposure and asthma control. The present study examines the relationship of secondhand ENDS aerosol exposure and asthma exacerbations among youth w...
Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children
...Published in Chest
Background The decision to treat a suspected case of pertussis with antibiotics is usually based on a clinical diagnosis rather than waiting for laboratory confirmation. The current guideline focuses on making the clinical diagnosis of pertussis-associated cough in adults and children. Methods The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) method...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Spinal Cord Injury
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Individuals living with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) are at increased risk for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), with a prevalence that is three- to fourfold higher than the general population. The main features of SDB, including intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation, have been linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes including n...
Building a Prediction Model for Radiographically Confirmed Pneumonia in Peruvian Children
...Published in Chest
Background Community-acquired pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in children worldwide, and current diagnostic guidelines in resource-poor settings are neither sensitive nor specific. We sought to determine the ability to correctly diagnose radiographically confirmed clinical pneumonia when diagnostics tools were added to clinical signs a...
Clinical and Hemodynamic Correlates of Pulmonary Arterial Stiffness in Incident, Untreated Patients With Idiopathic Pulm...
...Published in Chest
The role of decreased pulmonary arterial (PA) compliance (C), equivalent to increased PA stiffness (1/C), as a critical determinant of right ventricular dysfunction and prognosis has been emphasized in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This study retrospectively reviewed all incident patients diagnosed with idiopathic PAH according to right he...
IMAGINATION OF THE IMAGES WHEN VIRUSES ATTACK THE LUNGS
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