Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology Advisor
Thoracentesis. Thoracentesis, also known as a pleural tap, is a minimally invasive procedure performed to remove fluid or air from the pleural space surrounding the lungs. Thoracentesis is used to obtain a fluid sample for diagnosing and/or treating various health conditions, including pleural effusions, cancer, and pneumothoraces.
Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology Advisor
January 23, 2024. Thoracentesis, also known as a pleural tap, is a procedure performed to remove fluid or air from the pleural space surrounding the lungs. 1 A minimally invasive procedure, thoracentesis is used to obtain a fluid sample for diagnosing and/or treating various health conditions, including pleural effusions, cancer, and ...
GINA 2024 Asthma Update: Revised Recommendations on …
Jun 28, 2024 · The GINA 2024 asthma update includes new guidance on medications, monitoring, treatment goals, remission, cough variant asthma, children, and more.
Updated 2023 GOLD Report Revises COPD Definitions and …
Jan 20, 2023 · The 2023 report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) — “Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” (COPD) 1 — details “an expanded range of therapies for COPD that now can be considered to improve mortality,” according to Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, an author of the 2023 GOLD ...
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome | Diagnosis & Disease Info
May 21, 2024 · Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is a respiratory condition characterized by the combination of obesity and daytime hypercapnia after other causes of hypoventilation have been excluded. 1-3 Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m 2, and hypercapnia is a partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2 ...
Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion - Pulmonology Advisor
Nov 15, 2023 · Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is considered an exudative pleural effusion. Exudative effusions occur when blood or lymph vessels are blocked due to inflammation, infection, lung injury, or tumors. 3 Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is defined as an erythrocyte count greater than 100,000 cells/µl. 2. Symptoms vary based on the underlying disease and ...
Trends That Will Transform Asthma Care in 2022
January 7, 2022. In 2022 and beyond, the care of patients with asthma will likely be transformed by novel monoclonal antibodies targeting cytokines, new asthma guidelines emphasizing precision medicine, and real-world evidence on the efficacy of newer asthma drugs. These were among the predictions made by Jon Romeo, DO, chair of the American ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Pulmonology …
Overview. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of conditions that include emphysema and chronic bronchitis and is characterized by progressive airflow limitation and tissue destruction. 1 It is associated with structural changes in the lungs due to chronic inflammation, typically caused by prolonged exposure to noxious ...
New Definition Proposed for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Feb 15, 2024 · A proposed new global definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) incorporates recent changes in clinical practice and scientific evidence. This definition, which builds upon the 2012 Berlin definition, was published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The proposed definition was developed after a ...
PAH: Changing Approaches to Diagnosis, Treatment, and the …
May 19, 2023 · Although the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for Pulmonary Hypertension cover the whole spectrum of PH, these updated guidelines include “an emphasis on diagnosing and treating pulmonary arterial hypertension.” 4 Within the 2022 guidelines, the principal diagnostic algorithm for PH has been streamlined to a 3-step approach 3 …