Search results for "Pulmonology"
Decision-making rules for diagnosing PE may save lives
Early detection of pulmonary embolism is critical, which puts the primary care internist on the front lines of preventing a patient's continual deterioration that culminates in death. Patients are as likely to present in the office with symptoms as
March 2013
PULMONOLOGY “Of all the patients that come here,we make ...
PULMONOLOGY. “Of all the patients that come here,we make a diagnosis of PE in about 10%to 20% of patients,” Dr.
February 2013
Learn to see signs of an often fatal disease
Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be recognized and treated. But it remains a diagnosis that is often missed, and the delay can lead to a rapidly progressing and fatal outcome. Learn the signs beyond a patient who reports “being out of breath.”
April 2013
MKSAP Quiz: Abrupt onset of chest pain
This question can be found in MKSAP 16 in the Pulmonology and Critical Care section, item 8.
July 2013
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of pulmonology, as well as a glimpse at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
March 2014
Consider GERD in patients with pulmonary diseases
Because not all presentations of lung diseases include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)'s more commonly recognized symptoms, such as heartburn and regurgitation, it is easy to miss GERD as a contributing factor. Internists should be on the
March 2014
PULMONOLOGY “Of all the patients that come here,we make ...
PULMONOLOGY. “Of all the patients that come here,we make a diagnosis of PE in about 10%to 20% of patients,” Dr.
February 2013
MKSAP Quiz: 6-week history of dyspnea, cough
The correct answer is A: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. This question can be found in MKSAP 15 in the Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine section, item 20.
January 2012
MKSAP Quiz: Gradually progressive dyspnea
The correct answer is A: Asbestosis. This question can be found in MKSAP 15 in the Pulmonology section, item 12.
January 2011
Lessons from an outbreak
For our cover story in this issue, Senior Writer Mollie Frost talked to physicians on the front lines as well as experts in pulmonology and smoking cessation to come up with
March 2020