Out - of - Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Diabetes, News, Source Type: news

Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can ’ t Sustain It
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 24, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Nursing, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news

Majority of Survivors of Severe COVID - 19 Recover Consciousness
Time to recovery of consciousness associated with hypoxemia; each additional day of hypoxemia reduced odds of recovery (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 21, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Neurology, Nursing, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Journal, Source Type: news

Higher BMI Linked to Improved Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis
Patients with normal weight have increased odds for CF - related diabetes and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency versus overweight patients (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 12, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Clinical Quality Up at Hospitals With Research Publications
Hospital research publications linked to lower risk - adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures, higher patient satisfaction (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 4, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Infections, Pulmonology, Surgery, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Nirsevimab Protects Against RSV in Late - Preterm, Term Infants
Single injection administered before RSV season protects from medically attended RSV - associated lower respiratory tract infection (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 4, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news

Obesity Linked to COPD, Asthma in Pre - , Postmenopausal Women
Hazard ratio for asthma significantly higher in obese women; hazard ratio for COPD, asthma increased with highest waist circumference (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 4, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

IQ Lower for Survivors of PICU Respiratory Failure Hospitalization
Patients also had lower scores on nonverbal memory, visuospatial skills, fine motor control compared with matched biological siblings (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Journal, Source Type: news

ACP Issues Final Practice Points for Remdesivir Use in COVID - 19
Consider treatment with remdesivir for five days for hospitalized COVID - 19 patients who do not require invasive ventilation or ECMO (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news

AAAAI: Add - On Inhaled Glucocorticoid Lowers Severe Asthma Exacerbations
Adding inhaled glucocorticoid to usual care beneficial for Black and Latinx adults with moderate - to - severe asthma (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Conference News, Source Type: news

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Eases ‘ Long COVID ’
Improvements seen in symptoms of fatigue, breathing difficulties, 6 - minute walk test with EECP treatment (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 28, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Infections, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pulmonology, Conference News, Source Type: news

CPAP for Sleep Apnea Not as Effective in the Very Elderly
Compared with younger patients, CPAP treatment less effective for adults age 80 years and older with moderate - to - severe sleep apnea (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 25, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

E - Cigarette Use Tied to Respiratory Symptoms, Wheezing
Findings seen for current and past e - cigarette use based on prospective follow - up of young adults (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Baricitinib Reduces Mortality in Critically Ill Adults With COVID - 19
Reduction in death seen at 28, 60 days for patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 18, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Infections, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Journal, Source Type: news

Poor Outcomes Common With COVID - 19, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Factors associated with poor functional outcomes included age older than 60 years, diabetes mellitus, increased NIHSS, LVO (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 18, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Infections, Neurology, Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Journal, Source Type: news