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Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic COPD--Biologics Still Have Miles to Go
Dr Andy Shorr comments on two trials of mepolizumab for patients with the eosinophilic phenotype of COPD. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - December 27, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Tiotropium to Slow Lung Function Decline in Early COPD
Dr Andy Shorr comments on the thought-provoking findings of the TIO COPD study. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - December 12, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Supplemental Oxygen No Help in Some Forms of COPD
Supplemental oxygen yields unexpected outcomes in COPD with moderate desaturations. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - May 2, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Misdiagnosing Lung Disease Is Far Too Common, Poses Many Risks
Dr Shorr considers the implications of a recent JAMA study and discusses how clinicians might improve lung disease diagnostics. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - April 17, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines: More Harm Than Good?
Dr Kenny Lin discusses the cautious advice many family physicians are giving to their patients. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - August 22, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Benefit vs Risk of Extended Anticoagulation After PE
Does 24 months of anticoagulation therapy after unprovoked PE result in better outcomes than 6 months of treatment? Dr Andrew Shorr analyzes the PADIS-PE trial. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - November 4, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

The Psychological Toll of VTE
A recent study serves as a reminder to ask patients with VTE about their emotional health as well as their physical well-being. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - November 2, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

CAP: Causes and Frequency of Hospitalizations
Dr Andrew Shorr reviews a study focused on the microbiology and epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - October 7, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Single vs Bilateral Lung Transplant in IPF and COPD
A new analysis looks at the benefits of using a single- vs double-lung transplant in patients with IPF or COPD. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - April 22, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

High-Risk Patient With Possible Flu? Start Those Antivirals
Antiviral agents are still underprescribed, despite evidence showing that they can prevent complications and deaths from flu. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - April 20, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

PCV13 vs Placebo: Efficacy Tested in New Trial
Dr Andrew Shorr urges familiarity with a large pneumonia vaccine trial in The Netherlands, recapped here, and with CDC recommendations. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - April 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing in the CCU: Should You Do It?
A randomized clinical trial looks at the effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing in the CCU and whether it really prevents VAP and other nosocomial infections. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - March 3, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

CT Screening for Lung Cancer: A Study in Cost-Effectiveness
Dr Andrew Shorr encourages his colleagues to consider new research that analyzes the cost-effectiveness of CT screening patients at risk for lung cancer. (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Podcast - January 22, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts