💡 JAMA Insights: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an imaging modality that the 2025 American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline on CAP endorses as an acceptable diagnostic alternative to chest radiography for adults with suspected CAP at centers with appropriate clinical expertise.
#POCUS by trained clinicians is a guideline-endorsed alternative to chest #radiography for #pneumonia diagnosis, offering higher sensitivity and specificity, immediate results, and no ionizing radiation.
https://t.co/u6Y2zXOXJI
ERJOR: In preterm-born adults with and without a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, MUC5AC and MUC5B expression is associated with lung function, symptoms and quality of life, suggesting a potential clinical role for these mucins in this population https://t.co/70gGiOq7g4
European Respiratory Review: Earthquake-related dust and toxic particle exposures pose acute and chronic respiratory risks for survivors and responders, highlighting the urgent need for health protection and monitoring. https://t.co/ycTuZkqDS9
Pleased to have had the opportunity to write this CJASN editorial @asnpublications on the USE-the-FORCE-for-Acute Kidney Injury trial by our Canadian colleagues.
🔗https://t.co/3ouwPLv2wZ
I'm especially glad to see mainstream #nephrology journals taking interest in multi-organ #POCUS. Even better, I managed to sneak my proprietary hemodynamic circuit illustration into the article!!
European Respiratory Journal: Tidal breathing nNO measurement is a useful adjunctive test to distinguish young children with primary ciliary dyskinesia from healthy controls as young as 2 months of age https://t.co/IOvKnVZI7c
ERJ Open Research: In high-risk immunosuppressed patients, a dual IGRA testing strategy not only enhances diagnostic sensitivity but also strengthens clinical decision-making https://t.co/z2ucGe8E80
Several disease processes can impair the function of the alveolar-capillary membrane, each requiring specific therapeutic approaches https://t.co/RirsKJQvGT
Intermittent hypercapnia in OSA and OHS impact ventilatory drive, autonomic balance and renal function; early diagnosis, personalised therapy, and combined lifestyle and pharmacological interventions offer the best combination to improve long-term outcomes https://t.co/0BXwEYVqpk
CXR breakdown 🩻
🔻Multiple air-filled cystic lucencies occupying the left hemithorax
🔻Rounded bowel-like gas patterns with visible wall contours in the left mid/upper thorax
🔻Relative compression of the adjacent left lung
🔻Right lung remains relatively well aerated. Air-filled bowel loops also seen in the upper abdomen
✅Most likely: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
Ddx:-
🔻CPAM (Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation?
#MedX
Inhaled corticosteroids are the foundation of asthma therapy and play a crucial role in reducing the risk of asthma attacks.
In @LancetRespirMed, a Personal View discusses how inhaled corticosteroids have changed asthma treatment over the last 50 years: https://t.co/wPKdt6Byw1
European Respiratory Review: @EuroRespSoc recommended oscillometry thresholds to diagnose asthma following bronchodilation have low sensitivity and future threshold studies require adoption of standards for measuring and reporting oscillometry parameters. https://t.co/eo4RteXxnM
En @NEJM técnica #MiniDockMTB🧬 resulto SIMILAR a #XpertMTB/RIFUltra 🧬 y MEJOR q baciloscopia🔬
Sensibilidad 85% #esputo💦 y 79% en exudado lengua 👅 (ÚTIL si no tienen esputo). Siendo prueba útil como #PuntoCercanoCuidadoTBC q promueve la @WHO 👌
🆓 🔗 https://t.co/einTCurdTW