Jorge A. Vargas

Pulm/CCM staff @ClevelandClinic. Thoracic oncology education leader. Alumni @ CCF_PCCM @EinsteinMed @Jacobi. From Cusco, Peru🇵🇪. Opinions my own.

[Society of Thoracic Radiology @thoracicrad]

Words matter.

As radiologists, we try to use language that's as respectful, free of stigma, inclusive, and equitable as possible. Check out these 3 tips from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)…

#DEI #lungcancer

Link: https://t.co/jOAqhlwfnx

[IASLC @IASLC]

Lung Cancer 360, your new go-to destination for online multidisciplinary education, provides access to a wide range of CME & non-CME education resources. One of the educational activities you will find, is the collection of IASLC Webinars. https://t.co/h1d8rAALO1 #LungCancer360

[Hidehito HORINOUCHI @HHorinouchi]

🔥Lung cancer in patients who have never smoked (LCINS)
🎙️Dr. Jaclyn LoPiccolo, Dr. Pasi A. Jänne @NatRevClinOncol
🎯LCINS is the 8th leading cause in the 🇺🇸USA and the 5th most common cause of cancer-related deaths 🌏worldwide.
#LCSM @OncoAlert
https://t.co/SCokptZSme

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Does this make sense to you? Companies charging $200-$600 for inhaler products that millions of Americans rely on to breathe, while charging prices like $7, $9, $26 for the same products in other countries. No. Totally absurd.

[Lung Cancer Foundation of America @lcfamerica]

🏠 National Radon Action Month: Silent danger in homes! Odorless and colorless, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers, claiming 21,000 lives annually. Test your spaces for prevention! Learn more in the link below. #Radon
https://t.co/EgrlvATzLd

[Society of Thoracic Radiology @thoracicrad]

"Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Nodes and the IASLC Lymph Node Map", presented by @dogstar.

Watch: https://t.co/sXQ9XDqIyY

[IASLC @IASLC]

Globally, there are 2.2M new cases of #lungcancer each year and 1.8M deaths, and those numbers are expected to increase... #LCAM23 #IASLC

[Christoph Burch @ChristophBurch]

Molecular Mechanisms Linking Exercise to Cancer Prevention and Treatment…
https://t.co/Zr082kbcVI

[小谷祐樹 Yuki Kotani｜集中治療医 @YukiKotani5]

Meta-analysis on the utility of POCUS to diagnose the etiology of shock

12 studies (1132 shock pts)

👇Diagnostic accuracy
Positive likelihood ratio >10
Negative likelihood ratio ≈ 0.2

Evidence supporting #POCUS is definitely accumulating👍
🔓https://t.co/6wh1n8qzls
#FOAMcc

[IASLC @IASLC]

New Q&A in #ILCN: @CharlesSwanton discusses the links between air pollution and #lungcancer. https://t.co/tKDhoB6dp7 @SwantonLab #LCSM

[LungSpecialist @LungConsultant]

Dr Atul Mehta @ACM_LTx_Bronch gives a beautiful talk on the legacy he has left to the #bronchoscopy world.

Immense contribution to TBNA, post transplant stenosis, metal airway stents, laser. Most importantly, the power of learning from complications.
#ECBIP23

[IMCrit @IM_Crit_]

Following up on my last post, in 🇺🇸 we have made significant progress in ARDS management during the last 20 years, but as far as gun-violence prevention is concerned: we suck... We are not outraged enough!

[Jorge A. Vargas @JorgeVargas555]

@heyeaslo 2023 planners

[Jorge A. Vargas @JorgeVargas555]

@CFCuvi @CCF_PCCM Well deserved Christian !!!

[Jonathan Chung, MD @jonherochung]

New Lung-RADS 2022 now out! https://t.co/vqCgVPNhNe
@thoracicrad @accpchest @atscommunity @AnnalsATS @RSNA @UChicagoRADS @RadiologyCTI

[Jorge A. Vargas @JorgeVargas555]

#chestchallenge2022
#chestTrainees tuberous sclerosis

[Rheum OnePagers @RheumOnePagers]

🆕 Let’s learn about Scleroderma Renal Crisis, an important complication of #scleroderma to recognize as it is a medical emergency! 🚨

#RheumTwitter #NephTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd

[Gustavo Heresi, MD, MS @heresi_gustavo]

Some thoughts on CTEPH below @PHAssociation. Need more awareness to find patients with this highly treatable form of pulmonary hypertension!
https://t.co/m9Haoe5IEr
https://t.co/NY7JXzalVJ

[Critical Care @Crit_Care]

#CritCare #OpenAccess
COVID-19: #HFNC is associated with a reduction in oxygenation failure, whereas #NIV is associated with a higher mortality https://t.co/o9N7i79xR0

@jlvincen @ISICEM #FOAMed #FOAMcc #BMC #intubation #ventilation #ARDS #respiratory_failure #COVID_ICU

[NPR @NPR]

In a week, omicron went from about 13% of new COVID infections in the U.S. to 73%, according to the CDC's latest estimates. https://t.co/6RXIydSvMI