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Pulmonology

Oxygen therapy
Wemple M, Benditt J.O. (2015). Oxygen Therapy and Toxicity. In Grippi M.A., Elias J.A., Fishman J.A., Kotloff R.M., Pack A.I., Senior R.M., Siegel M.D. (Eds), Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, Fifth Edition. Retrieved April 20, 2016 from http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com.proxygw.wrlc.org/content.aspx?bookid=1344&Sectionid=81209043.
Note: Recommend “Techniques of Oxygen Administration” section
COPD
Riley CM, Sciurba FC. Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Review. JAMA. 2019 Feb 26;321(8):786-797. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0131. Review. PubMed PMID: 30806700.
Asthma - emergency treatment
Fergeson JE, Patel SS, Lockey RF. (2016). Acute asthma, prognosis, and treatment. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Aug 20. pii: S0091-6749(16)30800- 4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.054. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 27554811.
Asthma - severe & difficult-to-treat
Israel E, Reddel HK. Severe and Difficult-to-Treat Asthma in Adults. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 7;377(10):965-976. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1608969. Review. PubMed PMID: 28877019.
Acute pulmonary embolism
Lapner, S. T., & Kearon, C. (2013). Diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 346f757. doi:10.1136/bmj.f757
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)
Liapikou A, Rosales-Mayor E, Torres A. Pharmacotherapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2014 Apr;15(6):775-86. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2014.889115. Epub 2014 Feb 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 24579912.
Acid-base disorders
Gomez H, Kellum JA. Understanding Acid Base Disorders. Crit Care Clin. 2015 Oct;31(4):849-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.06.016. Epub 2015 Aug 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 26410149.
Aspiration pneumonia
Mandell LA, Niederman MS. Aspiration Pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2019 Feb 14;380(7):651-663. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1714562. Review. PubMed PMID: 30763196.
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Niederman MS. In the Clinic: Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Oct 6;163(7):ITC1-17. doi: 10.7326/AITC201510060. Review. PubMed PMID: 26436631.
Acute Dyspnea
DeVos, E., & Jacobson, L. (2016). Approach to adult patients with acute dyspnea. Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 34(1), 129-149.
Bronchiectasis
McCallion, P., & De Soyza, A. (2017). Cough and bronchiectasis. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Chronic cough
Smith, J. A., & Woodcock, A. (2016). Chronic cough. New England Journal of Medicine, 375(16), 1544-1551.
Chronic dyspnea
Wahls, S. A. (2012). Causes and evaluation of chronic dyspnea. American family physician, 86(2).
Cough
Irwin, R. S., & Madison, J. M. (2000). The diagnosis and treatment of cough. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(23), 1715-1721.
Hemoptysis: evaluation and management
Earwood, J. S., & Thompson, T. D. (2015). Hemoptysis: evaluation and management. American family physician, 91(4).
Interstitial lung diseases
Wallis, A., & Spinks, K. (2015). The diagnosis and management of interstitial lung diseases. Bmj, 350(0717), 112072.
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Duma N, Santana-Davila R, Molina JR. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Aug;94(8):1623-1640. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.013. Review. PubMed PMID: 31378236.
Small-cell lung cancer
Wang S, Zimmermann S, Parikh K, Mansfield AS, Adjei AA. Current Diagnosis and Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Aug;94(8):1599-1622. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.01.034. Review. PubMed PMID: 31378235.
Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion
Na, M. J. (2014). Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion. Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases, 76(5), 199-210.
Pulmonary hypertension
Mandras SA, Mehta HS, Vaidya A. Pulmonary Hypertension: A Brief Guide for Clinicians. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020;95(9):1978-1988. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.039
Pulmonary sarcoidosis
Ramachandraiah, V., Aronow, W., & Chandy, D. (2017). Pulmonary sarcoidosis: an update. Postgraduate medicine, 129(1), 149-158.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Gottlieb DJ, Punjabi NM. Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review. JAMA. 2020;323(14):1389‐1400. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3514