Pulmonary

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that nearly 40 million adults in the U.S. smoke, and 16 ....

Any occlusion in the pulmonary vasculature, known as a pulmonary embolus, will reduce the amount of oxygen uptak....

Every clinician should be able to understand the values listed on an arterial blood gas report. Correlating the ....

Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than o....

Dyspnea is a distressing symptom that has been described since ancient times, but only recently has it been comp....

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation that is not reversible. An e....

This course has been approved for 2 hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification for 2016, 2017, and 20....

The Joint Commission standards are no longer in effect and the topic of pneumonia is being rewritten and should ....

While progress has been made in reducing the number of youth smokers, the rate of decline has slowed. According ....

In- and outpatient management of asthma is complex and costly. Alternative healthcare settings can help decrease....