CHEST Highlights

Mangala Narasimhan, CHEST Virtual Congress 2020: Thoracic Ultrasonography

Leading on from the CHEST Virtual Congress 2020, we spoke with Dr. Managala Narasimhan (Northwell Health, NY, USA) around the subject of her presentation entitled ‘Thoracic Ultrasonography for the Pulmonary Consultant‘. Questions 1. Could you give us a brief overview of the most common applications of thoracic ultrasonography in pulmonary medicine? (0:05) 2. What are […]

Pulmonary Hypertension

James R Klinger, CHEST 2018 – Management of pulmonary arterial hypertension

James R Klinger (Rhode Island Hospital, and Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, US) chats to us on the topic of his session entitled: Current Quandaries in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Management. Questions 1. What are the major challenges in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)? (0:10) 2. What have been the […]

COPD

Brian Carlin, CHEST 2018 – Patient and physician perspectives on aerosolized therapy

Brian Carlin (Sleep Medicine and Lung Health Consultants LLC, and Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, US), a valued member of our Editorial Board, discusses patient and physician perspectives on inhalation devices for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the need for ongoing education. Questions 1. Could you tell us a little […]

Airway and Lung Infection, Respiratory Intensive Care, Ventilation

Mark L Metersky, CHEST 2018 – Empiric antibiotic therapy: challenges and recommendations

Mark L Metersky (University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, US) discusses current recommendations and guidelines with respect to the use of empiric antibiotic therapy in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Questions 1. What are the major challenges of empiric antibiotic therapy in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia? (0:10) 2. How are patients defined in terms […]

Interstitial Lung Disease

Mary E Strek, CHEST 2018 – Autoimmune lung diseases

Mary E Strek (University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US) brings us up to speed on important aspects of autoimmune lung diseases. Questions 1. How prevalent are autoimmune lung diseases? (0:10) 2. What are the major autoimmune causes of interstitial lung diseases? (0:36) 3. What are the major challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune […]

Thoracic Oncology

M Patricia Rivera, CHEST 2018 – Lung cancer update

M Patricia Rivera (University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, US) provides a valuable update on lung cancer, with a focus on important points the pulmonologist needs to know and the remarkable impact of personalised therapy. Questions Part 1 1. What are the most important points the pulmonologist needs to know about the new […]

COPD

Brian Carlin, CHEST 2018 – Early detection of COPD

Brian Carlin (Sleep Medicine and Lung Health Consultants LLC, and Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, US), a valued member of our Editorial Board, talks to us about the challenge of early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the primary care setting and the benefits of office spirometry. Questions 1. What are the […]

Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

Saiprakash B Venkateshiah, CHEST 2018 – Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Saiprakash B Venkateshiah (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US) discusses obesity hypoventilation syndrome – how it’s defined, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, consequences and treatment. Questions 1. What is the definition of obesity hypoventilation syndrome? (0:10) 2. What are the signs and symptoms of obesity hypoventilation syndrome? (0:54) 3. How is obesity hypoventilation syndrome […]

Interstitial Lung Disease

Jonathan H Chung, CHEST 2018 – Radiology of interstitial lung diseases

Jonathan H Chung (University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US) shares his expert insights on radiology imaging of interstitial lung diseases. Questions 1. What are the most radiologic characteristics of the different types of interstitial lung disease (ILD)? (0:10) 2. What further investigations are required to confirm the radiologic diagnosis of ILD? (1:13) 3. How do […]

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