Pulmonology

  • What is the best approach to a high systolic pulmonary artery pressure on echocardiography?
    Mostafa Ahmed, MD, Raed A. Dweik, MD and Adriano R. Tonelli, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2016, 83 (4) 256-260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14186

    This is a common incidental finding. What to do depends on clinical presentation, comorbidities, and results of other tests.

  • Treating and preventing acute exacerbations of COPD
    Umur S. Hatipoglu, MD and Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2016, 83 (4) 289-300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14188

    Corticosteroids, antibiotics, and bronchodilators are the cornerstones of prevention and treatment.

  • The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    Sumita B. Khatri, MD, MS and Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 127-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14104

    Many patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma also have obstructive sleep apnea, and vice versa.

  • Eventration of the diaphragm presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax
    Pauline Go, MD and Zane Hammoud, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 19-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14175

    A 25-year-old man presents with sudden onset of right-sided back and chest pain and shortness of breath.

  • Managing interstitial lung disease detected on CT during lung cancer screening
    Brian D. Southern, MD, Rachel G. Scheraga, MD and Ruchi Yadav, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 55-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14157

    How to distinguish among the most common forms, and the role of the primary care physician in managing them.

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