Pulmonology
- Fever in a lung transplant recipient
A 36-year-old woman presents with high fevers, chills, nausea, decreased oral intake, and diarrhea.
- Long-term consequences of prematurity
Survivors of premature birth may have adverse health effects later in life.
- COVID-19 and flu: Dual threat, dual opportunity
Measures to combat COVID-19 can minimize the impact of flu, and vice versa.
- Does my healthy 65-year-old patient still need the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)?
The short answer is no—but it is not that simple.
- Recognition and management of respiratory co-infection and secondary bacterial pneumonia in patients with COVID-19
Consider the presentation and trajectory of illness.
- Convalescent plasma for COVID-19: Promising, not proven
The evidence is suggestive but weak. Trials are ongoing.
- Verrucous plaques on the face, dysphagia, and limb weakness
An itchy bump on the upper lip rapidly grew and spread.
- Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with end-stage liver disease
Chest radiography showed patchy left basilar consolidation with subtle, diffuse interstitial opacities.
- Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Diagnosis, management, and prevention
Better diagnosis, management, and prevention are needed.
- Management of patients with COVID-19 in the MICU
The main goals are to ensure caregiver safety and provide the highest quality care.