PROTOCOLS/GUIDELINES
Spirometry Screening for COPD? Maybe Not
Screening all smokers via spirometry made sense, particularly because many smokers with COPD go undiagnosed. New guidelines could change that practice.
Give Them Comfort: Controlling COPD Symptoms at the End of Life
Patients' last days of COPD can be characterized by depression, anxiety, pain, and dyspnea. Clinicians must be alert to patient discomfort and offer appropriate palliative care and reassurance.
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The Meter Is Running
Waterborne Pathogens Pose Preventable Risks to Ventilated and Critically Ill Patients
In normal hosts, microbial exposures from aqueous sources are cleared by innate defenses, but immunocompromised patients are at great risk. Point-of-use water filtration has been shown to decrease infections from 2.5 per month to 0.8.
Kids and Asthma: Making (and Teaching) the Right Choices
A growing body of research and new guidelines assist clinicians as they diagnose and treat their youngest patients.
Accountability Key to Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections
In a JAMA commentary, patient safety expert, Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins, argues that eliminating physician arrogance is an important first step.
7/14/2010
New AHRQ Guides Advise Hospitals on Emergency Evacuation, Assessment, and Recovery
The guides help hospital administrators make evacuation and reentry decisions to best protect patients and health care workers during a natural or manmade disaster.
6/25/2010
Physicians Can Play a Stronger Role in Patient Adherence to Asthma Meds
A new study finds physicians with the right information can ensure better medication compliance among asthma patients, reducing hospitalizations.
6/16/2010
FDA Revises Product Labels for LABA-Containing Asthma Medications
The label revisions follow the FDAs February request that all manufacturers of LABA-containing medications undertake class-labeling changes.
6/3/2010
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Benefits Both Obese and Slim COPD Patients
Researchers recommend that extremely obese COPD patients be considered for enrollment in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
5/17/2010
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