European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Oct 2017 1:56 PM ISTBronchiectasis in adults is a chronic disorder associated with poor quality of life and frequent exacerbations in many patients. There have been no...
Novel bedside imaging technology for faster detection of deep lung infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTA medical imaging technology which can be used bedside is being developed to detect harmful bacteria in patients' lungs in less than 60 seconds.The...
Bronchiectasis Treatment: Oral vs Inhaled antibiotics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTBronchiectasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by a recurrent cycle of respiratory bacterial infections associated with a cough,...
Inhaled steroids increase risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Hina Zahid16 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTAccording to a new study,Inhaled steroids increase the risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections risk opposing the popular assumption that...
Pediatric bronchiectasis: azithromycin an option for acute exacerbations Vinay Singh singh22 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTA new study reports azithromycin is non-inferior to amoxicillin-clavulanate for resolving exacerbations in children with non-severe bronchiectasis....
Management of acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis: NICE 2018 Guidance Hina Zahid1 Jan 2019 7:00 PM IST NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has released a guidance document, on antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing...
BTS Updates Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults Hina Zahid12 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTBritish Thoracic Society BTS has released its updated Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults which has appeared in Journaql Thorax.Following are the...
Vitamin D a good predictor of clinical severity of bronchiectasis Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTITALY: Vitamin D is a good predictor of clinical and radiological severity of bronchiectasis, according to a recent study published in the journal...
Amoxicillin–clavulanate remains first-line antibiotic for pediatric bronchiectasis: BEST-1 Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2019 7:28 PM ISTAmoxicillin–clavulanate treatment should remain the first-line antibiotic for the resolution of nonsevere acute exacerbations in children with...
Imaging in hemoptysis patients Latest Guideline by KSTR Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe Korean Society of Radiology and the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology KSTR have proposed a new clinical imaging guideline for adult patients...
Azithromycin reduces exacerbations of bronchiectasis in adults : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 April 2018 7:35 PM ISTBronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by abnormal and irreversible dilatation and distortion of the smaller airways leading to...
Community Acquired Pneumonia ,Bacterial-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 9:36 AM ISTIntroductionPneumonia, an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma is a commonly encountered, potentially life-threatening condition in clinical...
