Daily aspirin use reduces COPD morbidity: SPIROMICS Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Dec 2018 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Regular aspirin use is associated with reduced rate of COPD exacerbation, better quality of life and less shortness of breath, according to an...
Radiation doses from CT scans should not be variable, opine experts Hina Zahid4 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTRadiation doses from CT scans should not be variable, opine experts. There are large differences in radiation doses used for CT scans mainly due to...
Management of Children with chronic wet cough: Chest Guidelines Hina Zahid21 Jan 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released updated 2006 Cough guidelines and recommendations for management of Children with a chronic...
Flu vaccination reduces hospitalization in COPD patients by 38 percent Hina Zahid24 Jan 2019 8:10 PM ISTA new study found that Flu vaccination reduces hospitalization in COPD patients by 38%. Influenza infection is a common reason for hospitalization...
Ambrisentan, tadalafil combo for severe PAH, recommend new ACC guidelines Deepanjana Sarkar8 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Chest Physicians in its new guideline has recommended initial combination therapy with ambrisentan and tadalafil in severe PAH...
Infant swallows Heart of Gold- a case report Hina Zahid14 Feb 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Shelby Leuin, at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA and colleagues have reported a rare case of foreign...
Patient's chest literally catches fire during open heart surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTAustralia: Doctors at the Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia, wary of the use of electrocautery devices (using heat to stop vessels from bleeding)...
Spirometry with bronchodilator testing can prevent COPD overdiagnosis: CHEST Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Oct 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Routine use of spirometry with bronchodilator (BD) testing not only prevents the overdiagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Dupilumab reduces exacerbation in both early and late onset asthma: CHEST Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, is beneficial for patients with early-or late-onset asthma, finds a recent study published in the...
Use of contrast media in ICU patients does not increase acute kidney injury risk Dr. Kartikeya19 Nov 2019 7:28 PM ISTFlorida: The use of intravenous (IV) contrast is not associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients, a recent study published in...
Adenoiditis - GOI Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap25 Oct 2018 7:00 PM ISTDr J M Hans Ex-HOD Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology Dr.RML Hospital New Delhi has compiled Standard Treatment Guidelines for Adenoiditis on behalf of...
Tranexamic acid inhalation effective in mild hemoptysis Vinay Singh singh19 Oct 2018 8:28 PM ISTTranexamic Acid (TA) inhalations can be used safely and effectively to control bleeding in patients with non-massive hemoptysis, reports a new study...
