Understanding characteristics associated with discontinuation of biologic therapy in patients with severe asthma is necessary to help to address barriers to treatment success in this population. Test your...
The transplant waitlist continues to grow, as does the need for lung transplants among patients with cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases. Should lung allocation be based solely on wait time?
Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Would you use spirometry to screen for the disease in individuals with a history of tobacco smoking but who are asymptomatic?
In this interactive quiz, we describe a case of a 2-year-old boy who presents with a persistent cough with production of green purulent sputum. Can you make a diagnosis and treat this patient?
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Michael J. Bloch, MD, outlines a patient case of pulmonary arterial hypertension and asks you to classify the patient based on World Health Organization...
If you determine that a patient has moderate persistent asthma with acute exacerbation, which ICD-10-CM code would you use to classify this patient? Test your knowledge with this pop quiz!
In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, which of the following characteristics are associated with significantly higher risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Short-term pulmonary rehabilitation comprised of supervised endurance training and resistance training, breathing exercises, self-management, and education, has been shown to lead to improvements in...
