Samuel Louie, MD

Severe adult asthmatics are defined partly by the need for high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and inhaled bronchodilators and their higher incidence of nonadherence.

This column highlights pitfalls during the diagnostic evaluation for PE and discusses how to avoid them to minimize morbidity and mortality.

A patient with a history of hay fever and cigarette use presents with wheezing, a cough, and dyspnea. Is it asthma or COPD?

Few signs cause more apprehension than the coughing or expectoration of bright red blood originating from the lungs, known as hemotpysis.

Even with the arsenal of antibiotics and vaccines available in the 21st century, community-acquired pneumonia has lost none of its virulence.

Dyspnea in adults—whether acute (minutes to a few days) or chronic (weeks to months or longer)—is a common diagnostic challenge, forcing the physician to be perceptive to clinical clues.

Interstitial lung disease has a history of baffling clinicians for several reasons—2 of those being confusing terminology and classification, which continue to thwart clinicians’ ability to establish a...

Dr Petty was among the first to expound on the importance of patient education in chronic lung diseases. He understood the pain and suffering endured by patients with chronic lung diseases, particularly...

A 56-year-old woman presented to the pulmonary clinic after hospital discharge for a severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the last 12 months, she has presented to the hospital...