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Asthma ruled out in 33% of diagnosed adults
Asthma was ruled out in 33% of adults in the general Canadian population who had been diagnosed by a physician during the preceding 5 years,...
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Assay testing accurate in distinguishing bacterial from viral respiratory tract infections
New assay technology holds promise for reducing overprescribing of antibiotics to young children in the hospital.
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Two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive industry funding
About two-thirds of patient advocacy organizations report receiving funds from for-profit firms, including pharmaceutical, device and...
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SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
Among critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with a suspected infection, defining sepsis by an increase of two or more points in the...
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Pulmonary rehabilitation helps wide range of COPD patients
Participation in at least 20 days of pulmonary rehabilitation by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulted in...
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Rhinovirus most often caused HA-VRIs in two hospitals
Health care–associated viral respiratory infections (HA-VRIs) were common in two pediatric hospitals, with rhinovirus the most frequent cause of...
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Macitentan boosts quality of life in PAH patients
Macitentan, a recent addition to the drugs that treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), improves and stabilizes quality of life for patients...
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Nailfold analysis can predict cardiopulmonary complications in systemic sclerosis
Nailfold videocapillaroscopy can help to predict which patients with systemic sclerosis may develop serious cardiopulmonary complications,...
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Early procalcitonin testing reduced ICU costs for sepsis patients
Procalcitonin (PCT) testing on the first day of ICU admission for adult patients with sepsis is associated with reduced length of stay, less...
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Giant cell arteritis independently raises risk for venous thromboembolism
The risk of venous thromboembolism increases markedly shortly before the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis regardless of glucocorticoid exposure,...