Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads In Pulmonology
Pulmonology for September/October 2017
LAMA + LABA for Patients with Stable COPD, JAMA; 2017 Oct 3; Horita, Nagashima, et al
FDA Approves Single Inhaler Triple COPD Therapy, GSK news release; 2017 Sep 18
Tiotropium Use in Early-Stage COPD Patients, N Engl J Med; ePub 2017 Sep 7; Zhou, et al
Tx for Acute Cough Associated with the Common Cold, Chest; ePub 2017 Aug 22; Malesker, et al
Pulmonology for July/August 2017
Non-Invasive Ventilation for Respiratory Failure, Cochrane; ePub 2017 Jul 13; Osadnik, et al
Vitamin D Supplementation & URTIs in Children, JAMA; 2017 Jul 18; Aglipay, Birken, et al
Pulmonology for March/April 2017
Short-Term Use and Harms of Oral Corticosteroids , BMJ; ePub 2017 Apr 12; Waljee, Rogers, et al
Management of COPD Exacerbations Guideline, Eur Respir J; ePub 2017 Mar 15; Wedzicha, et al
Inhaled Corticosteroids & Mild Airflow Obstruction , Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2017 Apr 1; Martinez, et al
Prevalence of PE in Acute Exacerbations of COPD, Chest; 2017 Mar; Aleva, Voets, et al
Pulmonology for November/December 2016
Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Update, J Allergy Clin Immunol; 2016 Nov; Weiler, et al
Updated GOLD Guidelines for COPD, GOLD report; 2016 Nov 17; GOLD committee
Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation, N Engl J Med; 2016 Oct 27; Albert, Au, et al
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients for Syncope, N Engl J Med; 2016 Oct 20; Prandoni, et al
Pulmonology for September/October 2016
Does Roflumilast Reduce COPD Exacerbations?, Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2016 Sep 1; Martinez, et al
Efficacy of Fluticasone Furoate-Vilanterol for COPD, N Engl J Med; ePub 2016 Sep 4; Vestbo, et al
Benralizumab as Add-On Therapy for Asthma, Lancet; ePub 2016 Sep 4; Fitzgerald, et al
Efficacy of Fluticasone Furoate-Vilanterol for COPD, N Engl J Med; ePub 2016 Sep 4; Vestbo, et al
Is Salmeterol Added to Fluticasone Safe in Children?, N Engl J Med; 2016 Sep 1; Stempel, Szefler, et al