Pulmonology
Guidelines
AHA wants e-cigarettes regulated but notes they help some smokers quit
News
Too much reliance on oximetry in bronchiolitis
Key clinical point: Physicians may be overrelying on pulse oximetry readings when evaluating infants who present to the ED with mild to moderate...
News
Life expectancy approached 40 years for children born with CF in 2010
Key clinical point: Patients with cystic fibrosis who are born and diagnosed in 2010 can expect to live almost 40 years if clinical care remains...
News
Setting benchmarks for hospitalized children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia
Key clinical finding: Benchmarks of care for hospitalized children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia may reduce the variability in how...
News
Respiratory disease in unaccompanied children from Central America
Commentary
Texting intervention helped smokers quit
Conference Coverage
Be alert to less common, but dangerous, thoracic injuries in children
Conference Coverage
Attention to risk factors could reduce CAP-related emergency revisits
Key clinical point: In children with community-acquired pneumonia, fever or lack of an antibiotic prescription are two factors that increase the...
Conference Coverage
High-flow nasal cannulas support children outside the ICU
Key clinical point: HFNC use outside the ICU is feasible for respiratory support in young children with bronchiolitis.
News
Complications from influenzalike illnesses occur in one-third of children
Key clinical point: Keep an eye out for severe complications of influenzalike illness, whether or not children have underlying conditionsMajor...