Pulmonary Medicine
Note: Some of these resources may only be accessible within an authenticated CCHS IP range.
Asthma
Practice Guidelines:
Guidelines for the Diagnosis & Management of Asthma - National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute; National Asthma Education & Prevention Program; August 2007
Diagnosis & Management of Asthma - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Jan. 2008
Diagnosis & Treatment of asthma in childhood: a PRACTALL consensus report - via PubMed link; European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, January 2008
Attaining optimal asthma control: A practice parameter - Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology; November 2005
Key clinical activities for quality asthma care - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the National Asthma Education & Prevention Program, March 2003
Review Articles:
Asthma: Defining of the Persistent Adult Phenotypes - Lancet (via PubMed link)
The Asthma Epidemic - NEJM
Asthma: The Role of Allergens - Am Fam Physician
Asthma Update: Part I. Diagnosis, Monitoring, & Prevention - Am Fam Phys
Asthma Update: Part II. Medical Management - Am Fam Physician
Indoor Environmental Influences on Children's Asthma - Pediatric Clinics N.A.
Leukotriene Inhibitors in the Tx of Allergy & Asthma - Am Fam Phys
Leukotrienes - NEJM
Mild or Moderate Persistent Asthma: Pharmacological Mgmt - Lancet (via PubMed link)
Severe Asthma in Adults: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, & Mgmt - Lancet (via PubMed link)
COPD
Practice Guidelines:
Webpage with links to GOLD documents: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, updated 2007.
Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management, & Prevention of COPD
GOLD evidence-based guidelines, updated December 2007.
Executive Summary: Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, & Prevention of COPD - peer-reviewed summary of GOLD recommendations, revised 2007.
Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management, & Prevention - a quick-reference guide to GOLD guidelines, updated 2007.
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, & prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Summary of guidelines of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), November 2006
Diagnosis & Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - American College of Physicians, November 2007
Review Articles:
Clinical Course of COPD: Review of Therapeutic Interventions - Am J Med
Management of COPD - NEJM
Management of Severe COPD - Lancet (via PubMed link)
Medications for COPD: A Review of Effectiveness - Am Fam Phys
Optimizing Treatment of COPD - Am J Med
Treatment of Stable COPD - Lancet (via PubMed link)
Cough
Practice Guidelines:
Diagnosis & Management of Cough - American College of Chest Physicians, January 2006
Complications of Cough - American College of Chest Physicians, January 2006
Review Articles:
Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough - Am Fam Physician
Miscellaneous Review Articles:
Adult Cystic Fibrosis - JAMA
Asbestos-Related Lung Disease - Am Fam Physician
Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Atypical Pathogens & Challenges
- Am Fam Physician
Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnosis & Treatment - Am Fam Phys
Dyspnea: Evaluation of Chronic Dyspnea - Am Fam Physician
Lung Cancer: Diagnosis & Management - Am Fam Physician
Obesity & Chronic Respiratory Diseases - CMAJ
Pleural Effusion in Adults: Diagnostic Approach - Am Fam Physician
Pulmonary Vasculitis: Diagnosis & Management - Chest