CHEST Guidelines-Table-of-Contents

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This document outlines the Table of Contents for a 2016 issue of the medical journal CHEST. It includes a diverse array of articles, editorials, original research, and commentary on topics related to chest medicine, sleep disorders, infections, and more. 

Highlights include:

1. <strong>Editorials</strong>: Articles like Sandra S. Retzky's piece on the FDA's encouragement to report adverse tobacco experiences and Kevin L. Kovitz's insights into the valuation of endobronchial ultrasonography procedures.

2. <strong>Original Research</strong>: Studies cover critical areas such as the efficacy of CPAP therapy in sleep apnea, the role of macrolides in bronchiectasis, and new insights into the cost-effectiveness of fluid resuscitation for critically ill adults.

3. <strong>Point and Counterpoint</strong>: A debate regarding the benefits versus risks of inferior vena cava filters is presented, with contrasting views from professionals in the field.

4. <strong>Critical Care and COPD</strong>: Research delves into trends in culture-negative severe sepsis, factors influencing mortality in smoke inhalation, and a subnational analysis of COPD's impact in China.

5. <strong>Antithrombotic Therapy and Pulmonary Vascular Disease</strong>: Articles investigate the link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and recurrent venous thromboembolism, and the predictive value of echocardiography in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

6. <strong>Genetic Disorders and Evidence-Based Medicine</strong>: The issue explores lung clearance in cystic fibrosis adults and children, alongside guidelines for managing chronic cough due to gastroesophageal reflux.

Additional sections feature translational research, contemporary reviews, and practice management topics. Correspondence, reviews, and online exclusives offer further insight, presenting a platform for ongoing dialogue and education within the medical community.

Keywords

CHEST journal

chest medicine

sleep disorders

editorials

original research

critical care

COPD

antithrombotic therapy

pulmonary vascular disease

genetic disorders