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The April 2020 issue of "CHEST," Volume 157 #4, features a comprehensive array of research articles, editorials, and reviews primarily focused on respiratory and critical care medicine. Key editorials address urgent issues such as the outbreak of COVID-19, with calls to action by Yi Zhang and others, while other editorials cover topics like repurposing the COPD Assessment Test for bronchiectasis and challenges in lung transplantation.<br /><br />The journal provides insights into various research areas, including asthma, with articles such as characterizations from the International Severe Asthma Registry. It also tackles COPD with research on cardiovascular risk factors and the effects of different treatment protocols. An important editorial discusses the role of vitamin D deficiency as a factor in COPD management.<br /><br />There is a critical care section dedicated to the relationship between contrast use and acute kidney injury, along with airway management updates and implications from battlefield and terrorist incident injuries. In diffuse lung disease research, articles explore survival rates in lung transplantation, with particular focus on underweight patients and age-related impacts.<br /><br />Sections on education and clinical practice delve into the prevalence of pulmonary bullae in postmortem CT imaging with diving medicine implications, and the reliability of point-of-care lung ultrasound. Research in pulmonary and cardiovascular fields examines the physiological impacts of dyspnea post-pulmonary embolism and survival improvements in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.<br /><br />In thoracic oncology, multidisciplinary management of lung nodules is reviewed, and variations in lung cancer screening are discussed. Guidelines on transbronchial cryobiopsy for interstitial lung diseases are also featured in this issue.<br /><br />The journal concludes with online exclusives, which include novel case reports, CHEST pearls, and ultrasound case studies addressing unique clinical scenarios. This issue represents a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue and advancement in chest and critical care medicine.
Keywords
COVID-19
respiratory medicine
critical care
COPD
asthma
lung transplantation
pulmonary embolism
thoracic oncology
lung ultrasound
interstitial lung diseases