CHEST Guidelines-Table-of-Contents

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The document is a comprehensive Table of Contents (TOC) for an issue of the "CHEST" journal, focusing on pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine topics. It details various sections including editorials, original research, commentaries, and reviews.<br /><br />The editorials discuss topics like ARDS heterogeneity, lymph node classification in lung cancer staging, and responses to low pulse oximetry readings. A "Point and Counterpoint" debate is presented on the routine use of inhaled antibiotic therapy for bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in ICU settings, featuring opposing views and rebuttals by Richard G. Wunderink and Marin H. Kollef.<br /><br />Featured articles include a tribute to Professor James C. Hogg in "Giants in Chest Medicine," and a commentary on improving care for pulmonary hypertension through a care center network. The original research section covers various topics such as hospital mortality predictors in ARDS, the efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula compared to other oxygen therapies, and lymph node classification in lung cancer via CT scanning.<br /><br />The issue also features research on sleep disorders, COPD, asthma, and interstitial lung disease in the elderly. Specific studies review topics like the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices on quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea patients, and supplemental oxygen's effects on COPD walk tests.<br /><br />There is content on pulmonary vascular diseases, such as EIF2AK4 mutations in pulmonary arterial hypertension, and evidence-based guidelines for symptomatic treatment of cough among lung cancer patients and chronic cough in children. Additional insights in this issue include discussions on the control of ventilation in health and disease, the management of patients with chronic wet cough, and the role of specialists in value-based health care. <br /><br />The TOC concludes with details on available online exclusives, correspondence, and contemporary reviews in critical care and sleep medicine.

Keywords

pulmonary medicine

critical care

sleep medicine

ARDS heterogeneity

lung cancer staging

inhaled antibiotic therapy

pulmonary hypertension

obstructive sleep apnea

chronic cough

value-based health care