CHEST Guidelines-Table-of-Contents

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The document outlines the contents of the September 2017 issue of a medical journal called CHEST. It highlights various editorials, original research, contemporary reviews, and correspondence that cover an array of topics in the fields of chest medicine, critical care, and pulmonology.<br /><br />Key topics include:<br />- IV immunoglobulin as a treatment for autoimmune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, with an editorial by Shuoyan Ning and Theodore E. Warkentin, and related research by Anand Padmanabhan et al.<br />- The role of statins in reducing all-cause mortality and exacerbation risk in COPD patients, with contributions by Adam J. N. Raymakers et al. and Alexander D. Zider et al.<br />- Exploration of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and its pathological findings by Ping Wang et al.<br />- The impact of geo-economic variations on ARDS by Polly E. Parsons and Renee D. Stapleton.<br /><br />Point and counterpoint discussions debate the efficacy of advanced practice professionals compared to physicians in tobacco cessation, from authors such as Brian Hitsman and Mario F. Perez.<br /><br />The issue also includes original research on topics such as chronic cough etiology in pediatric cohorts, vitamin D supplementation for asthma prevention, and racial disparities in early-stage lung cancer survival. Critical care insights are provided on video laryngoscopy, early detection of sepsis, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure.<br /><br />The journal additionally features reviews on Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder and airway complications post-lung transplantation. The correspondence section discusses various topics, from the use of vitamin C in sepsis treatments to the ethics of research involving hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and thiamine for sepsis.<br /><br />Online exclusives like case reports and educational materials supplement the issue, providing comprehensive insights into the latest in chest medicine advancements and debates.

Keywords

CHEST journal

chest medicine

critical care

pulmonology

autoimmune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

COPD statins

hypersensitivity pneumonitis

ARDS geo-economic variations

tobacco cessation

lung transplantation