CHEST Guidelines-Table-of-Contents

Table-of-Contents_chest

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The document is a detailed table of contents from the January 2017 edition of the medical journal CHEST, which focuses on pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. This issue includes various sections such as editorials, original research, special features, and online exclusives.<br /><br />The editorial section highlights upcoming multimedia content and changes in the collaboration with Elsevier for 2017, discusses the importance of procalcitonin in antibiotic management, and emphasizes the universal need for palliative care. It also features tributes to figures in chest medicine like Claude Lenfant, MD.<br /><br />A "Point and Counterpoint" section debates the usefulness of new anti-eosinophilic drugs in asthma management, with contributions from experts Paul M. O’Byrne and Peter J. Barnes, followed by their rebuttals.<br /><br />Original research articles cover a spectrum of topics in critical care, COPD, asthma, pulmonary vascular disease, antithrombotic therapy, diffuse lung disease, and cardiovascular disease. These studies examine interventions like procalcitonin testing, ultrasonography courses, palliative care trends, new treatments for severe allergic asthma, and comparative effectiveness of pharmacologic treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension.<br /><br />The special features include updated classifications for lung cancer staging and recent advances in pulmonary conditions related to lung diseases. Contemporary reviews in critical care medicine explore treatments like prone positioning for ARDS, while sleep medicine reviews investigate mechanisms linking obstructive sleep apnea and cardiac arrhythmias.<br /><br />Online exclusives offer selected reports, ultrasound cases, and educational pearls, enriching the content with audio discussions and supplementary videos available on their website.<br /><br />This comprehensive issue of CHEST presents significant updates and discussions intended to inform and guide medical professionals in relevant clinical practice.

Keywords

pulmonology

critical care

sleep medicine

procalcitonin

palliative care

asthma management

anti-eosinophilic drugs

lung cancer staging

obstructive sleep apnea

pulmonary arterial hypertension