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PCCU Volume 23

December 15, 2009
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Review

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

December 01, 2009
Treatment of Lung Cancer in Older Patients

 Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

November 15, 2009
Therapeutic Hypothermia

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

November 01, 2009
Emerging Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

October 15, 2009
Antiinflammatory Therapy in COPD

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

October 01, 2009
Shared Decision Making in Patients With Pulmonary Nodules

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

September 15, 2009
Sepsis: Definitions, Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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September 01, 2009
Interventional Pulmonology

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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August 17, 2009
α1-Antitrypsin Augmentation: Approaches and Benefits

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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August 03, 2009
Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusion: The Optimal Agent and Methodology

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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July 15, 2009
Drug-Resistant TB

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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July 01, 2009
Work-Exacerbated Asthma

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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June 15, 2009
Use of the 6-Min Walk Test: A Pro and Con Review

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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June 01, 2009
The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Dyspnea

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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May 15, 2009
An Introduction to Pleural Ultrasonography for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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May 01, 2009
World Health Organization Groups II and III Pulmonary Hypertension: When and How To Treat

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

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April 15, 2009
Managing the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient

 Managing critical illness in pregnancy can be challenging. Although the vast majority of pregnancies result in the delivery of a healthy baby to a healthy woman, a small proportion of pregnant women will require the expertise of an ICU during their pregnancy or postpartum period.

April 01, 2009
Asthma Treatment: Step-Down and As-Needed Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids

Asthma treatment guidelines1,2 have been very consistent in identifying the goals of asthma treatment, which are the following:

March 16, 2009
21st Century Agricultural Respiratory Hazards
Adverse respiratory outcomes are not new to farming. In the 1500s, Magnus described asthma among grain flour workers.1 Ramazzini further described these respiratory illnesses in his opus from the 1700s, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (diseases of workers).
March 02, 2009
Smokeless Tobacco: Health Effects

 Tobacco, which is usually smoked, has well-documented detrimental effects on health.

February 16, 2009
Noninfectious Pulmonary Diseases in HIV

 This article reviews the spectrum of noninfectious pulmonary diseases that can occur with HIV infection. 

February 02, 2009
Cognitive and Functional Outcomes After ICU Admission

 Significant advances in critical care have led to improved survival rates among individuals admitted to ICUs. 

January 15, 2009
Fibrosing Mediastinitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

At least two different syndromes of fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) can be distinguished from other mediastinal disorders.

January 01, 2009
Management of Pulmonary Complications in the Patient With Cystic Fibrosis

Update your knowledge and understanding of pulmonary complications in patients with cystic fibrosis.