PCCU Volume 19 (published calendar year 2005)

Effective December 31, 2007, PCCU Volume 19 is available for review purposes only. CME credit for this volume is no longer being offered. If you wish to comment on any of the PCCU lessons below, please submit your comments/questions to pccu@chestnet.org.

Lessons 23 and 24

Clinical Implications of Sleep Deprivation
By Vivien C. Abad, MD, MBA; and Christian Guilleminault, MD, BiolD

Anticholinergics in Airway Disease
By Ronald C. Balkissoon, MD

Lessons 21 and 22

Diaphragm Paresis and Paralysis
By Rachel L. Zemans, MD; and Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD, FCCP

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
By Jim J. Egan, MD; and Thelma Craig, MD

Lessons 19 and 20

Smoking-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases
(Provides General Overview)
By Robert Vassallo, MD, FCCP; and Jay H. Ryu, MD, FCCP

Smoking-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases
(Provides the Details on Pathology, Epidemiology, Clinical Course, and Management)
By Jonathan Alexander, MD, PhD; and Laura Koth, MD

Lessons 17 and 18

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Ambulatory Patient With Bacterial Respiratory Tract Disease
By Gerri S. Hall, PhD

In-Hospital Management of Acute Asthma
By Gustavo J. Rodrigo, MD

Lessons 15 and 16

Anti-IgE Treatment for Asthma
By John V. Fahy, MD

Pulmonary Problems During Air Travel
By Lawrence C. Mohr, MD, FCCP

Lessons 13 and 14

Update on Transplant for Referring Physicians: Candidate Selection, Posttreatment Care, Antirejection Drug Combinations, and Side Effects
By Janet R. Maurer, MD, FCCP

Antibiotic Resistance in the Hospitalized Patient
By Ravindran A. Padmanabhan, MD; and Steven M. Gordon, MD

Lessons 11 and 12

Special Problems in Long-term Survivors of Lung Transplantation
By Isabel P. Neuringer, MD; Worakij Chalermskulrat, MD; and Robert M. Aris, MD

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: An Underutilized Technique
By Thomas R. Gildea, MD,and Atul C. Mehta, MBBS, FCCP

Lessons 9 and 10

Pathophysiologic Findings in Asthma and COPD: Similarities and Differences
By Marina Saetta, MD; Simonetta Baraldo, PhD; Fabrizio Luppi, MD; and Leonardo M. Fabbri, MD

Tachyarrhythmias in the ICU
By Douglas Kopp, MD

Lessons 7 and 8

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors for Asthma and COPD
By Mark A. Giembycz, BSc, PhD

Management of Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
By Binh T. Ly, MD, and Kent R. Olson, MD

Lessons 5 and 6

Measuring Quality of Life in Lung Disease
By Patricia P. Katz, PhD

Asbestos-Related Lung Disease
By Arjun B. Chatterjee, MD, MS, FCCP; and Jill A. M. Ohar, MD, FCCP

Lessons 3 and 4

Diagnosis and Management of Hepatic Hydrothorax
By John T. Huggins, MD, and Steven A. Sahn, MD, FCCP

Macrolides: Properties Beyond Antimicrobial
By Chang Sik Park, MD, PhD; Masaharu Shinkai, MD, PhD; and Bruce K. Rubin, MD, MEngr, FCCP

Lessons 1 and 2

Recent Advances in Cystic Fibrosis
By Laurie A. Whittaker, MD

Palliative Care for the Patient With Severe COPD
By J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH, FCCP