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Guidelines & Topic Collections

Everything we publish is designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest news, approaches, and ideas in chest medicine. From the most relevant research findings to the most significant clinical guidelines, these are the highly accredited resources you count on from CHEST.

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Enhance your patient care with evidence-based guidelines

Used throughout the world, our multidisciplinary guidelines help translate quality evidence into applicable recommendations that enrich patient care and improve health outcomes.

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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Tobacco Treatment in the Inpatient Setting

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, with high prevalence among hospitalized patients. This guideline includes eight evidence-based recommendations for tobacco treatment in the inpatient setting.

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FEATURED GUIDELINE

Management of Adult Bronchiectasis

This guideline provides 13 evidence-based recommendations addressing duration and route of antibiotic therapy, long-term suppressive antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapies, airway clearance strategies, and more.

Guidelines by topic

Access CHEST’s full collection of guidelines, expert panel reports, and consensus statements.

Guideline topics

Explore the latest research

The CHEST® journal portfolio features the best in peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine—pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine—and related disciplines. With a loyal readership base, the portfolio, including the journals CHEST, CHEST® Critical Care, and CHEST® Pulmonary, is one of the most highly regarded, and up-to-date sources of clinical knowledge in the field.

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COPD

Associations of Mucus Plug With Prognosis in COPD

Radiologically defined mucus plugs in COPD have not been systematically evaluated for prognosis, constraining their use in clinical risk stratification. A study in the journal CHEST explored the association between the burden of radiologically defined mucus plugs with increased risks of mortality, exacerbations, lung function decline, and impaired quality of life in adults with COPD.

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PULMONARY VASCULAR

Characterization of CT Imaging-Derived Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Lung Disease

Pulmonary vascular remodeling is implicated in the pathophysiologic characteristics of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in chronic lung diseases. A study in the journal CHEST investigated the association between CT imaging-assessed pulmonary vascular abnormalities with the presence and severity of PH in COPD and fibrosing interstitial lung disease and how they are related to parenchymal damage.

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Editor Highlights Podcast

Each month, the journal CHEST Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, adds context and commentary to important articles featured in the new issue.

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Original Investigation | CHEST® Journal Podcast

Geography as a Determinant of Donor Access for Lung Transplantation in the United States

Originally aired: November 4, 2026

Hear about research into the association of listing transplant center location with effective donor availability and the effect of amended Composite Allocation Score policy on candidate prioritization. 

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Impact of PAH Therapies on Gas Exchange in Portopulmonary Hypertension

Originally aired: October 5, 2026

Learn more about research into the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-specific therapies on gas exchange and the development of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations in patients with portopulmonary hypertension.

CHEST® Critical Care Podcast

CHEST® Critical Care: Family Engagement in the ICU - Not Just Information Sharing and Decision-Making 

Originally aired: September 14, 2026

Hear about research into how clinicians and families experience patient and family engagement in the ICU.

Take a deep dive into your clinical interests

Whatever your specialty, CHEST has a topic collection that you’ll be interested in. Uncover insights from key opinion leaders, find CME opportunities, and discover original research articles.

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Asthma
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COPD
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Critical Care
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ILD
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease
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Sepsis
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Sleep
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Thoracic Oncology

Stay at the forefront of chest medicine

Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.

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Stay at the forefront of chest medicine

Clinical advances, practice management updates, medical conference highlights—reading the CHEST Physician® publication is the easiest way to be in the know every month.

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