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Albuterol-Budesonide Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler in Patients With Mild-to-moderate Asthma
Original asthma research confirms the contribution of both monocomponents to the lung function efficacy of albuterol-budesonide combination pressurized metered-dose inhaler.
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Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With COVID-19
A multicenter observational cohort study finds that procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescription reduces antibiotic prescription rates in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 without major safety concerns.
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Outcomes in Patients Perceived as Receiving Excessive Care by ICU Physicians and Nurses
In patients without concordant perceptions of excessive care, outcomes are worse in the older patients compared with the younger patients.
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BAL Fluid Eosinophilia Associates With Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Risk
Original research shows that BAL fluid eosinophilia was an independent predictor of future chronic lung allograft dysfunction risk across a multicenter lung recipient cohort.
Oronasal vs Nasal Masks: The Impact of Mask Type on CPAP Requirement, Pharyngeal Critical Closing Pressure (Pcrit), and Upper Airway Cross-sectional Areas in Patients With OSA
Landry and colleagues studied how oronasal masks affect upper airway anatomy and collapsibility.
Trends in Smoking-Specific Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Within a US Integrated Health System, 2007-2018
Observed trends underscore the need to elucidate further the cause of lung cancer in adults who have never used tobacco, including why incidence is higher and rising in Asian and Pacific Islander adults who have never used tobacco.
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