Author Archives: Lunglead

2020. Initiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults (ATS) Seven recommendations are provided, which represent simple practice changes that are likely to increase the effectiveness of tobacco-dependence pharmacotherapy.(1) For tobacco-dependent adults Continue Reading →

  2019. Long-term Home Non-Invasive Ventilation for Management of COPD (ERS) These guidelines conditionally support the application of LTH-NIV to improve health outcome by targeting a reduction in carbon dioxide Continue Reading →

2020. Venous thromboembolic diseases (NICE) This guideline covers diagnosing and managing venous thromboembolic diseases in adults. It supports rapid diagnosis and effective treatment for DVT or PE. It also covers Continue Reading →

  2020. Lung cancer screening (ESR/ERS) In Europe, lung cancer ranks third among the most common cancers, remaining the biggest killer. To date, there are no nationally organised LCS programmes Continue Reading →

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2019. Diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism (ERS/ESC) Updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute PE in adult patients. 2019. Exercise training and rehabilitation in severe chronic Continue Reading →

2019. Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (ATS/IDSA) This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. It addresses 16 specific Continue Reading →

2018. Management of malignant pleural effusions (ERS/EACTS) This statement reviews the optimum management of symptomatic MPE, management of trapped lung in MPE, management of loculated MPE, prognostic factors in MPE, Continue Reading →

  2020. Long term Macrolide use (BTS) These guidelines indicate where there is evidence to support the use of long-term low-dose macrolides and where there is not. It discusses the Continue Reading →

2020. Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis (ATS) The diagnosis of Sarcoidosis is not standardized but is based on three major criteria: a compatible clinical presentation, finding nonnecrotizing granulomatous inflammation in Continue Reading →

2017. Cystic Fibrosis. Diagnosis and Management (NICE) This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of cystic fibrosis. It specifies how to monitor the condition and manage the symptoms to improve Continue Reading →

2020. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children (ERS) These guidelines incorporate the recent advances in chronic cough pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. The concept of cough Continue Reading →