Current Issue March 2012 | Vol. 33, No. 1
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March 2012
Interstitial Lung DiseasesTalmadge E. King Jr, MD, and Harold R. Collard, MD, Guest Editors
The interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a large and heterogeneous group of disease entities that differ significantly with respect to presentation, cause, prevention, therapy, and prognosis. Many of them have no clear etiology. However, over the past 10 years, considerable progress has been made in our understanding of these entities. In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, we discuss the most important of the ILDs and update the reader about their management.
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Antimicrobial Therapy for Bronchiectasis26 April 2012
Anne E. O'Donnell
Antibiotics have a role in the management of acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis and may also benefit selected subsets of patients with bronchiectasis as a part of a long-term maintenance strategy. ...
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Preface25 April 2012
Mark L. Metersky, Anne E. O'Donnell
Bronchiectasis has long been considered an orphan disease. Neglected by pharmaceutical companies and funding agencies, there are no medications that are FDA approved for its treatment. Interestingly, ...
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The Initial Evaluation of Adults with Bronchiectasis23 April 2012
Mark L. Metersky
Bronchiectasis is caused by a myriad of underlying conditions or environmental insults to the bronchial tree. Despite a detailed evaluation, the cause remains undetermined in approximately 50% of case...
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Evaluating Success of Therapy for Bronchiectasis: What End Points to Use?23 April 2012
Maeve P. Smith, Adam T. Hill
Long-term treatment goals of bronchiectasis frequently include limiting the bacterial burden and inflammatory insult in the airways with the aim of improving symptoms, reducing exacerbation frequency ...
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Pathogenesis of Bronchiectasis09 April 2012
Bart C. Moulton, Alan F. Barker
The pathogenesis of bronchiectasis cannot be explained by a single cause. The current model is a vicious cycle of inflammation and altered response to infection. This cycle depends not only on the typ...
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Pulmonary Disease and PregnancyGhada Bourjeily, MD, Guest Editor
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