Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recognized as a common condition in older adults, but asthma is often considered something that most patients outgrow long before they retire and qualify for Medicare. More »
Inhaled medications are the cornerstone
of therapy for most of the
more than 30 million Americans
who have asthma or chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
(COPD). Unfortunately, many of
these patients use aerosol delivery
devices incorrectly. More »
Multislice CT continues to spawn new applications in lung imaging, such as software techniques that allow depiction of airway morphology abnormalities in the prevalent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But radiologists are still not doing enough to cut the radiation dose while using the latest... More »
Every life ends with death. For the elderly, death is the end of a long life that has been shaped by personal history and world events, various relationships, well-set personality characteristics and, of course, happenstance. Each of these, in addition to the specific circumstances that herald... More »
Late-life depression is both underrecognized and undertreated, and the impact of medical comorbidity may mask depressive symptoms. Depression further complicates the prognosis of medical illness by increasing physical disability and decreasing motivation and adherence to prescribed medications... More »
Community-acquired pneumonia is a frequent cause of
hospital admission in adults. It usually results from infection
with pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus
influenzae, Mycoplasma, and Chlamydia, among others. In a few
cases, pneumonia develops from infection... More »
Acute hospital care is not always what it’s cracked up to be. Nosocomial infections acquired by hospital inpatients can produce less than satisfactory outcomes. Prolonged bed rest can result in pulmonary emboli. Parenteral medication errors may lead to death. More »
omputer-aided detection and diag-nosis tools were showcased at the European Congress of Radiology's "ESR meets Germany" session. Speakers highlighted four key clinical areas where advances could make a real difference to diagnostic decision making. More »
