Errors in Aerosol Inhaler Use and Their Effects on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes among Pregnant Asthmatic Women (Subanalysis from QAKCOP Study) by Wanis H. Ibrahim, Fatima Rasul, Mushtaq Ahmad, Abeer S. Bajwa, Laith I. Alamlih, Anam M. El Arabi, Dhabia Al-Mohannadi, Mohammed Y. Siddiqui, Israa S. Al-Sheikh, Azdin A. Ibrahim

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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…We aimed to examine current real-world strategies employed by pulmonologists working with familial ILD. Methods A panel of pulmonologists with expertise in ILD developed an international survey aimed at clinicians working with ILD. …”
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Twelve barriers to COPD diagnosis in France: a comparative qualitative study by Maxime Patout, Laurie Fraticelli, Maéva Zysman, Olivier Le Rouzic, Elisabetta Scanferla, Clémence Martin, Mathieu Delorme, Cécilia Nocent-Ejnaini, Guillaume Roucoux, Lize Kiakouama Maleka, Annaig Ozier, Yassine Benarbia, Lize Kiakouama, Olivier Le Rouzic, Jean-Paul Vasseur, Marie-Agnès Wiss-Laurent, Carla Zonca, Nissrine Erraji, Matthieu Chanard, Fabienne Peretz, Catherine Beseme, Antonio Correira Dos Santos, Héla Saïdi, Lynda Saïl

“…Data collection proceeded until 15 patients and 15 physicians (eight pulmonologists, seven GPs) were interviewed. Data saturation was checked and achieved. …”
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Endobronchial Electrocautery and Argon Plasma Coagulation: A Practical Approach by Alain Tremblay, Charles-Hugo Marquette

“…The present review covers the technical and practical aspects of endobronchial electrocautery, including argon plasma coagulation, which have great potential for widespread use by pulmonologists around the world. The various electrocautery modes, power settings and electrode probes are described in detail, and the authors' clinical and technical approach is demonstrated with a narrative description and brief case presentations. …”
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Achalasia complicated with bilateral pneumonia and sepsis by Jelena Isaković, Ivana Spasojević, Stanislava Petrović, Ivan Ergelašev, Branislava Jorović, Dajana Lendak

“…A common complication is aspiration leading to pneumonia, and these patients often go from pulmonologists to gastroenterologists in search of a diagnosis and cure. …”
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A three dimensional printed endobronchial stent for the treatment of a broncho-esophageal fistula by Illaa Smesseim, Sophia van Beelen, Jolanda M. van Dieren, Koen J. Hartemink, Johanna van Sandick, Jacobus A. Burgers

“…This underscores the need for improved 3D stent designs, offering important insights for interventional pulmonologists.…”
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Brazilian Thoracic Association recommendations for the management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis by Bruno Guedes Baldi, Paulo Henrique Ramos Feitosa, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Alexandre Franco Amaral, Carolina Salim Gonçalves Freitas, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Eliane Viana Mancuzo, Ellen Caroline Toledo do Nascimento, Mariana Sponholz Araujo, Marcelo Jorge Jacó Rocha, Martina Rodrigues de Oliveira, Tatiana Senna Galvão, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho

“…This document is the result of a non-systematic review of the literature, carried out by 12 pulmonologists, a radiologist, and a pathologist, which aims to provide an update of the most important topics related to LAM, mainly to its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, including practical and multidisciplinary aspects of its management.…”
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Picking interstitial lung disease out of the myositis haystack by Jennifer Hannah, Harsha Gunawardena

“…This heterogeneous disease group requires robust multidisciplinary collaboration between rheumatologists, pulmonologists, thoracic radiologists, and histopathologists to bring together clinical assessment to reach a diagnostic conclusion so optimal outcomes can be achieved.…”
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Neglecting the neglected: Tobacco cessation support is 'essential' for the management of asthma and COPD by Dilek Karadogan, İlknur Kaya, Merve Yumrukuz Şenel, Esin Bilgin Konyalıhatipoğlu, Tahsin Gökhan Telatar, Metin Akgün

“…Conclusions Tobacco cessation support seems to be neglected in asthma and COPD management. Instead, pulmonologists and patients focus on pharmaceutical treatments, which constitute the other component of care.…”
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