Correspondence to Sosse E Klarenbeek, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboudumc, Nijmegen 6500 HB, Gelderland, The Netherlands; sosse.klarenbeek{at}radboudumc.nl Background The assumption that more ...

Background Hospitalisation due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is common, and subsequent mortality high. The DECAF score was derived for accurate prediction of mortality and risk ...

Introduction Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is broken down into primary (PSP: no known underlying lung disease), secondary (SSP: known lung disease) and from trauma or iatrogenic pneumothorax (IP).

Introduction Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) remains an important tool in the assessment of respiratory disease that is frequently performed within the outpatient setting. While guidelines exist concerning ...

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 2 Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Correspondence to: Dr O Ruuskanen, Department of ...

Applied Immunobiology and Transplantation Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to Dr A J Fisher, Applied Immunobiology and ...

Platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare disorder, manifesting as deoxygenation occurring when the patient is in the upright position. Four broad mechanisms for the condition have been ...

1 Academic Division of Medicine and Surgery South, The University of Manchester, North West Lung Centre, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK 2 Department of Medical ...

1 Interstitial Lung Disease Program and Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 2 Division of Psychosocial Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 3 ...

4 Clinical Pharmacology and Discovery Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Greenford, UK 5 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK Dr D ...

Background: Quadriceps weakness and loss of muscle mass predict mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It was hypothesised that a reduced quadriceps cross-sectional area could be ...

Background The evidence on associations between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and lung cancer risk is limited and inconsistent. Research question Are UPF associated with an increased risk of lung cancer ...