Assessing respiratory rate (RR) is an important patient observation, but is often overlooked or performed inaccurately. Accurate RR assessment is particularly crucial during the coronavirus pandemic ...

A respiratory assessment seeks to identify changes to respiratory function. Recognising signs of deterioration and escalating a patient’s care can prevent emergencies and reduce further distress for ...

Innovations in technology have enabled the creation of point-of-care ultrasound, which allows clinicians to gather images at the first patient assessment, improving care quality by reducing wait times ...

The indoor air quality in nursing homes has a serious effect on the lung health of elderly residents, according to the findings of a new study. The research is the first to detail the negative effects ...

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition that is characterised by bronchoconstriction leading to a multitude of symptoms, including wheeze, cough and dyspnoea. 1 Assessment and ...

Detection of Occult Micrometastases in Patients With Clinical Stage I Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of Mature Results of CALGB 9761 (Alliance) The main eligibility criteria were ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The exercise that babies get while suckling at the breast may be an essential component of the respiratory benefits associated with breastfeeding, new research shows. Dr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The main element of RevealAI-Lung is the Malignancy Similarity Index (mSI) score. In a study population of 1,530 ...

Using the SEER-Medicare database linked with Minimum Data Set assessments, we identified patients age 65 years and older with NSCLC who received care in nursing homes from 2011 to 2015. We used Cox ...