Chest Journal Podcasts

Lisa A. Maier, MD, MSPH, and Elliott D. Crouser, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the study by Dr. Maier and her colleagues looking at data from death certificates to assess the association between occupations and sarcoidosis.

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, FCCP, and Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCP, join CHEST podcast editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss this important topic, which is being addressed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative "call to action" statement.

In this month's podcast, Pietro Caironi, MD, and Angel O. Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP take on the Point/Counterpoint topic with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP. Dr. Caironi takes the "Yes" side, arguing that albumin has been shown to correct for hypoalbumenia in patients with sepsis. Dr. Coz Yataco takes the opposing view that mortality rates are not shown to improve and that the cost is high.

Steven Simpson, MD, and Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, MS, join CHEST Podcast D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP to discuss the merits of the new Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3), recently published in JAMA. Dr. Simpson wrote an editorial for CHEST on this topic.

Dr. Wheeler was interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP on the path of career and the highlights of his life's work.

Gurinder Singh, MD, and editorialist Abebaw Yohannes, PhD, FCCP, join CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the close association of psychological disorders, with 30-day readmission rates in patients with COPD.

Mark L. Metersky, MD, FCCP, and Scott Manker, MD, FCCP, discuss the merits of injectable corticotropin vs. corticosteroids with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, given the exponentially higher cost of the former.

Clive Kearon, MD, PhD, and COL Lisa K. Moores, MC, USA, FCCP, join CHEST Evidence-Based Medicine Section Editor, Ian T. Nathanson, MD, FCCP, to review the important updates to the VTE Guidelines. This is the first of the topic updates to CHEST since the move to a "living guidelines" model, where topics will be updated on a rolling basis, not compiled into a single supplement containing all updates.

Courtney R. Bruce, JD, MA, and Trevor Bibler, PhD, joint CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss how their institution navigates and interprets differences in written advance directives and in-person requests from surrogate decision makers. They highlight one case study to demonstrate their process.

Borja G. Cosio, MD, and Peter Barnes, MD, Master FCCP, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss Dr. Cosio et al's study that proposes diagnostic criteria to identify patients with asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS).

Renda Soylenz Wiener, MD, MPH; Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR; and editorialist David R. Baldwin, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss a series of articles in this month's issue of CHEST focusing on pulmonary nodules and whether guidelines affect decisions on patient diagnosis and treatment.

Paul P. Walker, MD, and editorialist David M. Mannino, MD, FCCP, are interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to review the research by Walker et al on heroin smokers and their risk of developing COPD at an early age.

Andrew N. Menzies-Gow, PhD, and editorialist Matthew Masoli, MD, are interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the study by the British Thoracic Society Difficult Asthma Network showing that a dedicated severed asthma center is associated with improved quality of life and asthma control and a reduction in health-care use and oral steroid burden.

Joining CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, Mark V. Avdalic, MD, argues the case for, and Holly R. Middlekauff, MD, argues the cases against, painting electronic cigarettes as harmful products whose use clinicians should discourage.

Armin Ernest, MD, FCCP, and editorialist Michael J. Simoff, MD, FCCP, join guest podcast editor, Septimiu Murgu, MD, FCCP, to discsuss the new expert panel report from CHEST assessing the current state of bronchosopy training. Among topics they discuss are the role of societies and certification processes.

Hans J. Lee, MD, and Malcolm DeCamp, MD, join CHEST podcast editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the merits, pro and con, on the benefits of a small- vs. large bore catheter.

CHEST Ultrasound Corner Section Editor Seth Koenig, MD, FCCP, and Haney Mallemat, MD, are interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP on the growth of use of ultrasound in the ICU and the resources that the CHEST organization provides to train physicians on its use.

Tina Shah, MD, MPH; Jeffrey H. Jennings, MD, and editorialist Byron Thomashow, MD, FCCP, engage in a wide-ranging discussion with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, on the difficult issue of reducing readmissions for patients with COPD. Studies by Dr. Shah and colleagues and Dr. Jennings et al are highlighted.

Gerard J. Criner, MD, FCCP, is interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, on the just released guidelines for the prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and the world.

Rami Doukky, MD, and editorialist Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP, meet in conversation with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP to discuss Dr. Doukky et al's retrospective study showing that highly sensitive cardiac troponin I assay provides a good prognostic negative predictive value; consequently, it can play a role in identifying candidates for out-of-hospital treatment of acute PE.