Pulmonology


Pulmonology

Selected articles about geriatric pulmonology

Airway Disease (COPD/Asthma/Bronchiectasis/Cough)
Braman SS, Hanania NA. Asthma in older adults. Clin Chest Med. 2007;28(4):685-702, v.
 
deShazo RD, Stupka JE. Asthma in US seniors: Part 2. treatment. seeing through the glass darkly.Am J Med. 2009;122(2):109-113.

Gupta P, O'Mahony MS. Potential adverse effects of bronchodilators in the treatment of airways obstruction in older people: Recommendations for prescribing. Drugs Aging. 2008;25(5):415-443.
 
Hayes D,Jr, Meyer KC. Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in elderly patients: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management. Drugs Aging. 2007;24(7):555-572.

Kleerup E. Quality indicators for the care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S270-6.

Lareau S.Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. November 2010
 
Le Jemtel TH, Padeletti M, Jelic S. Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in patients with coexistent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49(2):171-180. 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.08.046.

Nazir SA, Erbland ML. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an update ondiagnosis and management issues in older adults. Drugs Aging.2009;26(10):813-31.
 
Nazir SA, Al-Hamed MM, Erbland ML. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the older patient.Clin Chest Med. 2007;28(4):703-15, vi.

Padeletti M, Jelic S, LeJemtel TH. Coexistent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in the elderly. Int J Cardiol. 2008;125(2):209-215. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.001.

Stupka E, deShazo R. Asthma in seniors: Part 1. evidence for underdiagnosis, undertreatment, and increasing morbidity and mortality. Am J Med. 2009;122(1):6-11.

Tiemstra J, Weiss BD. COPD-Special Considerations for Older Adults. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. February 2009. (Updated June 2010).

Weiss BD, Lee E. Hospice Eligibility for Patients with COPD. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. September 2010
 
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Cancer

Heerdt PM, Park BJ. The emerging role of minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of lung malignancy in the elderly. Anesthesiol Clin. 2008;26(2):315-24, vi-vii.

Sawada S, Komori E, Nogami N, et al. Advanced age is not correlated with either short-term or long-term postoperative results in lung cancer patients in good clinical condition. Chest. 2005;128( 3):1557-1563.

Tanoue LT, Gettinger S. Treatment of lung cancer in older patients. Clin Chest Med. 2007;28(4):735-49, vi.
 
 
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Critical Care Medicine
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Infections

Donowitz GR, Cox HL. Bacterial community-acquired pneumonia in older patients. Clin Geriatr Med. 2007;23(3):515-34, vi.

Falsey AR. Community-acquired viral pneumonia. Clin Geriatr Med. 2007;23(3):535-52, vi.

Mills K, Winslow BT. Nursing Home-Acquired Pneuomonia Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. November 2009 (updated June 2010).
 
Moberley SA, Holden J, Tatham DP, Andrews RM. Vaccines for preventing pneumococcal infection in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008;(1)(1):CD000422. 10.1002/14651858.CD000422.pub2.

Niederman MS, Brito V. Pneumonia in the older patient. Clin Chest Med. 2007;28(4):751-71, vi.

Ochoa-Gondar O, Vila-Corcoles A, Rodriguez-Blanco T, et al.Comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity in elderly patients with CAP. Int J Clin Pract. 2011 Nov;65(11):1165-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02742.x.PubMed PMID: 21951687.


Rothberg MB, Haessler SD, Brown RB. Complications of viral influenza. Am J Med. 2008;121(4):258-264.

Sarin J, Balasubramaniam R, Corcoran AM, Laudenbach JM, Stoopler ET. Reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia among elderly patients in long-term care facilities through oral health interventions. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2008;9(2):128-135. 
 
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Sleep Disorders

Alessi C, Vitiello MV. Insomnia (primary) in older people. Clin Evid (Online).2011 Oct 11;2011. pii: 2302. PubMed PMID: 22030082.

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