Specialty Sections From CHEST® Physician
Critical Care Commentary
Use the SCAI stages to identify and treat cardiogenic shock
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is being recognized more often in critically ill patients.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for unexplained dyspnea
Unexplained dyspnea is a common complaint among patients seen in pulmonary clinics, and can be difficult to define.
Critical Care Commentary
Fluids or vasopressors: Is sepsis management that simple?
Did CLOVERS and CLASSIC resolve the ongoing debate about the timing and quantity of fluid resuscitation in sepsis?
Sleep Strategies
Counting electric sheep: Dreaming of AI in sleep medicine
For sleep medicine, the initial applications of AI in this field have been innovative and promising.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Relearning old lessons from a new disease: Prolonged noninvasive respiratory support for hypoxemic respiratory failure can harm patients
Prolonged noninvasive respiratory support in patients who ultimately require invasive mechanical ventilation may likely be deleterious.
The President Reports
The essential care team
AACN recommends adhering to the Healthy Work Environments (HWE) Standards created in 2005 but that are more pertinent than ever in 2023.
Critical Care Commentary
ECMO for refractory asthma exacerbations
My ‘traditional’ approach left little room for error in a patient with high ventilator pressures and hemodynamic instability.
Sleep Strategies
The triple overlap: COPD-OSA-OHS. Is it time for new definitions?
With increasing obesity severity and aging, the risk of both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypoventilation increases.
Critical Care Commentary
Management strategies for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia/ARDS
Management strategies for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia/ARDS have continued to evolve during the pandemic.
Pulmonary Perspectives®
Race and spirometry
The document builds on past work and integrates new advances the field has seen since 2005.