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Lung Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS)

8 January, 2018 Guillermo Firman

The Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) is an algorithm that can be used to classify lung nodules in patients with significant smoking histories.
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Berlin Definition of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

6 October, 2017 Guillermo Firman

The Berlin definition, proposed in 2012, breaks with tradition by establishing three risk strata that are based on the degree of hypoxemia as assessed at a minimum positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).
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Tumor, Node, Metastasis International Staging System for Lung Cancer

28 February, 2009 Guillermo Firman

The Tumor, Node, Metastasis (TNM) staging system for lung cancer is an internationally accepted system used to characterize the extent of disease. The TNM system combines features of the tumor into disease stage groups that correlate with survival and are linked to recommendations for treatment.
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ATS/ERS Criteria for Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

27 February, 2009 Guillermo Firman

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are part of a broad, heterogeneous group of interstitial lung diseases that encompasses more than 200 acute or chronic diseases with varying degrees of inflammation or fibrosis. Continue reading “ATS/ERS Criteria for Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)”

GOLD Staging System for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Severity

25 February, 2009 Guillermo Firman

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) diagnostic criteria for COPD include the following symptoms: coughing, sputum production and/or dyspnoea, as well as a history of exposure to risk factors for COPD. The diagnosis is confirmed by a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.7 in spirometry, as sign of the airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.

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Indications for Lung Biopsy

23 February, 2009 Guillermo Firman

Patients with lesions on the chest radiograph should be discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting with a respiratory physician and radiologist at a minimum. Continue reading “Indications for Lung Biopsy”