In the Literature

Choosing Wisely: Non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure from pneumonia

You have a patient with respiratory distress due to severe pneumonia. What should you do? Do you intubate immediately, place the patient on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or high flow nasal cannula? This post from Dr. Lentz and colleagues explores your options.

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Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism Imaging and Treatment of Subsegmental Thromboembolic Disease

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is classically a life-threatening diagnosis, often considered in the work-up of patients with chest pain or dyspnea. Initial mortality rates of missed, untreated PE has been quoted as high as 26%, based on a 1960 study. This disease is common, with 400,000 patients affected with nonfatal PE and another 200,000 patients in the U.S. dying each year from this disease. PE is the third most common cause of death in cardiovascular disease after myocardial infarction and stroke.

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