ALLMedicine™ Asbestosis Center

Jan 13th, 2023 - Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present[1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)/ser...

Jan 13th, 2023 - Light's Criteria Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present [1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehyd...

Jan 13th, 2023 - Light's Criteria Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present [1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehyd...

Jan 12th, 2023 - Exposure to asbestos can cause both benign and malignant, pulmonary and pleural diseases. In the current era of low asbestos exposure, it is critical to be aware of complications from asbestos exposure; as they often arise after decades of exposur...

Jan 9th, 2023 - The use of historical asbestos measurement data in occupational exposure assessment is essential as it allows more quantitative analysis of possible exposure response relationships in asbestos-related disease (ARD) occurrence. The aim of this stud...

May 5th, 2022 - Target Population and Enrollment. The study will recruit and consent 300 patients from our Occupational Medicine and Interstitial Lung/Rheumatology Clinics at National Jewish Health who have been referred for evaluation of chronic lung conditions....

Apr 15th, 2022 - BACKGROUND: The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. In the United States alone there are 150,000 cases per year. Although there have been significant scientific advances in ...

Nov 30th, 2021 - Asbestos exposure is associated with pleural and lung fibrosis and lung cancer. It has pathomechanisms and clinical similarities to interstitial pulmonary fibrosis disease. There is no definite cure for asbestosis. Pirfenidone has antifibrotic and...

Jul 13th, 2021 - In individuals exposed to asbestos and affected with asbestosis or asbestos-related benign pleural disease, and therefore at increased risk of mesothelioma, the investigators will evaluate whether the treatment with the commercially-available Arti...

Jul 2nd, 2021 - The overall aims of this study are Identify biomarkers and gene expression profiles that determine progressive fibrotic lung disease regardless of aetiology To prospectively assess biomarkers which predict progressive fibrosis in patients with fib...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Suresh Ramalingam, MD: Mesothelioma is a rare disease, but certainly we see enough of them in our clinical practice, and it is important for us to have a conversation about some recent developments that will guide management. Christine, at your in...

Dec 5th, 2020 - Click here to view as PDF. President Obama recently signed into law HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ushering in dramatic changes to how healthcare coverage is paid for and dispensed in the United States. The Congressional...

Oct 13th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung transplants for work-related lung diseases are becoming more common in the U.S., particularly among coal workers who face hazardous conditions on the job, according to a new study. After years in the coal industry,...

Apr 30th, 2020 - Figure 1. Colored x-ray, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis The usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan is described as honeycombing with or without traction bronchiectasis and subpleural with basal predominance. Le...

Apr 30th, 2020 - HRCT scanning is an essential component of the diagnostic pathway of IPF. On HRCT scan images, IPF is characterized by patchy, peripheral, subpleural, and bibasilar reticular opacities. HRCT scan findings that are suggestive of alternate diagnoses...