CHEST Journal Podcasts

Brian Funaki, MD, and Mark L. Lessne, MD, joint CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss this month's Point/Counterpoint debate: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks for Most Patients Under Consideration for Inferior Vena Cava Filters?

Alain Tremblay, MD, and editorialist David E. Ost, MD, FCCP, joined CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the research by multi-center Canadian study by Tremblay et al that evaluated how well autofluorescence bronchochoscopy (AFB) detected high-grade lesions in patients at risk for lung cancer. Their study determined that too few CT occult cancers were detected to justify its addition into a lung cancer screening program.

Devanand Anantham, MD, and Ching-Fei Chang, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the multi-country Asian adaption of guidelines to evaluate pulmonary nodules.

Anand Padmanabhan, MD, joins David A. Garcia, MD, FCCP, and guest podcast moderator, Bruce L. Davidson, MD, FCCP, to discuss the results of the research of Dr. Padmanabhan et al on a PF4-dependent platelet activation assay to identify patients likely to have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis.

Lisa A. Maier, MD, MSPH, and Elliott D. Crouser, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the study by Dr. Maier and her colleagues looking at data from death certificates to assess the association between occupations and sarcoidosis.

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, FCCP, and Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCP, join CHEST podcast editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss this important topic, which is being addressed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative "call to action" statement.

In this month's podcast, Pietro Caironi, MD, and Angel O. Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP take on the Point/Counterpoint topic with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP. Dr. Caironi takes the "Yes" side, arguing that albumin has been shown to correct for hypoalbumenia in patients with sepsis. Dr. Coz Yataco takes the opposing view that mortality rates are not shown to improve and that the cost is high.

Steven Simpson, MD, and Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, MS, join CHEST Podcast D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP to discuss the merits of the new Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3), recently published in JAMA. Dr. Simpson wrote an editorial for CHEST on this topic.

Dr. Wheeler was interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP on the path of career and the highlights of his life's work.

Gurinder Singh, MD, and editorialist Abebaw Yohannes, PhD, FCCP, join CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the close association of psychological disorders, with 30-day readmission rates in patients with COPD.