Drs. Atul Malhotra and Safwan Badr join Dr. Fleetham to discuss the article “Research priorities in pathophysiology for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)”

Nitin Seam discusses this phase II trial published in the Blue Journal with lead study author Dr. Yohanna Skorbik and Dr. Tim Girard

Dr. Trish Kritek is joined by Dr. Marc Moss to discuss the findings and implications of the article “An Observational Study of the Efficacy of Cisatracurium Compared to Vecuronium in Patients with or at Risk for ARDS”.

Drs. Gabor Kovacs and Brad Maron join Nitin Seam to discuss “Mild Elevation of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure as a Predictor of Mortality”, a paper Dr. Kovacs' group published in the February 2018 issue of the AJRCCM.

Dr. John Fleetham and Prof. Daiana Stolz, MD, MPH discuss the findings of Prof. Stolz’s paper "Intensified therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and LABA at the onset of URTI to prevent COPD exacerbations".

Please listen to our podcast editors give their thoughts on some of the most interesting papers related to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in 2017.

Recent evidence suggests that Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) may be a risk factor for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. John Fleetham and author Ricardo Osorio discuss.

Dr. John Fleetham and Dr. Doug McEvoy discuss Dr. McEvoy’s paper on the effect of OSA treatment on renal function in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Nitin Seam is joined by Drs. Vincent Liu and Mervyn Singer to discuss Dr. Liu's paper "The Timing of Early Antibiotics and Hospital Mortality in Sepsis”

Dr. Trish Kritek discusses the findings of this study with lead author Judith E. Nelson.