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Smoking

When to suspect lung cancer, and what to do

Mary C. Van Buskirk, MSN, ACNP, CCRN January 14, 2010

If a patient smokes and reports a cough and weight loss, don't take any chances: Order an x-ray. And there are other symptoms to watch for, too.

Lung cancer mistaken as influenza

David S. Starr, MD, JD January 13, 2010

Relying only on her notes, a clinician was able to explain why a chest x-ray was not ordered sooner.

Misdiagnosis of smoker's chest pain

David S. Starr, MD, JD January 12, 2010

The patient seemed to have GERD and responded to treatment. But then he had a fatal heart attack.

Tongue plaque with offensive odor

Robert L. Buka, md November 10, 2009

The patient is concerned about a recent increase in his foul-smelling tongue discoloration.

Blocked artery goes undetected

David S. Starr, MD, JD August 17, 2009

The patient's ECG was first interpreted as normal, but he later suffered an MI following surgery.

Preoperative smoking cessation reduces risk of postoperative complications

Alan Ehrlich, MD August 13, 2009

Multifaceted approach helps smokers quit

June 05, 2009

Treating smoking aggressively as a chronic, relapsing disease, can raise the odds for success.

Smoking propels aneurysm risk in women

December 22, 2008

Smoking raises the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm events nearly ninefold in postmenopausal women and negatively affects cognition in middle-aged adults

Stroke risk per cigarette quantified

October 29, 2008

Any amount of cigarette smoking at all more than doubles a woman's risk of ischemic stroke.

The role of clinicians in smoking cessation

By Delicia Yard July 24, 2008

The number of effective treatments to deter tobacco use is larger than ever. We offer a brief summary of what the experts recommend.

"Lung age" data get smokers to quit

May 29, 2008

Showing smokers that their lungs are aging faster than the rest of their bodies may motivate them to kick the habit.

Secondhand smoke worse than smoking?

February 13, 2008

What makes secondhand smoke worse for people who do not smoke?

Nicotine replacement to reduce smoking may increase quit rates

February 12, 2008

Among smokers who are not attempting to quit, nicotine-replacement therapy aimed at reducing cigarette consumption may nevertheless increase cessation rates.