Lowering the USPSTF smoking pack-year lung cancer screening criteria to a minimum 20-pack-year history may increase the number of African American smokers who are screened.
As primary care clinicians are on the front lines of care for patients with COPD, they should educate them on the disease process, medication regimens, and nonpharmacologic treatments.
A mean nocturnal respiratory rate of ≥16 breaths per minute was an independent predictor of long-term cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older men and women.
The safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants were associated with significant overall reductions in mortality in venous thromboembolism compared with observation alone.
Results from a cross-sectional study found that among expectant mothers who smoked cigarettes before pregnancy, the probability of preterm birth was reduced following smoking cessation.
