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Solitary pulmonary nodule
The patient is a 59-year-old male smoker who presents to the office with fever and cough. The chest x-ray film reveals no infiltrates, but the radiologist notes a 9-mm nodule in the right lower lobe.
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Evidence-based smoking cessation programs for use in primary care settings
Tobacco dependency is a growing problem among older adults. Given the addictive nature of tobacco use, smokers need a multifactorial treatment program to help stop smoking. Health care professionals can play a pivotal role in the promotion of a smoking cessation treatment program to people of all ages, including the elderly. This paper presents important evidence that smoking cessation services for the elderly are effective, and describes how primary care physicians can support elderly people quit smoking.
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Evaluating a chronic cough: History often solves the mystery
A child's long-lasting cough is vexing for parents. One route to finding the cause is to, first, rule out serial viral illness and, then, piece together characteristics of the cough with findings from the history.
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First evidence-based IPF guidelines issued
The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) has issued the first-ever treatment guidelines for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) based on medical evidence. The guidelines, developed with Cerner Health Insights, were published in the October 2005 issue of the Journal of Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, & Diffuse Lung Diseases.
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