Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...
Status Asthmaticus
Practice Essentials Status asthmaticus is considered a medical emergency. It is the extreme form of an asthma exacerbation that can...
What Is Epithelial Mesothelioma?
Epithelial, or epithelioid, mesothelioma cancer is the most common of this cancer’s three cell types. The epithelium is a protective...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Emphysema in Emergency Medicine
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is estimated to affect 32 million persons in the United States and is the fourth...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...
Summarizing the 2021 Updated GOLD Guideline for COPD
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease that requires differential diagnosis...
Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid)
Nirmatrelvir is an orally bioavailable protease inhibitor that is active against MPRO, a viral protease that plays an essential role in...
Smoke inhalation Injury
Practice Essentials Smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death due to fires. It produces injury through several mechanisms, including...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute...
Tuberculosis (TB)
Practice Essentials Tuberculosis (TB) (see the image below), a multisystemic disease with myriad presentations and manifestations, is the...
