CHEST Journal Podcasts

Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules: Clinical Consensus for Asia

Devanand Anantham, MD, and Ching-Fei Chang, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the multi-country Asian adaption of guidelines to evaluate pulmonary nodules.

A Novel Assay to Identify Patients Likely to Have HIT

Anand Padmanabhan, MD, joins David A. Garcia, MD, FCCP, and guest podcast moderator, Bruce L. Davidson, MD, FCCP, to discuss the results of the research of Dr. Padmanabhan et al on a PF4-dependent platelet activation assay to identify patients likely to have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis.

Association Between Occupational Exposure and Sarcoidosis

Lisa A. Maier, MD, MSPH, and Elliott D. Crouser, MD, join CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the study by Dr. Maier and her colleagues looking at data from death certificates to assess the association between occupations and sarcoidosis.

Burnout in the iCU: A Collaborative Statement

Curtis N. Sessler, MD, FCCP, and Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FCCP, join CHEST podcast editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss this important topic, which is being addressed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative "call to action" statement.

Should IV Albumin Be Used for Volume Resuscitation in Sepsis/Septic Shock?

In this month's podcast, Pietro Caironi, MD, and Angel O. Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP take on the Point/Counterpoint topic with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP. Dr. Caironi takes the "Yes" side, arguing that albumin has been shown to correct for hypoalbumenia in patients with sepsis. Dr. Coz Yataco takes the opposing view that mortality rates are not shown to improve and that the cost is high.

New Sepsis Definitions (Sepsis-3)

Steven Simpson, MD, and Clifford S. Deutschman, MD, MS, join CHEST Podcast D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP to discuss the merits of the new Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3), recently published in JAMA. Dr. Simpson wrote an editorial for CHEST on this topic.

Giants in Chest Medicine: Arthur P. Wheeler, MD, FCCP

Dr. Wheeler was interviewed by CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP on the path of career and the highlights of his life's work.

Mental Illness Association with 30-Day COPD Readmissions

Gurinder Singh, MD, and editorialist Abebaw Yohannes, PhD, FCCP, join CHEST Podcast Editor D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, to discuss the close association of psychological disorders, with 30-day readmission rates in patients with COPD.

Achthar vs. Corticosteroids: Is the Price Difference Warranted?

Mark L. Metersky, MD, FCCP, and Scott Manker, MD, FCCP, discuss the merits of injectable corticotropin vs. corticosteroids with CHEST Podcast Editor, D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, given the exponentially higher cost of the former.

Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: CHEST Guideline

Clive Kearon, MD, PhD, and COL Lisa K. Moores, MC, USA, FCCP, join CHEST Evidence-Based Medicine Section Editor, Ian T. Nathanson, MD, FCCP, to review the important updates to the VTE Guidelines. This is the first of the topic updates to CHEST since the move to a "living guidelines" model, where topics will be updated on a rolling basis, not compiled into a single supplement containing all updates.