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CHEST Words March 2025

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In pulmonary conditions, patients with COPD and THIS ILD were more likely to receive ICU care instead of palliative care at the end of life, compared to patients with lung cancer (p.1488)
Affects up to 15% of children worldwide, persisting to adulthood in 30-50% (p.653)
"The forgotten organ" - a personal ecosystem integral to health and disease (p.925)
A "___ agitation and sedation scale score" (RASS) of 4 to 5 is deep sedation (p.659)
The healthy ___ effect explains why CPAP users are also more likely to get vaccinated (p.671)
Ultrasound can assess blood flow to this muscle of respiration (p.665)
Diagnostic delay for pulmonary arterial hypertension is often ___ years (p.916)
Primary ciliary ___ should be considered in bronchiectasis patients that are younger, with upper airway disease and pseudomonas (p.948)
Linguistic tool used to facilitate abstract understanding ("my mom is a fighter") (p.1162)
Sedative, highly selective alpha-2-adrenoreceptor agonist can reduce heart rate in sepsis (p.1264)
Single stranded RNA virus, discovered in 1957. Vaccine recommended for pregnant patients and age>60 (p.963)
Production of the fuel source, ___ , requires carbonization of wood by pyrolysis at very high temperatures – and workers have 2-3 times the risk for COPD (p.1335)
Improving over 25 years, ___ coverage is now present in 85% of ICUs (p.661)
Asymptomatic carriers of BMPR2 mutation had 2.3% annual risk of developing ___ (p.916)
Pulmonary artery to aorta diameter ratio and coronary artery ___ score are CT findings that may predict cardiovascular events and COPD exacerbations (p.1360)
One severe COPD ___, or two moderate ones, increased MI risk by 50% (p.1262)
Measuring ___ length changed ILD treatment in 32% of patients (p.909)
Progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, impairing physical performance and adding to dyspnea in the aging population (p.1275)
Pulmonary sensation in 36% of people over 65, half the time due to cardiorespiratory disease (p.1259)
Verticales
In TNM lung cancer classification, T3 is tumor larger than __ cm and less than 7cm (p.923)
Overall health has significantly improved with ___ modulators for cystic fibrosis, but females may benefit relatively less (p.951)
Bronchoscopic ___ was originally a research technique (1970s) but now essential and safe for infection, ILD evaluations (p.794)
___ cough is defined as duration for more than 8 weeks-- it affects 4-12% of world population (p.1125)
Syndrome of primary ciliary dyskinesia + laterality defects (p.939)
Respiratory questionnaire named after this Saint (p.1259)
Chronic respiratory disease is the ___ cause of death worldwide (p.901)
The GRAVITAS randomized trial showed suction during thoracentesis was as safe and three minutes faster than ___ drainage (p.1279)
Only 5-18% of those eligible get an annual screening ___, even though it reduces lung cancer mortality 20-25% (p.1250)
In March 2023, United States lung transplant allocation policy minimized importance of ___ between recipient and donor hospital (p.1272)
___, or an individual’s capacity to resist, adapt, recover, or grow from adversity, is a modifiable trait that may improve ICU survivorship (p.1432)
Significant sexual dysfunction was noted in a cross-sectional study of patients with this granulomatous disorder, and was correlated with depression and fatigue (p.1473)
Up to half of COPD attributable risk may be associated with air ___ (p.899)
Leading cause of hospital mortality -- and $45 billion cost per year (p.1046)
Patients with ILD who have had a recent ___ should wait at least four weeks after resolution to start an exercise program (p.1109)
Asthma prevalence for Black children is ___ that of White Children (p.1310)
Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends initial fluid resuscitation within 3 hours and consideration of ___ within one hour if hypotensive (p.1269)
Mucous ___ on CT, even if silent, may be associated with worse COPD outcomes (p.1010)
South Africa has highest COVID vaccine hesitancy (52%), THIS country has least (1.7%) (p.656)
The December issue thanked each __, who expertly evaluated manuscripts this past year (p.1583)
The Framingham ___ Study established 29 mm as mean pulmonary artery size in males. By echo, 25 mm has been proposed (p.919)
VV-ECMO transfusion guideline are restrictive, but one study saw lower mortality with ___ g/dL hemoglobin threshold instead of 7 (p.1266)
2022 ESC/ERS guide defines pulmonary hypertension as above THIS resting mean pressure (p.668)