Patients who switch inhaler therapies tend to have a difficult time. Do you think that reinforcing inhaler technique through patient education at the time of the switch is effective?
Bacterial and viral infections may play key roles in asthma exacerbations and even in development of asthma among youth. Which side of the debate do you stand on?
Evaluating patients for viral or bacterial infections is an important step for better understanding your patients’ asthma exacerbations. Do you think bacteria or viruses have a larger role in that process?...
Allergic asthma is a type of severe asthma that can often be very difficult for patients to handle. How often do you address these challenges? Voice your opinion with this poll.
The incidence rate for many types of eosinophilic disorders is unknown, often due to gaps in the literature. How often do you see eosinophilic disorders, such as simple pulmonary eosinophilia in your...
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) was initiated in 2002 to raise awareness for and reduce the mortality from sepsis and septic shock. From the SSC came International Guidelines for Managing Sepsis. Do you...
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects the lungs and the heart. Do you think cardiologists alone or pulmonologists alone should manage patients with PH? Let us know by taking our poll.
The transplant waitlist continues to grow, as does the need for lung transplants among patients with cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases. Should lung allocation be based solely on wait time?
Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Would you use spirometry to screen for the disease in individuals with a history of tobacco smoking but who are asymptomatic?
