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    The PACT Act and your VA benefits | Veterans Affairs - 1 year(s) ago

    The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. The PACT Act adds to the list of health conditions that we assume (or “presume”) are caused by exposure to these substances. This law helps us provide generations of Veterans—and their survivors—with the care and benefits they’ve earned and deserve. This…

    Source: Veterans Affairs
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      williamkellymd

      For #thoracicthursday, many more pulmonary conditions considered "presumptive" in deployed #Veterans after PACT Act @DeptVetAffairs @VAVetbenefits @VeteransHealth https://t.co/6mDlrZKkXN https://t.co/1TwNCqtReU

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    Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy: ASCO Guideline - 2 year(s) ago

    PURPOSE To provide evidence-based recommendations to practicing clinicians on radiographic imaging and biomarker surveillance strategies after definitive curative-intent therapy in patients with stage I-III non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and SCLC. METHODS ASCO convened an Expert Panel of medical oncology, thoracic surgery, radiation oncology, pulmonary, radiology, primary care, and advocacy…

    Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      williamkellymd

      For #thoracicthursday, wanted to share the 2020 @ASCO Post-treatment #lungcancer surveillance guidelines Are you doing contrast CTs for the first 2 years and then low dose CT thereafter? https://t.co/4rqn9mVW64

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    CHEST Congress 2022 | 27-29 June | Bologna, Italy - 2 year(s) ago

    Join us for the CHEST Congress 2022 | 27-29 June Bologna, Italy, in partnership with the Italian delegation for an outstanding in-person event presenting the latest advancements in the field.

    Source: CHEST Congress 2022
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      williamkellymd

      For #thoracicthursday, a "Bluff" rebroadcast. Are 0,1,2,3 or 4 of these experts telling the truth? @accpchest #chestcongress2022 https://t.co/YodwtBgLvq https://t.co/OhghxdpLzn

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    Pathogenesis of Central and Complex Sleep Apnoea - 3 year(s) ago

    Central sleep apnoea (CSA)—the temporary absence or diminution of ventilator effort during sleep—is seen in a variety of forms including periodic breathing in infancy and healthy adults at altitude and Cheyne-Stokes respiration in heart …

    Source: PubMed Central (PMC)
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      williamkellymd

      All were true! Here are some supporting references #thoracicthursday #pccm #MedEd @bphil95 https://t.co/jbtHshPder https://t.co/Mbl3hhTOux https://t.co/vdTn5JCoXi

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    The flip-flop fungus sign: an FDG PET/CT sign of benignity - PubMed - 3 year(s) ago

    Benign granulomatous processes such as fungal infection may mimic metastatic lung cancer on FDG PET/CT. We found that these processes often have draining lymph node(s) with equal or greater FDG activity than associated lung nodule(s), a “flip-flop” of what is commonly seen in lung cancer. The aim of …

    Source: PubMed
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      "Flip flop fungus sign" which may have good specificity in endemic areas-- though my patient got a biopsy to be sure! @Donicme and @drviglia got this one faster than I did #thoracicthursday https://t.co/Paj1Z93Zzt