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Today is our third episode in our collaborative series with BMJ Thorax. Our mission at Pulm PEEPs is to disseminate and promote pulmonary and critical care education, and we highly value the importance of peer reviewed journals in this endeavor. … Continue reading →

We're back with another Rapid Fire Journal Club. Luke Hedrick and Dave Furfaro discuss the NAVIGATOR trial published in NEJM in 2021 evaluating tezepelumab for adults with asthma. Article and Reference We are talking today about the NAVIGATOR trial evaluating … Continue reading →

We are podcasting today directly from ATS 2025 in San Francisco! Every year, in collaboration with the ATS Critical Care Assembly, we highlight some of the scientific symposium programming from the conference. Today, Furf and Monty sit down with the … Continue reading →

We're back with another edition of Fellows' Case Files! Today, we're virtually visiting Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to work through a fascinating pulmonary case. Enjoy, and let us know your thoughts. Meet Our Guests Khalil El Gharib … Continue reading →

Today, we continue our review of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines on asthma. We've covered asthma diagnosis and phenotyping, and the initial approach to therapy. On today's episode we're talking about biologic therapies for asthma and will cover … Continue reading →

In this episode, we add another article to our Rapid Fire Journal Club. Luke Hedrick and Dave Furfaro discuss the MIST 2 trial published in NEJM in 2011 evaluating enzymatic therapy for complex parapneumonic effusions and empyemas.   Article and … Continue reading →

We're back with our second episode in our guideline initiative, and continuing our review of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines on asthma. In our first episode of this series, we talked about making the diagnosis of asthma, the … Continue reading →

Today we have a mini-episode / clinical pearl. We previously discussed the PROSEVA trial and the evidence for prone positioning in ARDS. In that trial, patients with elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) were excluded. We are joined now by Dr. Jon … Continue reading →

On February 7, 2025 it was announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be capping indirect cost payments for research grants at 15%. This is a massive reduction from the current standard, and will have widespread impacts on … Continue reading →

Today we are launching a new Pulm PEEPs initiative! We are going to be reviewing some of the major guidelines that are available in pulmonary and critical care. We are starting by diving into the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) … Continue reading →

Today is our second episode in our collaborative series with BMJ Thorax. Our mission at Pulm PEEPs is to disseminate and promote pulmonary and critical care education, and we highly value the importance of peer reviewed journals in this endeavor. … Continue reading →

This week we're talking about a case as a lens for discussing Tylenol toxicity and Acute Liver Failure. These relatively common critical care presentations are essential knowledge for anyone practicing in the ICU. Listen in for some key discussion both … Continue reading →

We are excited to be back with a Rapid Fire Journal Club. Today's episode is hosted by PulmPEEPs Associate Editor, Luke Hedrick, and will delve into the ANDROMEDA-SHOCK trial published in JAMA in 2019. Meet our Guests Jose Meade Aguilar … Continue reading →

Our episode today is diving into a broader initiative to discuss the management of interstitial lung disease. In this episode we will be talking about the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis through the lens of a journal club discussion of … Continue reading →

We are joined today by two amazing educators from NYU for our latest Fellows' Case Files Episode. Listen today as we go through a great case with some fantastic teaching points highlighted throughout the episode. Meet Our Guests Dr. Jeremy … Continue reading →

Here at Pulm PEEPs we have always loved the CHEST Annual Meetings. We have enjoyed learning at them, reuniting with and meeting colleagues, and having conference specific episodes the past two years. This year, we had the opportunity to podcast … Continue reading →

We are excited to be back with our colleagues from CHEST to be previewing the CHEST 2024 Annual Meeting. CHEST his year is in Boston, MA from October 5th to October 9th. Listen in to hear about some great new … Continue reading →

We are extremely excited today to announce a new collaboration with BMJ Thorax. Our mission at Pulm PEEPs is to disseminate and promote pulmonary and critical care education, and we highly value the importance of peer reviewed journals in this … Continue reading →

In this podcast episode, we continue our summer series reviewing landmark ARDS studies. Today, Dave and Luke discuss the Driving Pressure trial (published in NEJM in 2015) which evaluated the impact of driving pressure on survival in patients with ARDS. Article … Continue reading →

In the penultimate episode in our ARDS Rapid Fire Journal Club Summer Series we are talking about the DEXA-ARDS trial (published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine in 2020). This trial evaluated the impact of dexamethasone in the treatment of ARDS.   … Continue reading →

We have another great case in our Fellows' Case Files coming today from UMass Chan. Listen in for a great discussion about a fascinating case with interesting physical exam and radiographic findings. Meet Our Guests Dr. Jen Kodela completed her … Continue reading →

In this podcast episode, we continue our summer series reviewing landmark ARDS studies. Today, Dave and Luke discuss the PROSEVA trial (published in NEJM in 2013) which evaluated the impact of early, prolonged proning in patients with severe ARDS. Article and … Continue reading →

In this podcast episode, we continue our summer series reviewing landmark ARDS studies. Today, Dave and Luke discuss the ROSE trial (published in NEJM in 2019) which investigated use of continuous neuromuscular blockade in moderate to severe ARDS. Article and Reference … Continue reading →

In this podcast episode, we continue our summer series reviewing landmark ARDS studies. Today, Dave and Luke discuss the FACTT trial, which investigated fluid management strategies in ARDS. This was published in the NEJM in 2006. Article and Reference We're … Continue reading →

Today, we're going to be talking about pre-oxygenation methods for endotracheal intubation and the PREOXI Trial which is hot off the presses in the New England Journal of Medicine in June of 2024. This trial has potentially widespread, practice changing … Continue reading →

This episode is launching our 2024 Rapid Fire Journal Club summer series on ARDS! This summer we will be talking about landmark ARDS trials that have defined the literature and shaped patient care. Journal clubs often focus on new trials, … Continue reading →

Today we're back with another stop on our Fellows' Case Files journey and making our way to the University of Rochester. Tune in to hear about this fascinating case and learn some key teaching points along the way. Meet Our … Continue reading →

We're back with our Rapid Fire Journal Club, and talking about the NEJM 2023 STELLAR Trial of Sotatercept in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. This is a landmark trial that is actively changing the face of PAH treatment today. Listen to hear … Continue reading →

We have had a number of episodes on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS. These episodes have ranged from how to titrate PEEP, subphenotypes in ARDS, and the future of ARDS research. Today, we are talking about how we all … Continue reading →

Welcome to our second episode of ATS 2024 highlighting content featured through the ATS Critical Care Assembly. Today we are going to be talking about one of the Critical Care Assembly Symposiums entitled: “Care of Dying in the ICU: End … Continue reading →

Welcome to our first episode of ATS 2024 highlighting content featured through the ATS Critical Care Assembly. Today we are going to be talking about one of the Critical Care Assembly Symposiums entitled: “A New Reality for Critical Care after … Continue reading →

Today we're visiting the University of New Mexico for another interesting entry in our Fellows' Case Files.   Meet Our Guests Neel Vahil is a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of New Mexico. He completed medical school at … Continue reading →

We're super excited to have a joint episode this week with Dr. Cyrus Askin and Dr. Nick Mark from Critical Care Time! We discuss all the ways that bronchoscopy can be your best friend in the ICU and how to … Continue reading →

Today on Rapid Fire Journal Club we're reviewing a new article type and discussing a meta-analysis of Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) for asthma. Article and Reference Today we're taking a deeper diver into SMART treatment for asthma to … Continue reading →

We're back with another Case Files episode from Mt. Sinai Morningside. Listen in to hear another great case and some key learning points along the way. Meet Our Guests Dr. Sara Luby is a third-year Internal Medicine resident and rising … Continue reading →

Listen in today to another stop on our Fellows' Case Files journey. We're at Northwestern University for another great case presentation. Tune in, check out our associated infographic, and let us know what you think! Meet Our Guests Jamie Rowell … Continue reading →

We are excited to bring an a dedicated episode all about inhalers. We know there are many type of inhalers, formulations and techniques that are needed for successful use and we cover them all. Take a listen today! Meet our … Continue reading →

Today we're continuing our Rapid Fire Journal Club series. We've mainly been discussing landmark trials, but today we're delving into a new study with interesting findings that are applicable to a common presentation in pulmonary medicine: treatment naive sarcoidosis. We're … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, we're here with another Fellows' Case Files. Today, we're going virtually to Emory University School of Medicine. We're joined by Associated Editor Luke Hedrick to dive into a critical care case. Listen in and let us know if … Continue reading →

Today on our Rapid Fire Journal Club series, we're discussing the Novel START study published in the NEJM in 2019. This study evaluated multiple strategies for the management of mild asthma with exacerbations, and it guides our current therapeutic approach. … Continue reading →

We're starting off 2024 with a bang!! Today we're hosting another expert Roundtable discussion and we're joined by internationally recognized experts in the field. We'll tackle everything from teaching about sepsis, to how to incorporate guidelines into education and practice, … Continue reading →

This week we are excited to bring you our podcast cross-over event as we are joined by Eddie Qian and Todd Rice, the co-founders of the ICU Ed and Todd-Cast. Listen today as we discuss the recent ACORN trial evaluating … Continue reading →

This week for our Rapid Fire Journal Club we're talking about The Lung Health Study published in 1994 in JAMA. This study evaluates the impact of smoking cessation and short-acting bronchodilators on the decline of lung health. Pulm PEEPs Associate … Continue reading →

We're back with our Top Consults series to talk about Lung Transplant! This is a topic that every pulmonologist should have background knowledge about since it impacts the care of patients with end-stage lung disease of any cause. We will … Continue reading →

We are excited to bring you a fantastic episode today where we are joined by two guest experts to discuss the recent JAMA Surgery manuscript, “Clinical Implications of Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests for African American Patients Requiring Surgery for … Continue reading →

Rapid Fire Journal Club returns with a deep dive into the 2020 ETHOS Trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine examining triple therapy for moderate to severe COPD. Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor Luke Hedrick takes us through this … Continue reading →

This week on Pulm PEEPs, we are excited to be cross-posting an episode that Dave Furfaro did on the ATS Breathe Easy Podcast. Listen to hear a discussion about the best way to create a positive learning environment in the … Continue reading →

We are excited to bring you a special episode where we are joined by author Dr. Hanna Wunsch and will discuss her book, “The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care. Meet our Guests … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to be back with another episode in our Top Consults series. We are talking about Solitary Pulmonary Nodules, which is something every pulmonologist will encounter in the clinic and on in-patient consults. We go through a number … Continue reading →

We are thrilled today to be previewing CHEST 2023! The Annual Meeting is taking place October 8th – 11th in Honolulu, Hawaii, and we are joined today by CHEST enthusiasts and the past, present, and future conference chairs. Listen now … Continue reading →

We're excited to be back with another Fellows' Case Files. Today, we're visiting the University of Pittsburgh to meet a fantastic fellow and a dedicated educator, and to hear about a fascinating case. Let us know if you've ever had … Continue reading →