Credit: Getty Images A 65-year-old White man is brought in by EMS for worsening shortness of breath over the previous 2 days, cough producing purulent sputum, and fever of 103°F. A 65-year-old White ...

The care of immunocompromised adults with acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains one of the greatest challenges of intensive care medicine.1 Management of these patients is challenging because ...

Respiratory sarcopenia, defined by low diaphragm thickness and reduced FVC, is associated with increased 2-year mortality in HF.

Adolescents and young adults on TMP-SMX have a higher 30-day risk of acute respiratory failure than those on amoxicillin or cephalosporins. The study supports the FDA's warning about TMP-SMX, with ...