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Urgent findings on portable chest radiography: what the radiologist should know--review.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jun;196(6 Suppl):S45-61
Authors: Asrani A, Kaewlai R, Digumarthy S, Gilman M, Shepard JA
PMID: 21606235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Physical forces and airway remodeling in asthma.
N Engl J Med. 2011 May 26;364(21):2058-9
Authors: Tschumperlin DJ
PMID: 21612476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Dexamethasone and length of hospital stay in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Lancet. 2011 Jun 11;377(9782):2023-30
Authors: Meijvis SC, Hardeman H, Remmelts HH, Heijligenberg R, Rijkers GT, van Velzen-Blad H, Voorn GP, van de Garde EM, Endeman H, Grutters JC, Bos WJ, Biesma DH
Whether addition of corticosteroids to antibiotic treatment benefits patients with community-acquired pneumonia who are not in intensive care units is unclear. We aimed to assess effect of addition of dexamethasone on length of stay in this group, which might result in earlier resolution of pneumonia through dampening of systemic inflammation.
PMID: 21636122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]