Background: Current guidelines suggest a role for clinical assessment of chest rise in determining adequacy of positive pressure ventilation (PPV). However, these guidelines do not state how chest ...

Definitive chemoradiation for oligometastatic esophageal cancer patients. PIONEER: A multicenter, open-label, randomized phase II trial of second-line apatinib plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy ...

New UK recommendations for the assessment of chest pain are prioritizing the use of CT angiography in cases where a diagnosis of stable angina cannot be excluded on the basis of a clinical assessment ...

Researchers sought to characterize the effect of the changes in the GINA 2019 recommendations in a real-world patient setting. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual 2020 meeting.

Chest pain while breathing can occur during a heart attack, which requires urgent medical attention. But there are also some other conditions that may cause chest pain while breathing. This article ...

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on software with artificial intelligence (AI)‑derived algorithms for detecting and measuring lung nodules and other abnormalities in chest X‑ray ...

This is Your Quick Training Tip, a chance to learn how to work smarter in just a few moments so you can get right to your workout. The chest is a powerful muscle group, but it’s not a complicated one.

Experts generally define atypical chest pain as any pain that does not have the same characteristics as typical chest pain. Typical chest pain presents as follows: A person will have chest discomfort ...

Background: Most Canadian emergency departments use an unstructured, individualized approach to patients with chest pain, without data to support the safety and efficiency of this practice. We sought ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Causes of a lump on your chest can include a cyst, abscess, lipoma, or benign tumor. A doctor can diagnose the lump with imaging tests, and if they find anything, they can recommend treatment. When ...