PulmPEEPs
PulmPEEPs provides pulmonary and critical care content for learners and practitioners at all levels.
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121. My Diagnosis
Episode Transcript
Hey everyone, Dave Furfaro here from Pulm PEEPs. As you may have noticed in the last few weeks and months, we’ve had a little bit of a decrease in the content that we’ve been putting out, and I just wanted to share a couple things with you about why that is and the future of Pulm PEEPs coming up. In December of 2025, I was diagnosed with a large myxoid liposarcom
120. Pulm PEEPs & Irish Thoracic Society: Understanding Refractory Chronic Cough
We’re excited today to launch our first episode in collaboration with the Irish Thoracic Society and their podcast series. The Irish Thoracic Society represents respiratory professionals throughout Ireland and is dedicated to championing excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, and clinical care of respiratory disease through its work in advocacy, education and research.
In today’
119. Guideline Series: Pulmonary Embolism
We are unbelievably excited this week to be reviewing the hot-off-the-presses 2026 Multi-Society (AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN) Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines with lead author Dr. Mark A. Creager. We will talk about key updates in these guidelines compared to prior practice, including the new risk classification model, and provide an overview from diagnosis to follow-up. Given the
118. Pulm PEEPs Pearls: Methacholine Challenge
Furf and Monty are back with another Pulm PEEPs Pearls episode. The topic of today’s discussion is an often discussed, but often misunderstood, test; the methacholine challenge. They’ll review when to utilize this test, how it should be performed, and the appropriate interpretation.
Contributors
This episode was prepared with research by Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor George Doumat
117. Pulm PEEPs Pearls: Spontaneous Breathing Trials
This week’s Pulm PEEPs Pearls episode is all about spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs). SBTs are a standard part of the daily practice in the intensive care unit, but the exact methods vary across ICUs and institutions. Listen in to hear about the most common methods of SBTs, the physiology of each method, and what the evidence says.
Contributors
This episode was prepared with researc
116. Guidelines Series: Pulmonary Hypertension – Risk Stratification and Treatment Goals
On this week’s episode, we’re continuing our Guidelines Series exploring the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. If you missed our first episode in the series, give it a listen to hear about the most recent recommendations regarding Pulmonary Hypertension definitions, screening, and diagnostics. Today, we’re talking about the next s
115. RFJC – FIBRONEER-IPF
Luke Hedrick, Dave Furfaro, and recurrent RFJC guest Robert Wharton are joined again today by Nicole Ng to discuss the FIBRONEER-IPF trial investigating Nerandomilast in patients with IPF. This trial was published in NEJM in 2025 and looked at Neradomilast vs placebo for treating patients with IPF, on or off background anti-fibrotic therapy. This agents is now FDA approved for pulmonary fibrosis,
114. Pulm PEEPs Pearls: Airway Clearance Techniques in Non-CF Bronchiectasis
This week’s Pulm PEEPs Pearls episode is a focused discussion between Furf and Monty about non-pharmacologic techniques for airway clearance in the non-Cystic Fibrosis bronchiectasis population. This is a focused, high-yield discussion of the key points about airway clearance, including practical tips and a discussion of the evidence.
This episode was prepared in conjunction with George
113. RFJC – PREDMETH
Today, Dave Furfaro, Luke Hedrick, and Robert Wharton discuss the PREDMETH trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2025. This was a non-inferiority trial comparing prednisone to methotrexate for upfront therapy in treatment-naive sarcoidosis patients. Listen in for a break down of the trial, analysis, and clinically applicable pearls.
Article and Reference
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112. Guidelines Series: Pulmonary Hypertension – Definitions, Screening, and Diagnosis
Today we’re kicking off another segment in our Guidelines Series, and doing a deep dive into the 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Over a series of episodes we’ll talk about the most recent updates to definitions around pulmonary hypertension, recognizing and diagnosing Group 1 – 5 pulmonary hypertension, risk stratification, and
111. Pulm PEEPs Pearls: Methylene Blue
Furf and Monty are back today with another Pulm PEEPs Pearls episode, and discussing the use of methylene blue for patients with septic shock. They review the clinical scenarios when this comes up, the mechanism, some key data, and some take aways, all in 15 minutes! Let us know any other topics you’d like covered on the show and make sure to like, give us 5 stars, and subscribe wherever yo
110. Pulm PEEPs at CHEST 2025 – Widened Airways and Narrowed Differentials
For today’s podcast we have a special episode. We were extremely grateful to be invited to present live at CHEST 2025 this year. Kristina Montemayor, and Pulm PEEPs Associate Editors Luke Hedrick, Tom Di Vitantonio, and Rupali Sood hosted a session entitled “Widened Airways and Narrowed Differentials”. It is a great session around bronchiectasis. Enjoy!
Meet Our
109. Guidelines Series: GINA Guidelines – Special Considerations in Asthma Care
In this episode, we’re concluding our review of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines on asthma today with a cased based episode on special considerations in asthma care. We’ve covered asthma diagnosis and phenotyping, the approach to therapy inhaler and oral medical therapy, and biologic therapy. On today’s episode we’re talking about complex cases that are a
108. Journal Club with BMJ Thorax – Bronchiectasis
We’re back with our 4th episode in our collaborative series with BMJ Thorax. This week’s episode covers four articles related to bronchiectasis and covers a range of topics in this domain including novel therapeutics, registry data to understand risk, and health related quality of life.
Our mission at Pulm PEEPs is to disseminate and promote pulmonary and critical care education, a
107. Fellows’ Case Files: University of Kansas Medical Center KUMC
After a brief hiatus, we are excited to be back today with another Fellows’ Case Files! Today we’re virtually visiting the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) to hear about a fascinating pulmonary presentation. There are some fantastic case images and key learning points. Take a listen and see if you can make the diagnosis along with us. As always, let us know your thoughts and
106. Pulm PEEPs Pearls: ICI Pneumonitis
We are so excited to be launching a new series here at Pulm PEEPs! We’ll be talking about high yield topics in 15 minutes or less. In this series, Furf and Monty will tackle core points and provide an overview, key points, and further reading. We’re starting with a key point review of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis. Let us know if there are other topics you want to hear about
105. ICU Acquired Weakness
Today we’re talking about a topic that is relevant for all critical care physicians but under-examined: ICU Acquired Weakness. We are joined by two excellent guests to walk through a case and discuss the diagnosis, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of ICU Acquired Weakness. Check out our associated infographics and key learning points below.
Meet Our Guests
Jim Devanney is a
104. Pulm PEEPs on Core IM – Pleural Effusions
Hi Pulm PEEPs! Today we have a special episode for you. Monty and Furf were invited on the Core IM Podcast to talk about the work up and management of pleural effusions. This is a great overview and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording. If you want a deeper dive into pleural effusions check out our prior series:
36. Top Consults Series: Approach to Pleural Effusions
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103. Fellows’ Case Files: University of Virginia
Today, we’re virtually visiting the University of Virginia for another Fellows’ Case Files. This is a fantastic case that covers ARDS, the infectious work up of an immunosuppressed patient, and the evaluation of undifferentiated shock. Please let us know what you think of the episode and always feel free to reach out with interesting cases!
Meet Our Guests
John Pop
102. Journal Club with BMJ Thorax – Sleep and Non-Invasive Ventilation
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. Each month in BMJ Thorax, a journal club is published looking at high yield and impactful publications in pulmonary medicine. We will be putting out quar
101. RFJC – NAVIGATOR
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 the use of tezepelumab in adults with asthma.
Menzies-Gow A, Corren J, Bourdin A, Chupp G, Israel E, Wechsler ME, Brightling CE, Grif
100. ATS 2025 Critical Care Assembly: The Future of Mechanical Ventilation
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 three chairs of the scientific symposium entitled: Mechanical Ventilation of the Future: New Foundations For Ventilator Strategies.
Meet
99. Fellows’ Case Files: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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 completed his residency training at Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital Program and is currentl
98. Guidelines Series: GINA Guidelines – Biologics for Treatment of Asthma
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 everything from when to consider starting them, which to choose, and what to monitor for after a patient is started.
97. Rapid Fire Journal Club – MIST 2
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 Reference
We are talking today about the MIST 2 trial evaluating the use of intrapleural tPa and DNase for intrapleural infections.
96. Guidelines Series: GINA Guidelines – Asthma Treatment and Management
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 importance of appropriate phenotyping, and doing an initial assessment of asthma severity. Today, we’re discussing the initial management of as
95. Clinical Pearl: Prone Positioning with Elevated Intracranial Pressure
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 Rosenberg, a neuro intensivist, to discuss his how prone positioning can still be employed for patients with neurologic injuries and elevated ICP.
94. The Impact of Reduced NIH Indirect Cost Payments
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 research, healthcare delivery, and trainee and young faculty development throughout the United States. We have a special episode today to try to explain what
93. Guidelines Series: GINA Guidelines – Asthma Diagnosis and Assessment
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) guidelines on asthma. The goal of this initiative is to breakdown the guidelines into digestible and helpful discussions, and to talk about key issues that are pointed
92. Journal Club with BMJ Thorax – COPD and Emphysema
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. Each month in BMJ Thorax, a journal club is published looking at high yield and impactful publications in pulmonary medicine. We will be putting out qua
91. Tylenol Toxicity and Acute Liver Failure
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 about toxicology and the diagnosis and management of acute livery injury and failure.
Meet Our Guests
Kalaila Pais recei
90. Rapid Fire Journal Club: ANDROMEDA-SHOCK
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 is a second year Internal Medicine resident at Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC).
Article and Reference
Today the discussion highlig
89. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment: RFJC – INPULSIS
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 the NEJM 2014 INPULSIS trial. Today’s episode is hosted by Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor Luke Hedrick.
Meet Our Guests
Robert Wharton is
88. Fellows’ Case Files: NYU
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 Grossman completed his Medicine-Pediatrics residency at Stony Brook Medicine where he was also a Chief Resident. He is currently a second-year
87. Live from CHEST 2024 – Black Angels with Maria Smilios
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 live at CHEST 2024 and it was a real thrill! We talked to Maria Smilios about her wonderful book The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Help
86. CHEST 2024 Preview
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 features at CHEST this year, some old favorites, and to learn how to optimize your conference experience. See you all in two weeks!
Meet Our Guests
Sandhya Khurana is a Profes
85. Journal Club with BMJ Thorax – Airway Disease
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 endeavor. Each month in BMJ Thorax, a journal club is published looking at high yield and impactful publications in pulmonary medicine. We will be putting
84. RFJC 14 – ARDS Series – Driving Pressure
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 and Reference
We are talking about the Driving Pressure trial today which evaluated the impact of driving pressure, as an
83. RFJC 13 – ARDS Series – DEXA-ARDS
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.
Article and Reference
Today we’re discussing the DEXA-ARDS trial published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine in 2020. This tria
82. Fellows’ Case Files: UMass Chan
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 residency training at UMass Memorial Medical Center and is currently a third year PCCM fellow at UMass Chan.
Dr. Ariel McKenna comp
81. RFJC 12 – ARDS Series – PROSEVA
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 Reference
We are talking about the PROSEVA trial today which evaluated the patients with severe ARDS (P/F < 150) to under
80. RFJC 11 – ARDS Series – ROSE
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
We are talking about the ROSE trial today which was a comparison of early continuous neuromuscular blockade
79. RFJC 10 – ARDS Series – FACTT
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 talking about the FACTT trial today which was a “Comparison of Two Fluid-Management Strategies in Acute Lung In
78. PREOXI Trial
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 results and we’re lucky enough to be joined by two of the authors to discuss.
Meet Our Guests
Dr. Kevin Gibbs
77. RFJC 9 – ARDS Series – ARMA
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, and so learners may have a less thorough understanding of the baseline literature that defines many of our ICU practices. The goal of this series is to provide
76. Fellows’ Case Files: University of Rochester
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 Guests
Dr. Shiv Patel completed his IM residency and a Chief year at the California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus and is currently a second-year PCCM fello
75. Rapid Fire Journal Club 8 – STELLAR
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 the details of the trial and how its findings can be utilized to help patients.
Article and Reference
We’re looking at the STELL
74. Global Definition of ARDS
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 think about and define ARDS, and work that has highlighted a newer global definition of ARDS.
Meet our Guests
Dr. Elisabeth Riviello is an Assistant Professor
73. PulmPEEPs and ATS Critical Care Assembly: Dying in the ICU
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 of Life Care in 2024 and Beyond”
Meet our Guests
Dr. Theodore “Jack: Iwashyna is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Me
72. PulmPEEPs and ATS Critical Care Assembly: A New Reality for Critical Care after Dobbs
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 Dobbs.”
Meet our Guests
Dr. Katie Hauschildt is a Faculty Research Associate at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where
71. Fellows’ Case Files: University of New Mexico
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 New York Medical College and is planning on applying to pulmonary critical care fellowship programs.
Ishan Patel is a thi
70. Bronchoscopy Emergencies with Critical Care Time
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 be prepared for the unexpected scary situations that arise in the ICU. This ranges from airway bleeds, difficult intubations, lobar collapse, and trach emergencies. Don’t miss this
69. Rapid Fire Journal Club 7 – SMART Meta-Analysis
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 our discussion of inhalers.
Reference: Sobieraj DM, Weeda ER, Nguyen E, Coleman CI, White CM, Lazarus
68. Fellows’ Case Files: Mount Sinai Morningside
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 chief resident at Mt. Sinai Morningside/West and planning on applying to Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship this upcoming year.
Dr. Javi
67. Fellows’ Case Files: Northwestern University
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 is a first-year clinical fellow in the Northwestern PCCM program. She completed medical school at the Medical University of Sou
66. Inhalers 101
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 Guests
Amber Lanae Martirosov is an Associate Clinical Professor at Wayne State University and is an Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist in Pulmonary at Henry Ford H
65. Rapid Fire Journal Club 6 – SARCORT Trial
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 discussing the SARCORT trial published in the European Respiratory Journal in 2023. This study evalu
64. Fellows’ Case Files: Emory University School of Medicine
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 you have any additional thoughts or questions!
Meet Our Guests
Luke Hedrick is a first-year pulmonary and critical care fe
63. Rapid Fire Journal Club 5 – Novel START
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. Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor Luke Hedrick walks us through the study. If you take care of asthma patients, be it in a primary care clini
62. Sepsis Roundtable: Best Practices and Future Directions
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, to future research directions in the field. This is a can’t-miss discussion. Let us know wh
61. PulmPEEPs and ICU Ed and Todd-Cast: ACORN Trial
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 the use of Cefepime versus Pipercillin-Tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection.
References: Qian ET, Casey JD, Wright A, Wang L, Shotwell MS, Siemann JK, Dear
60. Rapid Fire Journal Club 4 – The Lung Health Study
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 Editor Luke Hedrick returns to walk through the analysis of this study.
Article and Reference
Today we’re talking about
59. Top Consults: Lung Transplant 101
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 talk about the indications for referral and transplant, how to advise patients and some unique considerations for evaluation. Enjoy, rate and review us, a
58. Implications of Race-Neutral PFTs on Lung Cancer Surgery
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 Lung Cancer“
Meet our Guests
Sidra Bonner is a general surgery resident at Michigan Medicine. She completed
57. Rapid Fire Journal Club 3 – ETHOS
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 fascinating study and breaks down some of the intricacies.
Article and Reference
Today we’re talking about the 2020 ETHOS Trial in NE
56. Bedside Teaching in the ICU – Pulm PEEPs and ATS Breathe Easy
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 ICU, and how to effectively prepare bedside teaching for learners of all levels.
Meet The Host
Matthew Stutz hosted this episode of the ATS Breathe Easy
55. The Autumn Ghost
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
Dr. Hannah Wunsch a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Toronto and is an intensivist at Sunnybrook Hospital. Hannah
54. Top Consults: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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 of cases and provide a framework for approaching these cases.
Meet our guests
Dr. Jessica Wang Memoli is board certified in pulmonary disease, cr
53. CHEST 2023 Preview
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 to hear what is in store for you next month in Hawaii, to plan your conference experience, and find out what sessions are can’t-miss!
Meet Ou
52. Fellows’ Case Files: University of Pittsburgh
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 a similar case, and share your interesting cases with us!
Meet Our Guests
Rachel Wojcik obtained her B.S. in Biology from Mercyhu
51. The DEI Pipeline in PCCM in Collaboration with the ATS Critical Care Assembly
Welcome to our final episode highlighting content featured through the ATS Critical Care Assembly from ATS 2023. Today we are going to be talking about one of the Critical Care Assembly symposiums entitled: Fail Smarter and Learn Faster: Moving Beyond Bystander Training to Organizational Strategies to Reinforce the DEI Pipeline in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Meet our Guest
Li
50. Rapid Fire Journal Club 2 – REDUCE Trial
We’re back with our second episode of our Rapid Fire Journal Club. As a reminder, we will be reviewing articles in 10 minutes or less and sharing them with an infographic describing the findings of the trial. We are focusing on pulmonary trials to start.
Article and Reference
Today we’re talking about the 2013 REDUCE Trial in JAMA.
Reference: Leuppi JD, Schuetz P, Bi
49. Top Consults: Malignant Pleural Effusions
We’re diving back into some pleural fluid today (okay that is kind of gross to think about and we apologize). If you haven’t listened to our prior pleural effusion episodes and want to start from the top, then check out Episode 36 for a general approach to pleural effusions, and Episode 37 to hear about parapneumonic effusions. Malignant effusions are another common consult question a
48. Fellows’ Case Files: Boston University
Today we’re back with another stop on our Fellows’ Case Files journey. We’re at Boston University and Boston Medical Center with an outstanding fellow, the program director, and an expert guest to dive into a new case. Tune in to hear about this fascinating case and learn some key pulmonary points along the way.
Meet Our Guests
Lauren Kearney is a research fellow a
47. Rapid Fire Journal Club 1 – National Lung Screening Trial
We are introducing a new feature today on Pulm PEEPs! In our Rapid Fire Journal Club series, we will be reviewing landmark trials in pulmonary and critical care medicine in 10 minutes or less, and sharing a high-yield summary graphic. We are focusing on pulmonary trials to start since these are often overlooked and under-discussed.
Article and Reference
Our first trial is the National
46. PulmPEEPs Interview with Dr. Jessica Zitter
We are thrilled to spend time with Dr. Jessica Zitter who is an expert in critical care and palliative care medicine, author, speaker, and documentary filmmaker. We are honored to have her join the show today to discuss her work on improving end-of-life and humanistic care as well as promoting conversations about death and dying.
Meet our Guest
Dr. Jessica Zitter received her medical de
45. Meet the Glaucomfleckens
We are so excited to be joined today by the Glaucomfleckens. Listen today as we meet Kristin Flannary or Lady Glaucomflecken as well as Will Flanary better known as Dr. Glaucomflecken.
Learn about the history behind the Glaucomflecken name, the inspiration for Glaucomflecken videos as well as the advocacy work they are doing. Make sure to also check out their new podcast, Knock, Knock, Hi!
44. Decompensated Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
We are extremely excited to be hosting this episode in collaboration with CardioNerds! We have known Amit and Dan for many years, and they have been huge supporters of Pulm PEEPs, so it is an honor to address a topic we’re all interested in together.
We are joined by experts in the field today to discuss acute, decompensated right ventricle failure in patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hy
43. ATS 2023 Symposium Preview – Cardiac Arrest: New Science and Changing Guidelines
We’re podcasting again today from #ATS2023! Yesterday, we heard all about the conference in general, with some great recaps and previews of the remaining sessions. Today, we are coming to you in collaboration with the Critical Care Assembly to preview one of the symposiums they are hosting. This session is about Cardiac Arrest: New Science and Changing Guidelines and is happening today (the
42. Live from ATS 2023
We are thrilled today here at Pulm PEEPs to be coming to you live from the American Thoracic Society 2023 Annual Meeting. We are joined by three fantastic speakers, and ATS leaders to discuss the highlights and events of the conference, and to share some great learning points along the way. The episode is being released immediately after recording today, Monday 5/22/23, so if you’re at the
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