March 2015 Arizona thoracic society notes

• Main Author: Robbins RA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2015-03-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: thoracic CT scan; exacerbation of COPD; COPD; bronchiolitis; exhaled nitric oxide; latent tuberculosis; immunocompromise; pancreatic cancer; lung metastases; ground glass opacities
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/arizona-ats-notes/2015/3/29/march-2015-arizona-thoracic-society-notes.html

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The March 2015 Arizona Thoracic Society meeting was held on Wednesday, March 25, 2014 at the Scottsdale Shea Hospital beginning at 6:30 PM. This was a dinner meeting with case presentations. There were 14 in attendance representing the pulmonary, critical care, sleep, radiology and oncology communities. Dr. Richard Robbins made a presentation entitled "The History of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement" focusing on the development of exhaled nitric oxide in the early 1990's. There were 3 case presentations: 1. Sandra Till, a third year pulmonary fellow at the Good Samaritan/VA program, presented an elderly man admitted to the Phoenix VA with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His CT findings showed with centrilobular emphysema, bronchial edema, and scattered ground glass opacities. It was felt that the CT findings most likely represented a bronchiolitis from his exacerbation of COPD. 2. Richard Robbins presented a 49 year old man with a ...