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As the nation’s leading COPD research and treatment center, Temple sets new standards for COPD care.
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Management of Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Temple Lung Center, and the Temple Health Office for Continuing Medical Education, this conference is designed as a forum for discussion of advances in technology and treatment of early stage non-small ...
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While many cases of asthma can be managed in a primary care setting, 5–10% of patients have asthma that cannot be controlled by standard treatments.
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Broncoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Physician Fact Sheet
For patients with emphysema and severe hyperinflation whose symptoms cannot be managed using medication or oxygen therapy alone, doctors may resort to surgical resection of the worse regions of emphysema to reduce air trapping and improve patient outcomes
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Temple Lung Center Physician Guide
Thanks to our collaboration with physicians like you, we are now one of the largest pulmonary centers in the region (over 32,000 patient visits per year). We also perform 13,000 pulmonary function tests and 1,000 bronchoscopies every year.
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Lung Transplant Program Referral Information
The Temple Lung Transplant Program is a leader in both quantity and quality. It’s the nation’s highest volume program, but it also has the best one-year survival rates in Philadelphia and all of Pennsylvania.
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Temple Lung Center | Enrolling Clinical Trials
The Temple Lung Center conducts one of the most comprehensive lung disease clinical trials programs in the country. Our advancements in basic, translational and clinical research are changing lung disease treatment. By pioneering effective ...
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Bernard is a 37-year-old man with sarcoidosis initially diagnosed by lung biopsy in 2009. The sarcoidosis affects his skin, lungs, lymph nodes, and liver. He was referred to the Temple Lung Center for a lung transplantation evaluation ...
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Interstitial Lung Disease Program Referral Information
Patients with interstitial lung disease require care from a multidisciplinary team of experienced physicians, an active research program, and a commitment to patient education. The Temple Lung Center’s Interstitial Lung Disease Program ...
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Tracheobronchial Malacia Referral Information
The Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) Program at the Temple Lung Center offers patients with this rare and often under-recognized condition, a multidisciplinary medical team led by specialty-trained thoracic surgeon Charles Bakhos, MD, FACS.
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The Potential for Bronchoscopic Interventions in Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is a clinical diagnosis characterized by chronic cough and phlegm production. It is typically associated with cigarette smoking and puts individuals at risk for respiratory exacerbations, reduces health related quality ...
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Alpha-One Antitrypsin Deficiency and Ascending Aortic Distention
Friederich Kueppers, MD discusses a study indicating a link between Alpha-One Antitrypsin Deficiency and Aortic Aneurysm.
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Pulmonary Hypertension: An update on diagnosis, treatment and risk assessment
Pulmonary hypertension encompasses a broad scope of disease states. This program will focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) which begins as a vasculopathy within the small pulmonary arteries.
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Clofazimine in the Treatment of Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Disease
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), particularly Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), has become increasingly more prevalent in patients causing pulmonary dysfunction.
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While respiratory muscle dysfunction is well-documented, it’s often an underdiagnosed cause of dyspnea, and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Sources range from focal diaphragm dysfunction to systemic neuromuscular disease, often ...
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Standardizing the Pulmonary Embolism care with Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT)
This activity is intended for medical professionals who have a clinical interest in the management of pulmonary embolisms as seen by the following medical specialists: Pulmonologists, Hospitalists, Intensivists, Primary Care Providers, ...
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Lung Cancer Screening and SPN in the Patient with COPD
Patients with advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are at increased risk of lung cancer, and should be screened with low-dose CT.
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In this podcast recorded by the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Gerard J. Criner, MD discusses patient selection for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction.
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Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, discusses the AIRFLOW-3 study which evaluates the efficacy of targeted lung denervation for patients with COPD.
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Role of Chest Imaging in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Using Endobronchial Valves
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
