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241. Radiotherapy-Proton-Beam Research (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
     May 01, 2012 - may be medically reasonable if specified requirements are met and docu- mentation is adequate (e.g., lung … proton beam’s precision apply to more common conditions such as prostate cancer and non-small cell lung … pineal gland tumors Soft tissue sarcoma Metastases to the brain Prostate Non-small cell lung … Other diagnoses that appeared frequently included lung (7.1%), eye (6.6%), malignant and benign brain … A similar increase was observed for prostate and lung cancers.

242. NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Breastfeeding Your Baby (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa_breastfeeding.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - ■ Protection against diarrhea, stomach, and lung infections.

243. Breathing Easy: Virtual Medication Education for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/breathing-easy-virtual-medication-education-patients-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease
     January 01, 2023 - Chicago showed that sometimes patients don’t know the proper technique to get the medicine into their lungs … Press and her team are building a tool that can be used for everyone in need of chronic lung disease

244. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - with severe COPD are often unable to participate in normal physical ac- tivity due to deterioration of lung … Chronic obstructive pulmonary dis- ease is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung … with severe COPD are often unable to participate in normal physical activity due to deterioration of lung … Yawn BP, Mapel DW, Mannino DM, et al; Lung Function Questionnaire Working Group. … Development of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ) to identify airflow obstruction.

245. AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program Is Identifying the Technology To Advance Care Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2023 - individualized benefit and risk information for using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for early detection of lung … Preventative Services Task Force recommends LDCT for lung cancer screening, it is used for less than

246. Intermittent Inhalded Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-194-evidence-summary-corticosteroids-asthma.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - This was one of the six high priority topics within asthma identified by a National Heart, Lung, and … long-acting muscarinic antagonists to: – inhaled corticosteroids reduces exacerbations and improves lung … – inhaled corticosteroids and long- acting beta-agonist controllers improves asthma control and lung … National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council Asthma Expert Working Group. … Washington, DC: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; 2007. 3. Peters M.

247. Final Progress Report: Factors That Enhance Diagnostic Imaging Safety in the Ambulatory Setting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - assess impact of sociotechnical factors on suboptimal ambulatory diagnostic exam follow-up care for lung … suspicious for lung cancer on CT scan include pulmonary nodules.11 Standardized follow-up of these … cancer.11 Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, second only to lung … National Lung Screening Trial Research T, Aberle DR, Adams AM, et al. … Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening. N Engl J Med.

248. Statistical Brief #2: Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department, 2003 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb2.pdf
     February 01, 2006 - p admis Comp device ranke comm throug postop functio and in fistula The to admitt includ condit lung … were also admitted h the ED; for example, 72 nt of cases with con- e heart failure, chronic ctive lung … Chronic obstructive lung disease ranked sixth, with nearly half a million hospital admissions. … Most notably, 72 percent of cases with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, and … Congestive heart failure 72.1 Mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorders 49.2 Chronic obstructive lung

249. Label Health Care Quality Measures in Plain English | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2016 - with expert clinicians and testing with the public: Rate of patients having air leaking out of their lung … How often air leaks out of the patient's lung because someone accidentally punctured it during a medical

250. Preventable and mitigable adverse events in cancer care: measuring risk and harm across the continuum. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-and-mitigable-adverse-events-cancer-care-measuring-risk-and-harm-across-continuum
     July 19, 2017 - events in cancer care through medical record review, using a random sample of breast, colorectal, and lung … July 19, 2017 Risk factors for adverse events in patients with breast, colorectal, and lung

251. Statistical Brief #13: Asthma Treatment: Use of Medications and Devices, 2000 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2000 - Introduction Asthma is a chronic lung disease caused by inflammation of the lower airways and episodes … In 2000, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines recommended treating mild … flow meter is a portable hand-held device used to measure the user’s ability to expel air from the lungs … : Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnoses and Management of Asthma, National heart, Lung

252. ‘They are terrified’: fearing coronavirus, people with potentially fatal conditions avoid emergency care. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/they-are-terrified-fearing-coronavirus-people-potentially-fatal-conditions-avoid-emergency
     May 27, 2020 - July 23, 2008 How timely is diagnosis of lung cancer? … Cohort study of individuals with lung cancer presenting in ambulatory care in the United States.

253. Surgical data recording technology: a solution to address medical errors? | PSNet
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     June 22, 2022 - December 3, 2014 How timely is diagnosis of lung cancer? … Cohort study of individuals with lung cancer presenting in ambulatory care in the United States.

254. Effective Treatment Trends and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Diabetes Hypertension 3.6 Cardiovascular Disease Nervous system problem 3.3   Lung … Fracture/bone/joint injury 2.8 Musculoskeletal Diseases Source: National Heart, Lung … Morbidity & mortality: 2012 chartbook on cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases.

255. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - To prevent or lessen the risk of developing postoperative respiratory failure, perform lung expansion … o Acute lung disease (status asthmaticus, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, depressed neural … o Lifestyle changes to reduce obesity • Ensure that caregivers recognize the importance of using lung

256. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - To prevent or lessen the risk of developing postoperative respiratory failure, perform lung expansion … o Acute lung disease (status asthmaticus, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, depressed neural … o Lifestyle changes to reduce obesity • Ensure that caregivers recognize the importance of using lung

257. Integrating personalized risk scores in decision making about left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy: Clinician and patient perspectives. | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/multi-site-trial-test-benefits-adding-personalized-risk-calculator-online/citation/integrating
     January 01, 2023 - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol 41, No 4S, April 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016

258. Final Topic Refinement Document: Home Mechanical Ventilators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/home-mechanical-ventilators-refinement.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - thoracic restrictive diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), or other obstructive lung … through a mask or mouthpiece) in a manner that repeatedly supplies a physiological tidal volume to the lungs … diseases, thoracic restrictive diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or other obstructive lung … cage abnormalities and morbid obesity), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, or other obstructive lung … restrictive diseases  Thoracic cage abnormalities  Morbid obesity o COPD o Other obstructive lung

259. CMR Change Log v20231-v20241 (xls file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidityicd10/CMR-ChangeLog-v20231-v20241.xlsx
     December 01, 2023 - pulmonary disease LUNG_CHRONIC J4A0 Restrictive allograft syndrome LUNG_CHRONIC J4A8 Other chronic lung … allograft dysfunction LUNG_CHRONIC J4A9 Chronic lung allograft dysfunction, unspecified LUNG_CHRONIC

260. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers
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     June 01, 2021 - 16 72-year-old woman Recently transferred to your facility for hospice care for stage 4 metastatic lung … her on antibiotics.” 18 Assessment: She has a productive cough and crackles at the base of her left lung … “We expect her to have a cough as the lung cancer progresses.” … Reassurance “We can try to make her more comfortable by making it easier to cough phlegm out of her lungs