Respiratory disease

Current recommendations to titrate oxygen administration are confirmed

Janine Pilcher · Michael Richards · Leonie Eastlake · Steven J McKinstry · George Bardsley · Sarah Jefferies · Irene Braithwaite · Mark Weatherall · Richard Beasley

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibrosing interstitial lung disease associated with debilitating symptoms of dyspnoea and cough

Helen E Jo* · Jyotika D Prasad* · Lauren K Troy · Annabelle Mahar · Jane Bleasel · Samantha J Ellis · Daniel C Chambers · Anne E Holland · Fiona R Lake · Gregory Keir · Nicole S Goh · Margaret Wilsher · Sally de Boer · Yuben Moodley · Christopher Grainge · Helen M Whitford · Sally A Chapman · Paul N Reynolds · David Beatson** · Leonie J Jones · Peter Hopkins · Heather M Allan · Ian Glaspole*** · Tamera J Corte***

Sensitivity to rye grass may predict susceptibility to thunderstorm-related asthma

Michael F Sutherland · Emma Le Portelli · Allison L Collins · Muhammad Aziz Rahman · Christine F McDonald

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation, and is associated with exacerbations and comorbidities

Ian A Yang · Juliet L Brown · Johnson George · Sue Jenkins · Christine F McDonald · Vanessa M McDonald · Kirsten Phillips · Brian J Smith · Nicholas A Zwar · Eli Dabscheck

Occupational exposures are an important determinant of respiratory health

Ryan F Hoy · Fraser Brims

The incidence of this fatal disease is presumed to have peaked with the prohibition of asbestos, but remains high

Arthur (Bill) W Musk · Nicholas de Klerk · Fraser J Brims

A 15-year-old male presented with acute left forehead swelling and tenderness following a 1-month history of worsening headache secondary to extensive frontal sinusitis

Roza Nastovska · Lyn-Li Lim

Reducing antibiotic use in Australian general practice will require a range of approaches

Christopher B Del Mar · Anna Mae Scott · Paul P Glasziou · Tammy Hoffmann · Mieke L van Driel · Elaine Beller · Susan M Phillips · Jonathan Dartnell

Learning from a tragedy to increase public awareness and improve responses in future thunderstorm asthma events

Steven J Lindstrom · Jeremy D Silver · Michael F Sutherland · Andrew BA Treloar · Ed Newbigin · Christine F McDonald · Jo A Douglass

Treatment is effective and involves treatment of underlying causes, modification of the sleep environment, and pharmacotherapy

Elie Matar · Simon JG Lewis

Lessons from practice•Diagnosis of adult-onset asthma should be made with caution.•The presence of an inhaled foreign body in the upper airway may be misdiagnosed as asthma.•Direct visualisation with an endoscope is required to exclude the presence of a foreign body.

Amy SM Wong · Bing Mei Teh · Glen Burgess · Michael CS Ho

It must be — as an essential component of the response to the antimicrobial drug resistance problem

Martin Gulliford · Mark Ashworth

Antibiotic prescribing in Australian general practice could be substantially reduced

Amanda R McCullough · Allan J Pollack · Malene Plejdrup Hansen · Paul P Glasziou · David FM Looke · Helena C Britt · Christopher B Del Mar

A 54-year-old man, formerly a smoker, presented with a 6-year history of chronic cough and exertional breathlessness without previous respiratory illnesses

Elie Matar · Anthony Frankel · Lucinda Katharine McCowan Blake · Elizabeth J Silverstone · Anthony R Johnson · Deborah H Yates

A promising new approach in treating chronic respiratory diseases

Peter G Gibson · Matthew J Peters · Claire E Wainwright

Choosing personalised immunotherapy is a complex decision

William B Smith · Frank E Kette

Given the importance of spirometry testing on respiratory diagnosis and treatment, there is an urgent need for accurate and validated reference values for Indigenous Australians

Tamara L Blake · Anne B Chang · Helen L Petsky · Leanne T Rodwell · Michael G Brown · Debra C Hill · Bruce Thompson · Margaret S McElrea

Action is required to mitigate the potential resurgence of an untreatable but preventable lung disease

Graeme R Zosky PhD, MBiostat · Ryan F Hoy MB BS, FRACP, MOccEnvHlth · Elizabeth J Silverstone MB BS, FRANZCR · Fraser J Brims MB ChB, MD, FRACP · Susan Miles BMed, FRACP · Anthony R Johnson MB BS, MOHS, FRACP · Peter G Gibson MB BS, FRACP · Deborah H Yates MB BChir, MD, FRACP

Australia needs new strategies for better asthma management

Tunn Ren Tay MB BS, MRCP · Michael J Abramson MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Mark Hew PhD, MScEBHC, FRACP

Collaboration between GPs and sleep physicians is necessary to ensure that complex sleep disorders are not missed

Claire M Ellender BSc, MB BS, FRACP · Craig A Hukins MB BS, FRACP

Malpositioning of the kidneys and renal ectopia are rare causes of intrathoracic mass

David R Darley MB BS, BSc(Hons) · Deborah H Yates MSc, FRACP, FRCP

The unique properties of asbestos that still make it valuable for industry make it extremely hazardous to health

Arthur W (Bill) Musk MD, FRACP, FAFOEM · Nicholas H de Klerk PhD · Anna K Nowak MB BS, FRACP, PhD

A combination of multiple facial papules, spontaneous pneumothorax and a personal or family history of renal cell carcinoma should trigger consideration of BHD

Ludi Ge MB BS(Hons) · Patricia Lowe MB BS(Hon), MMed, FACD

There is a challenge to systematically work out whether these instruments are therapeutic for people with asthma or other respiratory conditions

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)