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PulmCrit Dexamethasone COVID a study in immunopathology, evidence-based medicine, and ourselvesEarly in the COVID epidemic, it became clear that the virus often causes a cytokine storm, leading to immunopathological organ damage. The first major study to suggest benefit from steroid in COVID was a retrospective study by Wang et al. released in early March, which found reduced mortality among COVID patients with ARDS who were [ ]IBCC chapter cast Vocal cord dysfunctionVocal cord dysfunction is a masquerader of life-threatening pathologies (most notably asthma and anatomic upper airway obstruction).  Vocal cord dysfunction itself is not dangerous, but if not properly diagnosed it may lead to considerable iatrogenic harm (e.g. multiple unnecessary intubations for asthma ).  On the flip side, incorrect diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction is also dangerous, [ ]IBCC chapter cast Invasive pulmonary aspergillosisInvasive pulmonary aspergillosis was traditionally conceptualized as a rare infection restricted to profoundly immunocompromised patients.  However, over the past decade, it s become increasingly clear that invasive aspergillosis can also occur as a nosocomial superinfection among patients who aren t immunocompromised (especially following influenza).  This opens a can of worms regarding how to sift out colonization versus [ ]

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