Bronchiectasis-COPD Overlap Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of its Pathophysiology and Potential Cardiovascular Implications.

Bronchiectasis-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome (BCOS) is a complex pulmonary condition that merges bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), presenting unique clinical challenges. Patients with BCOS typically exhibit a range of symptoms from both conditions, including a chronic productive cough, reduced lung function, frequent exacerbations, and diminished exercise tolerance. The etiology of BCOS involves multiple factors such as genetic predisposition, respiratory infections, tobacco smoke, air pollutants, and other inflammatory mediators.

Proactive approaches in congestive heart failure: the significance of early goals of care discussion and palliative care.

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) poses significant challenges to the healthcare system due to its high rates of morbidity and mortality as well as frequent readmissions. All of these factors contribute to increased healthcare delivery costs. Besides the burden on the healthcare system, CHF has far deeper effects on the patient in terms of psychological burden along with debilitating symptoms of dyspnea, all of which reduce quality of life.

Utilization and efficacy of DotPhrases in the electronic medical record for improving physician documentation.

Clinical documentation of patient visits has changed over the last 20 years, with the increasing use of electronic records causing a seismic shift in how notes are taken. Electronic note-taking aims at reducing the time taken to document a visit, and the introduction of dot phrases, or DotPhrases, in electronic medical records is a step toward reducing the time required to update patients' charts, which might allow doctors to spend more time with their patients. DotPhrases, abbreviated phrases used in the electronic medical record, help in the simplification of note-taking and the standardization of notes.