"Pulmonary Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree.
| Descriptor ID |
D015272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.429.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Medicine- Pulmonary Medicine
- Pneumonology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Medicine, Respiratory
- Pulmonology
- Pneumology
- Medicine, Pulmonary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Strategies to meaningfully reduce healthcare sector emissions in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep practice: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 06 01; 23(6):837-860.
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Pediatric Pulmonology 2024 Year in Review: Asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Dec; 60(12):e71408.
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Delivering a Regional Procedural Bootcamp for Incoming Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellows. Chest. 2025 Dec; 168(6):1433-1442.
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Impact of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow Participation during Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy. ATS Sch. 2025 03; 6(1):36-51.
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Pediatric pulmonology 2023 year in review: Asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Jan; 60(1):e27321.
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Challenges and Opportunities for Commercializing Technologies in the Pulmonary Arena: An Official American Thoracic Society Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 01; 21(1):1-11.
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Pediatric pulmonology 2022 year in review: Asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 11; 58(11):3032-3037.
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Scholarly activity training in pediatric pulmonology fellowship programs. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 04; 57(4):982-990.
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A statement on the current status and future needs of the pediatric pulmonology workforce: Pipeline Workgroup. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 03; 58(3):690-696.
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Genetic Disorders Should Be Considered Prior to Diagnosing Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features: Comment on the Review by Wilfong et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 12; 71(12):2132-2133.