Medicine: Pulmonary: Research: Asthma Studies (Shim)

Chang Shim, M.D.

Current Studies

• Treatment of troublesome cough in hospitalized acute asthma patients.
• Physical therapy for reversal of lobar atelectasis in hospitalized patients.
• Fibrinolysis for management of complicated pleural effusions.
• Pleurodesis for management of symptomatic malignant pleural effusions.
• Adverse effects of systemic corticosteroids in diabetic patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of COPD.