Dr. Leonard Dean Hudson M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
325 9th Ave Harborview Med Ctr, Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Leonard Hudson practices Pulmonology in Seattle, WA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Hudson manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 1964
University of Washington School of Medicine 1964
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ARDSNet lower tidal volume ventilatory strategy may generate intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
- Neuromuscular sequelae of critical illness.
- Effect of age on the development of ARDS in trauma patients.
- Effect of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome on outcome in critically ill trauma patients.
- Barriers to providing lung-protective ventilation to patients with acute lung
- Intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Network subjects.
- Incidence and outcomes of acute lung injury.
- PEEP or no PEEP--lung recruitment may be the solution.
- Intensive care unit-acquired neuromyopathy and corticosteroids in survivors of persistent ARDS.
- Implementation and impact of a translational research training program in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
- Clinical decisions. Care of an unresponsive patient with a poor prognosis.
- Clinical decisions. Care of an unresponsive patient with a poor prognosis--polling results.
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