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Most medical authors write books with a style as dispassionate as a barber lathering ...
This is an excellent book for anyone well versed in the field of occupational medicin...
In this issue of Chest (see page 1482), Sanchez-Armengol and Rodriguez-Panadero conti...
Acute asthma is a very common medical emergency. Thus, a variety of measures are curr...
Background: Poor coordination of canister actuation and inspiration often prevents ad...
Clinicians and surgeons have used the subjective response to the climb of "one or two...
The chest radiographs and computed tomographic (CT) scans of seven patients with homo...
Background: Clarithromycin is a new acid-stable, 14-membered macrolide active against...
To examine the value of antimyosin-indium 111 imaging in relation to endomyocardial b...
Patients who undergo thromboendarterectomy for relief of chronic, major-vessel thramb...
Abnormalities in endothelial von Willebrand factor (vWF) structure have been reported...
The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that ventilation/perfusi...
Pleural effusion may complicate various diseases. To facilitate the differential diag...
Study design: Because of the gradual insidious transitions between localized infectio...
Study objectives: Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders have been espoused for the enhancem...
Molecular analysis of a metastatic lesion of an atypical carcinoid tumor of the lung ...
Massive pulmonary gangrene is a rare complication of pneumonia, particularly in the p...
A case of double-orifice mitral valve in a 16-year-old Japanese boy is presented. Two...
Pneumonia is an important cause of respiratory failure in immune-competent and immune...
A decade ago, I first became aware that gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease could c...
Bronchoprovocation challenge (BPC) has been an important epidemiologic and clinical r...
The purpose of this study was to look prospectively at the practice of prefacing meth...
This study surveys the occurrence of repetitively negative to flat T waves, alternati...
During a 10-year period, we have encountered 6 patients (mean age, 61.2 years) with l...
Study objective: To determine the risk of thoracic and major abdominal surgery in pat...
Study Objectives: Heatstroke, characterized by hyperthermia and neurologic abnormalit...
Background: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common cause of chronic cough. Moreove...
Heterotopic ossification (HO), deposition of para-articular ectopic bone, is associat...
Objective: To assess cardiovascular effects and the oxygenation status of mechanicall...
An unusual case is reported of right atrial thrombus associated with cardiogenic shoc...
Two very similar cases of drug-induced pneumonitis complicating treatment of rheumato...
Inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) is increasingly used in the supportive treatment of p...
Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DLVOTO) can be present in critica...
An 81-year-old woman presented with massive macroglossia and signs of both hypothyroi...
This text is intended for all students of respiratory medicine, especially medical st...
A few years ago, I began to notice the disappearance of the small laboratories on the...
Twenty-two asthmatic patients with a range of airway hyperresponsiveness to methachol...
Data from a community-based random sample of 3,606 adults 40 to 69 years of age resid...
Objective: To estimate the incidence of work disability among adults with asthma and ...
In a 5-year period, 254 patients with community-acquired pneumonia were attended to. ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the incidence and severity ...
Cerebral vascular ischemic strokes are known to precipitate Cheyne-Stokes periodic br...
Pulmonary complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality for patients with...
(Chest 1993; 104: 1572-81) ARDS = adult respiratory distress syndrome; BSA = body s...
The histopathologic findings were compared from 20 mg/kg intrapleural tetracycline hy...
A 48-year-old man was transferred to our hospital because of persistent, massive bila...
Chest ultrasound and color Doppler flow imaging were used to assess the pulmonary nod...
A 74-year-old woman presented with a stroke. Transesophageal echocardiography showed ...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is very effective in eliminating conduction over acc...
Two asymptomatic paravertebral thoracic masses occurred in a 65-year-old patient with...
Recently, a new technique for myocardial protection that does not rely on hypothermia...
We undertook a prospective study of bronchoprovocation challenge (BPC) to look at iss...
In this multicenter, observer-blinded study, 301 patients with signs and symptoms of ...
Early bacterial pulmonary infections within 2 weeks after lung transplantation were s...
A categorical diagnosis of "high probability" or "intermediate probability" encompass...
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has been proposed as a useful procedure for bacteriologi...
A 24-year-old white man was referred to our hospital for analysis of acute dyspnea. H...
Boston-area hospitals were initially surveyed in 1990 and again in 1992 regarding the...
We report two cases in which amrinone was used effectively, in addition to the conven...
Two patients with large pericardial thrombi following cardiac surgery presented as ha...
Physicians have traditionally relied on the use of trained eyes and ears for accurate...
Since its description over 30 years ago,[1] use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR...
In this 4-week, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, parallel group study, the dose...
Susceptibility, clinical features, and response to treatment were compared between 29...
Objective: To investigate the association between ECG changes and the presence of per...
The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that prior clinical asse...
We assessed the performance of three air-coupled and four contact sensors under stand...
A prospective study was done to compare four different methods of securing oral endot...
The two agents most commonly used for producing a pleurodesis are tetracycline and bl...
We describe a case of synchronous primary lung cancer presenting with small cell carc...
We describe a 46-year-old splenectomized patient who died of Haemophilus Influenzae s...
We describe a patient with ischemically mediated sustained monomorphic ventricular ta...
In a patient with a transtracheal oxygen catheter ([ITO.sub.2]C), a nearly fatal comp...
We report a case of Behcet's disease with pulmonary and splenic involvement. The radi...
Since 1964,[1] a "VIP syndrome" has been recognized. It occurs when a very important ...
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) can be performed with the patient undergoing either loca...
The Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy Asthma Questionnaire (KASE-AQ) is a paper-...
Previous studies have shown transtracheal delivery of low-flow oxygen (TTO) decreases...
Study objective: To determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in an ICU and asses...
A diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease was made 20 years ago in a 37-year-old woman; treatm...
Blocked atrial premature contractions simulated 2:1 sinoatrial block because those we...
Eighty-six osteolytic lesions of the rib cage were examined by means of conventional ...
Propofol, a new intravenous sedative agent, was investigated in 41 asthmatic patients...
Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is a form of periodic breathing that occurs during sl...
Diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs) was assessed in 1,237 child...
Five patients in a pediatric population were identified with idiopathic follicular br...
Repair of the descending thoracic aorta for aneurysms and aortic dissection had becom...
A 75-year-old patient presented with a superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) lasting 3 y...
Cheyne-Stokes ventilation is often found in conjunction with heart failaure. The pat...
The article by Frischer et al on maternal smoking and peak flow variability in this i...
Purpose: To describe the presentation and clinical course of septic shock due to Tox...
Although arm activity is poorly tolerated by patients with COPD, the ventilatory resp...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of high-resolution computed tomogr...
We studied whether experienced trumpet players can develop higher pressures with thei...
Recent years have marked considerable progress in the field of pulmonary rehabilitati...
A patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) diagnosed by ultrasound-guided transthor...
A Newly Described Cause Platypnea in a patient with COPD developed during the subac...
Hyaluronic acid (HA), type III procollagen, fibronectin, and fibroblast growth factor...
Lung function of patients with heart failure is characterized by a variety of changes...
Objective: Epidemiologic evidence suggests that high levels of salt consumption are ...
To evaluate the reliability of noninvasive oximeters during exercise in patients with...
Objective: To define whether increase in gastric intramural tissue [Co.sub.2] and [H...
Two patients with schistosomal cor pulmonale and central cyanosis were studied by con...
A 64-year-old woman developed a relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria followed by a rap...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is considered to increase the risk of death in ...
Thirty-seven consecutive cases of cardiac tamponade occurring over a 6-year period we...
To determine the value of theophylline in the maintenance therapy of patients with se...
We examined 21 miners by means of standard chest radiography, high-resolution compute...
To examine specific cellular markers of inflammation in peripheral blood (neutrophils...
A 50-year-old woman was without compliant until 2 weeks prior to presentation, when s...
A 63-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with fever and bilateral, peripheral i...
In North America, there are 165,000 new cases of brochogenic carcinoma each year.[1,2...
It is well understood that not all patients with bronchogenic carcinoma benefit from ...
Clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) was diagnosed in five ...
Laminin is a 900,000-dalton extracellular matrix glycoprotein involved in a variety o...
The treatment of pericardial effusion in a patient with a known malignancy includes e...
Late occurrence of radiation-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis is well docum...
A postmenopausal woman with severe obstructive airways disease and bronchospasm devel...
Is There a Reliable Method? Goals in treating the critically ill patient are to mai...
Selective [[beta].sub.2]-agonist aerosols may produce significant cardiovascular effe...
The output from a jet nebulizer was analyzed for aerosol profile, solution output, an...
The effects of erythromycin on the NADPH oxidase activity in the neutrophils of norma...
Objective: To study effectiveness of high-frequency ventilation (HFV) for the treatm...
We describe a patient with right pleuritic chest pain and an enlarging exudative pleu...
Bronchoalveolar lavage is widely used in the management of patients with interstitial...
The nose is properly considered a part of the upper airway. The nasal alae demonstra...
As the HIV epidemic continues and the patients are closely followed throughout the co...
In bronchial asthma the airways are obstructed due to increased bronchial muscle tone...
We studied the HLA polymorphisms (class I, II, and III) in 107 Italian patients with ...
An asymptomatic 60-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a cavitary left upper ...
Anomalous origin of the right coronory artery from the left sinus of Valsalva ia a ra...
To assess the value of spirometry for predicting the risk of pneumothorax (PTX) follo...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital cardiac anomalies fou...
To determine the validity of ultrasonic nebulization of distilled water (UNDW, "fog")...
The study was undertaken in patients with newly diagnosed bacteriologically positive ...
Study design: Survival following mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failur...
Chemical pleurodesis is a frequently performed procedure for pneumothorax and effusio...
A Patient initially presented with sarcoidosis in combination with myositis of sarcoi...
Background: Positron emission tomography (PET), a new noninvasive imaging modality, ...
Study objective: To determine the risk of epistaxis and pulmonary hemorrhage due to ...
The need for surgical revascularization immediately following a myocardial infarction...
Objective: Because published criteria for bronchodilator responsiveness are based on...
Study objectives: To evaluate the pulmonary manifestations and the course of acute r...
To determine the individual contributions of variable in the Fick equation to cardiac...
Acrolein is an unsaturated aldehyde produced by combustion of many organic compounds....
The pulmonologist, in his role as critical care physician, is in a unique position re...
What Have We Learned? In this issue of Chest (see page 871), Mercat et al carefully...
Objective: To analyze a single-center experience with infectious complications of si...
To investigate the influence of resting pulmonary mechanics on the pattern of breathi...
A Comparison Between Planar Immunoscintigraphy, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomog...
Cardiopulmonary failure resulting from progression of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) i...
The recognition of a reversible cause for acute respiratory failure (ARF) is frequent...
Aspiration of bile is an underpublicized aspiration syndrome. Using a porcine lung mo...
The labels "tachycardia" and "bradycardia" carry intuitive as well as deductive impli...
Bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma is known to have several presentations. We present...
One example was selected to demonstrate the requirement of intravenous administration...
A 69-year-old woman was found to have a right atrial mass on transthoracic echocardio...
A 66-year-old woman developed massive subcutaneous emphysema following intubation. A...
Each year, more than 450 million passengers fly commerciallly on US air carriers.[1] ...
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is increasingly being recognized as an important c...
The effect of intraoperative autotransfusion during coronary artery bypass grafting w...
Abnormal wall motion detected with exercise echocardiography identifies ischemic myoc...
Results: Ten of the 146 (7 percent) evaluable subjects developed PCP during the year...
Strong associations have been demonstrated between hypertension (HTN) and obesity, an...
To investigate the possible role of mast cell or basophil histamine release in mediat...
Hypothesis: Intravenous magnesium sulfate improves objective measures of expiratory ...
To evaluate the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the treatment...
Mortality of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains high and could be...
A 29-year-old man was referred for evaluation for liver transplantation. Alcoholic c...
After the first year and through the fourth decade of life, trauma is the leading cau...
Small lung nodules undiagnosed by percutaneous needle biopsy have traditionally gone ...
A health 22-year-old woman developed respiratory failure and brain death within 48 h ...
Thionyl-chloride (TCl) is used in the manufacture of lithium batteries, producing [SO...
Hemoptysis associated with sexual arousal is thought to be secondary to cardiac dysfu...
The vast majority of patients infected with HIV will have pulmonary complications at ...
The clinical and radiologic presentation as well as the macroscopic and histologic ch...
To quantitatively estimate the extent of left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis, f...
The mechanisms by which corticosteroids (CCs) improve the outcome of AIDS patients wi...
Subjects with isolated complaints of chronic daytime sleepiness are usually classifie...
Various human pulmonary diseases are characterized by an increased oxidant burden on ...
Background: Comparative studies of albuterol by wet nebulizer or metered dose inhale...
The purpose of this study was to determine if sigh breaths delivered during pressure ...
The incidence, degree, and duration of acute hypoxemia were evaluated with continuous...
A 45-year-old previously healthy woman reported a 2-week history of progressive dyspn...
Radionuclide ventriculography is an accepted method for diagnosing left ventricular a...
In a 75-year-old patient presenting with a solitary pulmonary mass, a localized form ...
A 64-year-old man with acute epiglottis, monitored in an ICU without an artificial ai...
A man with prior AIDS developed acute febrile interstitial pneumonitis, hilar and par...
A 29-year-old man was hospitalized for the diagnosis of clinically asymptomatic milia...
Solving the health-care crisis with more government controls would be like putting ou...
An Issue of Timing and Stage A study by the British Medical Research Council conduc...
Treatment of tracheal stenosis varies with the type and extent of the disease. Trach...
Recent studies have used preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing to improve ris...
We evaluated the effectiveness of high dose rate (HDR) endobronchial irradiation for ...
The mortality rate among patients with human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) requiring ...
We evaluated the demographic, medical, and flight characteristics of 1,115 passengers...
The effect of large doses of salbutamol (S) and ipratropium bromide (IB) were tested ...
To assess the cardiorespiratory effects of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) and ...
Part 1 of this article discussed the historic development of pressure-preset ventilat...