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1. A circulating lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) binds endotoxin and activates ...
2. Metallothioneins (MTs), a family of proteins that possesses antioxidant activity and ...
3. These experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that inhaled nitric oxide (NO)...
4. Tumor necrosis factor primes polymorphonucleotides (PMN) for receptor mediated stimul...
5. The basic principles of managing acute lung injury (ALI) are well known. However, im...
6. Effective repair of injured lung in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requir...
7. In the years preceding the current epidemic of HIV, Pneumocystis carinii was a relati...
8. Methacholine airway responsiveness has been observed to be related to prechallenge le...
9. The bronchodilating effect of terbutaline dry powder inhaled via Turbuhaler was compa...
10. Objective: Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD) continues to be the dominant...
11. "It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra Of...
12. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is often a fatal disease, with a majority of pat...
13. What is the Physician's Fiduciary Responsibility? The FDA Pulmonary and Allergy Dru...
14. In this issue of Chest (see page 463), de Jong and colleagues report on the benefits ...
15. CD14 expression on alveolar macrophages (AM) was studied in patients with sarcoidosis...
16. In patients with blunt chest trauma, early diagnosis of mediastinal hematoma is impor...
17. We report the results of an investigation conducted in 992 healthy control subjects (...
18. Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a specific inspirator...
19. Eleven patients with generalized Wegener's granulomatosis were studied. Pulmonary in...
20. This was a prospective study of 52 patients that were extubated in our medical intens...
21. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate feeding aspirations in adult pa...
22. A 21-year-old construction worker presented to his local physician with a 15-lb (6.75...
23. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema has not been (to our knowledge) previously reported as...
24. Serious infections caused by Straphylococcus aureus in HIV-infected patients have bee...
25. Circulatory collapse and obtundation occurred in a 37-year-old woman following an iat...
26. A patient developed an interstitial pneumonitis while receiving chlorambucil for a ch...
27. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) had been considered a uniformly fatal disease. ...
28. There is nothing that can testify to the well-being of a scientific society better th...
29. Life expectancy in patients with severe COPD is strongly correlated with the severity...
30. To examine whether respiratory muscle weakness is associated with cardiac function an...
31. Study objective: To determine whether transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was sup...
32. We report three patients who experienced hepatotoxic reactions in association with ac...
33. The long-term acceptability of treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressu...
34. To determine the clinical presentation of patients with malignancies metastatic to th...
35. Three inhalation formulations of ICI 204,219 were compared for antagonism of antigen-...
36. An Evaluation of Differences The aim of this study was to identify characteristic f...
37. Study objective: To evaluate an equation that estimates resting energy expenditure f...
38. Pulmonary gangrene is a rare complication of severe pulmonary infection in which a pu...
39. In 283 patients referred for testing in an outpatient pulmonary function laboratory, ...
40. Malacoplakia is a rare granulomatous disease well described in the urinary tract but ...
41. An asymptomatic cremator was found incidentally to have lymphocytic alveolitis by bro...
42. Although the pleural cavities are anatomically separate in humans, we describe bilate...
43. Platypnea is the rare symptom of dyspnea in the upright position, which is relieved b...
44. Treating patients who develop restenosis after coronary angioplasty (PTCA) cost Ameri...
45. The database comprises 137 cases of primary type pulmonary hypertension, only 33 of w...
46. The success story of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is impressive. In just a...
47. Enough is Enough! The efficacy of intermittent noninvasive ventilation in stabilizi...
48. Objective: To test the hypothesis that right ventricular (RV) involvement in inferop...
49. Objective: To determine whether mitral valve or anulus calcification (MC) in patient...
50. Pulmonary cavitary coccidioidomycosis with fungus ball formation was observed in two ...
51. Although nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective in the treatme...
52. We report three cases of pulmonary involvement of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in which imm...
53. Purpose; (1) To evaluate the relationship between the degree of pulmonary involvement...
54. To determine whether erythromycin could affect neutrophil functions, we measured N-fo...
55. Two cases of difficult ventilation are presented, the first caused by endotracheal tu...
56. Occlusive coronary thrombi are responsible for the preponderance of acute Q-wave infa...
57. A transthoracic echocardiogram disclosed a linear structure in the left atrium of an ...
58. Bipland Transesophageal Echocardiographic Findings In this case, dynamic right vent...
59. Exercise-induced analphylaxis (EIA) is a rare form of physical allergy. Although his...
60. Pneumonitis and symptomatic hepatitis are very rare complications of syphilis. Sympt...
61. A unique association of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castelman's disease) and cardia...
62. By definition, the clinical diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) can be ...
63. With the awarding of the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine to Dr. Joseph Murray, organ tra...
64. Between April 1981 and August 1992, 173 patients with primary pulmonary hypertension ...
65. A rare congenital heart defect, cor triatriatum, can demonstrate variability with reg...
66. In our study of 52 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), we found that t...
67. Study objective: To investigate the similarity between coronary vasospasm and bronch...
68. Study objective: There have been 15 published cases of probable pentamidine-induced ...
69. The incidence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) has been shown to be high postt...
70. Objective: We successfully implemented the delivery of noninvasive mechanical ventil...
71. Oligo-2',5' -adenylate synthetase (2,5AS) is an enzyme induced by all types of interf...
72. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of transdermal nicotine therapy for smoking c...
73. Objective: To evaluate the incidence and cause of parenteral nutrition-induced lipog...
74. The quantitative measurement of right ventricular (RV) volume has been attempted by a...
75. Four critically ill patients developed phenytoin toxicity. Hypoalbuminemia or concomi...
76. Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is caused by several diseases, although to our know...
77. We report the first case of IgA-K multiple myeloma presenting as a myelomatous and eo...
78. We present a patient with three lung cancers composed of adenosquamous carcinoma, ade...
79. A Role for Endothelial Dysfunction Pulmonary hypertension, either primary (unexplai...
80. The role of diagnostic imaging in the care of critically ill patients has expanded gr...
81. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can detect vegetations and other associated abno...
82. Here we report our experience on the use of balloon dilatation or self-expandable met...
83. We describe two patients who develop torsades de pointes in a temporal relationship t...
84. In most patients, the deposition of aerosolized pentamidine (AP) is less in the apex ...
85. Objective: Pilot study to investigate the effect of exogenous surfactant therapy on ...
86. The aim of our study was to evaluate the long-term effect of nasal ventilation in pat...
87. We tested the hypothesis that bronchiectasis and multiple small lung nodules seen on ...
88. Study objective: To evaluate wrist compression as a test to identify low radial from...
89. A study of 18 different commercially available continuous-flow, jet nebulizers was pe...
90. In the current study a comparative analysis of keratin typing and DNA content was car...
91. In an attempt to restore functional surfactant to the lungs of patients with the adul...
92. Background: The lung injury in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been a...
93. University of Wisconsin (UW) solution has been demonstrated to enhance and extend the...
94. Gossypibomas, masses of retained cotton materials, may produce a variety of postopera...
95. We report a rare case of pleural multicystic mesothelial proliferation occurring in a...
96. We report a single case in which two successful pregnancies occurred in a young woman...
97. In a patient with obstructive left atrial myxoma, we analyzed by pulsed Doppler echoc...
98. This volume is a pleasure to hold, leaf through, and admire. One is captured first b...
99. Recent studies have suggested that failure of pentamidine prophylaxis against Pneumoc...
100. In patients at risk for sepsis after cardiac surgery, the efficacy of intravenous imm...
101. Background: Current treatment strategies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonar...
102. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a disorder characterized by abnormal involuntary movements...
103. Cardiorespiratory and metabolic adaptations to exercise training appear to be largely...
104. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma) of the lung is a rare low-grade ...
105. We describe a patient with type 3-C polyglandular auto-immune syndrome who presented ...
106. Bronchorrhea, defined as watery sputum of 100 ml or more per day, was seen in a 52-ye...
107. An autopsy was performed on a patient who had chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis th...
108. To evaluate the difference in the process of left ventricular functional recovery aft...
109. Severe asthma often requires high-dose corticosteroid therapy. However, steroid thera...
110. Based on data obtained from the Tucson Epidemiologic Study of Chronic Lung Disease th...
111. One hundred forty-six cases of Gorham's syndrome are documented in the literature. T...
112. The management of a patient with respiratory failure involves two important, and at t...
113. A 32-year-old woman was referred because of progressive fatigue, dyspnea on exertion,...
114. Echocardiographic examination of a newborn infant showed a double outlet right ventri...
115. In the absence of ischemic heart disease, severe acute reversible myocardial dysfunct...
116. We established an endoscopic classification of tracheobronchial tuberculosis with hea...
117. Objective: To evaluate the clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary aspergill...
118. Reports evaluating amrinone's effects in normal (intact) human subjects are complex a...
119. Studies on respiratory muscle resting by negative pressure ventilation (NPV) in patie...
120. Air-flow standardized breath sounds were recorded at the chest and at the trachea dur...
121. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have decreased long-term survival. Treat...
122. Study design: We tested the hypothesis that maximal exercise performance in subjects...
123. To examine the relationship of expired capnograms and respiratory system resistance (...
124. This review is written as a guide for physicians prescribing supplemental oxygen. Sp...
125. The pathologic findings of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are well de...
126. The scimitar sign is characteristic of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in...
127. A neonate with respiratory distress due to a right pneumothorax is presented. After ...
128. A 61-year old Hispanic woman with a history of primary antiphospholipid syndrome with...
129. As noted by Dr. Thomas Fogarty in the foreword to this book, "Innovations in the fiel...
130. We recently observed a striking increase in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)...
131. Purpose: Cardiac myxomas are rare benign tumors of the heart. Although most cases a...
132. Prior studies have shown that nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV...
133. The immune response is impaired in patients with malignancy, and radiation therapy (R...
134. This study represents the validation of an out-of-laboratory recording system for scr...
135. Objective: To determine the effects of intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the dev...
136. The management of patients with respiratory failure from cardiogenic pulmonary edema ...
137. A 61-year-old woman presented with a 6-week history of fever, malaise, weight loss, p...
138. We prospectively studied nine patients with the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrom...
139. The classic definition of the scimitar syndrome is a triad of hypoplasia of the right...
140. The manifestations of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) are generally nonspecific, ...
141. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients represents a growing problem for ches...
142. This book is part of a series entitled "Contemporary Management in Internal Medicine....
143. Edited by Remer S. Kapoor and Bramah N. Singh. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1993,...
144. In the United States, funding is currently derived from various sources and is spent ...
145. Patients with COPD have an abnormal respiratory muscle function[1] because of the inc...
146. Arterial catheterization is indicated in many critically ill patients to provide acce...
147. Inhaled medications are preferred in the treatment of the obstructive airway diseases...
148. Chronic pleural effusions, especially in cancer patients, cause substantial morbidity...
149. The concept of grouping patients according to the severity of their illness is more t...
150. (Chest 1993; 104:1860-71) ADP = adenosine diphosphate; AMP = adenosine monophosphate;...
151. (Chest 1993; 104:1892-96) What should be done and what should not be done for a ter...
152. Pulseless disease (Takayasu's arteritis) occurs worldwide, although the majority of c...
153. Catheter embolism, which was first reported in 19.54 by Turner and Sommers,[1] is a k...
154. L-tryptophan has recently been implicated in a variety of clinical syndromes as a con...
155. In the mid-1980s, the state of Florida passed a law entitled, "The Life-Prolonging Ac...
156. Few situations in surgical practice are as terrifying to the patient, or as anxiety-p...
157. The widespread use of two-dimensional echocardiography (2-DE) has revealed that myoca...
158. Cyclic changes in estrogen and progesterone are known to affect functions of several ...
159. Bronchodilating therapy is an important component of the treatment for chronic obstru...
160. Spontaneous pneumothorax is an uncommon problem, but there is still controversy regar...
161. Corticosteroids in high doses and for prolonged periods are frequently used in the tr...
162. This Clinical Efficacy Assessment Project (CEAP) is a continuation of our earlier CEA...
163. Closed thoracostomy tube is frequently indicated in the management of blunt and penet...
164. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disorder recognized by the clinica...
165. Many patients with mediastinal Hodgkin's disease demonstrate a residual mass followin...
166. Septic pulmonary emboli usually originate from the heart, most commonly in the settin...
167. Death, or the anticipation of it, provokes strong emotions in physicians. Preventing ...
168. Objective testing is necessary to diagnose pulmonary embolism (PE) because clinical d...
169. Respiratory failure is the most common cause of death for-individuals with acute spin...
170. Recently, inhalation of the diuretic agent, furosemide, has been shown to prevent bro...
171. The role of exercise testing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has expa...
172. The need for prolonged mechanical ventilation is a major reason for extended treatmen...
173. Thoracotomy frequently leads to respiratory impairment. Although a few studies on res...
174. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a clinicopathologic entity ch...
175. A review of the literature on pediatric tracheotomies found complication rates as hig...
176. Bronchial asthma is characterized by widespread airway narrowing that may result in c...
177. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) typically occurs in immunocompromised hosts an...
178. Edited by David T. Lowenthal, Philadelphia: FA Davis, 1992, 263 pp, $70.00 The agin...
179. Approximately 80 million metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) are sold each year in the Unite...
180. The collaborative study of the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagno...
181. We recently showed that in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension acute r...
182. Aleolar macrophages are pleopotential cells responsible for the defense of the lower ...
183. Turner's syndrome is characterized by a female phenotype with short stature, webbed n...
184. Surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) results in ischemia/reperfusion of the pul...
185. (Chest 1993; 104:1887-88) A 63-year-old man with progressive dyspnea was referred f...
186. Pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) used with inverse ratio ventilation may be a be...
187. Though replacement of dysfunctional native heart valves it with prostheses has become...
188. Recently, some human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) associated diseases have be...
189. The role of intraluminal coronary thrombus in acute ischemic syndrome is now well rec...
190. Edited by R. L. Nichols, N. E. Hyslop, and J. g. Bartlett. Philadelphia: BC Decker, 1...
191. Corticosteroids in high doses and for prolonged periods are frequently used in the tr...
192. Pulmonary hypertension of unknown cause, traditionally known as primary pulmonary hyp...
193. Blood sampling for diagnostic laboratory testing in adults may result in large blood ...
194. The response to aerobic training depends on the intensity, frequency, and duration of...
195. Mycobacterium gordonae, named after the American bacteriologist Ruth E. Gordon,[1] al...
196. (Chest 1993; 104:1889-91) A 33-year-old woman was transferred for management of an ...
197. Patients with multisystem diseases generally have been excluded from consideration fo...
198. Tension pneumothorax (Tpx) typically follows an acute lung injury Persistence of a Tp...
199. Gaucher's disease is an uncommon familial disorder characterized by deficiency of bet...