Recurrent, self-limited, menstrual-associated bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.

abstract：:The long-term pulmonary consequences of right middle lobe syndrome (RMLS) in childhood are not known. Therefore, outcome was evaluated in 17 children with RMLS diagnosed in early childhood (mean age, 3.3 years; SD, 1.1 year). Mean age at follow-up was 10.1 years (SD, 2.6 years). RMLS was defined as atelectasis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： De Boeck K,Willems T,Van Gysel D,Corbeel L,Eeckels R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some of the challenges in the delivery of high-quality end-of-life care in the ICU include the variability in the characteristics of patients with certain illnesses and the practice of critical care by different specialties. METHODS:We examined whether ICU attending specialty was associated with quality of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kross EK,Engelberg RA,Downey L,Cuschieri J,Hallman MR,Longstreth WT Jr,Tirschwell DL,Curtis JR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep health is a multidimensional construct that includes adequate duration, quality, and appropriately timed sleep that may be influenced by environmental factors. In this review, we focus on how an individual's living and sleeping environment, both the surrounding neighborhood physical and social features and the a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Billings ME,Hale L,Johnson DA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the surface temperature of the tumors in 27 patients with primary lung cancer, using a flexible bronchofiberscope and a thermometer made from chromel-constantan. The thermometer was inserted into the aspiration channel of the bronchofiberscope, and temperature was studied under bronchofiberscopic located i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohgimi T,Akiyama S,Shimokata K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise-associated cardiac asystole (EACA) in patients without structural heart disease is uncommonly encountered. Two patients who developed prolonged asystolic arrest associated with exercise are described; both demonstrated a positive head-up tilt table response, absence of underlying heart disease, and a history ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tse HF,Lau CP

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of an emphasis on patient safety and recognition of the effectiveness of simulation as an educational modality across multiple medical specialties, use of health-care simulation (HCS) for medical education has become more prevalent. In this article, the effectiveness of simulation for areas important to the pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seam N,Lee AJ,Vennero M,Emlet L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of complex congenital heart disease with asplenia syndrome and congenital AV block is described in a newborn. Cardiovascular lesions were right atrial isomerism, d-loop, discordant ventriculoarterial connection, pulmonary stenosis, total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, absent right pulmonary arter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossi L,Montella S,Frescura C,Thiene G

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates the long-term benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQL). Such information is of particular importance in developing strategies for aftercare at home which aim to maintain the initial improvements seen after rehabilitation. METHODS:Criteria...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ketelaars CA,Abu-Saad HH,Schlösser MA,Mostert R,Wouters EF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated electronic display model for teaching bronchoscopic technique has been most helpful in guiding the student-bronchoscopist, especially in the early stages of reorientation in both the procedure for insertion and the practice of identification of the individual segmental orifice. The display board is elec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cunanan OS,Mazza JE

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence and mortality as well as to analyze the clinical and pathologic changes of aortic dissection. DESIGN AND SETTING:A population-based longitudinal study over 27 years on a study population of 106,500, including 66 hospitalized and 18 nonhospitalized consecutively observed pati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mészáros I,Mórocz J,Szlávi J,Schmidt J,Tornóci L,Nagy L,Szép L

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy on sleep and daytime symptoms of bed partners and patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:A cross-sectional questionnaire survey. SETTING:The sleep laboratory of a university teaching hosp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kiely JL,McNicholas WT

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mid-portion of the maximal expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve is often described by values of the mean forced expired flow as lung volume decreases from 75% to 25% of vital capacity (ie, forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase [FEF(25-75)]). It is common practice to report also forced expired flow a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bar-Yishay E,Amirav I,Goldberg S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has imposed an obligation on hospitals and physicians to evaluate and stabilize patients who present to a hospital ED seeking care. Available sanctions for noncompliance include fines, damages awarded in civil litigation, and exclusion from Medicare. E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyman DA,Studdert DM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-expandable stainless steel stents (Gianturco, William Cook, Bjaeverskov, Denmark) used extensively in biliary ducts and the vascular system have recently been modified for use in the tracheobronchial tree. Between March 1991 and September 1992, six patients with unresectable tracheobronchial and mediastinal d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zannini P,Melloni G,Chiesa G,Carretta A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case in which the radiographic appearance of a bipolar pacing lead mimics a wire fracture. Recognition of this normal finding--due to lead construction--will help avoid erroneous diagnosis of wire fracture on chest x-ray films. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hecht S,Berdoff R,Van Tosh A,Goldberg E

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if a small pneumothorax would influence the pleurodesis resulting from talc instillation. METHODS:Sixty rabbits received an intrapleural injection of 400 mg/kg talc slurry. One half also received 10 mL of air intrapleurally after the talc. Ten rabbits in each group ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Xie C,Teixeira LR,McGovern JP,Light RW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because T-piece breathing may impair oxygenation, the best airway pressure from which to extubate ventilated patients is controversial. We compared the effects of extubation after 1 h of either CPAP 5 and T-piece/ZEEP. Once weaned from mechanical ventilation and breathing spontaneously, 106 patients were randomized to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jones DP,Byrne P,Morgan C,Fraser I,Hyland R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable heterogeneity persists in the conduct and reporting of statistical analyses in the medical literature. Authors submitting manuscripts to CHEST are encouraged to adhere to the following guidelines where possible. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kattan MW,Vickers AJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based studies have documented an association between obesity and an increased prevalence of asthma in women. METHODS:We prospectively studied 58 obese women with a body mass index of > 30 kg/m(2), 24 of whom had asthma, who were enrolled in an intensive 6-month weight loss program to determine wh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aaron SD,Fergusson D,Dent R,Chen Y,Vandemheen KL,Dales RE

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False-negative supine M-mode echocardiograms occur in some patients with proved mitral valve prolapse. To investigate further, we performed M-mode echocardiography (MME) during standing and after the inhalation of amyl nitrite in 17 patients (group 1) selected for auscultatory evidence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noble LM,Dabestani A,Child JS,Krivokapich J

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is an uncommon disorder with an insidious onset and is difficult to diagnose. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the presenting features and clinical course of patients with SPE. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care, referral medical center. PATIENTS:Fourteen su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cook RJ,Ashton RW,Aughenbaugh GL,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoscopy is essential to the practice of pulmonary medicine. It is an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool for many disease processes. Bronchoscopy can be performed in a variety of clinical settings, from the bedside to an operating room. Although bronchoscopy has been practiced for more than a century, conse...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mehta AC,Avasarala SK,Jain P,Deshwal H,Gildea TR

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impedance measurement of the respiratory system by forced oscillations is a sensitive and accurate method to detect mechanical parameters, especially in normal subjects. The effects of inhalation of 0.2 mg of fenoterol and 0.02 mg of ipratropium bromide on the impedance of the respiratory system was studied in 20 heal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wesseling G,Vonk HM,Wouters EF

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SETTING:Seven primary health clinics and a pulmonary disease specialty clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a commercial immunochromatographic test kit (ICT Tuberculosis; AMRAD-ICT; Sidney, Australia) employing five recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins for the detection of pulmonary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perkins MD,Conde MB,Martins M,Kritski AL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the occurrence of an unusual variant of congenital adenomatoid malformation (CAM) of the lung in a 16-year-old male. Abundant cartilage in the walls of malformed bronchioles, an extremely rare finding in CAM, distinguishes this lesion from the usual forms. We present the roentgenographic, computed tomographi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benning TL,Godwin JD,Roggli VL,Askin FB

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of pseudomonal infection, colonization, and inflammation in the allograft of lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis (CF) as compared with recipients with other end-stage lung disease. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University medical center transplant service. PATIENT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nunley DR,Grgurich W,Iacono AT,Yousem S,Ohori NP,Keenan RJ,Dauber JH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the systemic and coronary hemodynamic changes associated with the administration of diltiazem, a recent calcium antagonist, were evaluated in three different situations as follows: following a 200 microgram/kg intravenous bolus of the drug in 12 open-chest anesthetized dogs; following two successive int...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bourassa MG,Cote P,Theroux P,Tubau JF,Genain C,Waters DD

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials have established the superiority of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) over antiarrhythmic drug therapy in survivors of sudden cardiac death and in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease. The ICD has evolved to overcome the limitation of earlier devices that required thoracotomy ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gollob MH,Seger JJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exhaled breath temperature (EBT) is a new noninvasive method for the study of inflammatory respiratory diseases with a potential to reach clinical practice. However, few studies are available regarding the validation of this method, and they were mainly derived from small, pediatric populations; thus, the ra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Carpagnano GE,Foschino-Barbaro MP,Crocetta C,Lacedonia D,Saliani V,Zoppo LD,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man was referred with nonresolving pneumonia. He had been treated for community-acquired pneumonia 6 weeks earlier. He reported grade 2 dyspnea, malaise, and a nonproductive cough. He had also experienced three episodes of minimal hemoptysis but denied weight loss, fever, or any other constitutional symp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catteeuw J,Koegelenberg CFN,Bruwer JW,Sissolak G,Schroeter L,Mohamed N,Irusen EM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00