A comparison of albuterol administered by metered-dose inhaler and spacer with albuterol by nebulizer in adults presenting to an urban emergency department with acute asthma.

abstract：:The diagnosis of aortic ring abscess by cross-sectional echocardiography has not been reported. In this paper, a case of bacterial endocarditis of the aortic valve extending to the aortic ring and the mitral valve is reported. The role of cross-sectional echocardiography in defining the anatomic distortion of the aort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mardelli TJ,Ogawa S,Hubbard FE,Dreifus LS,Meixell LL

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the importance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and immunologic response to 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine in a randomized (saline placebo or vaccine) double-blind pilot study involving 103 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Antibody titers, the flora of the sputum, respiratory infectio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davis AL,Aranda CP,Schiffman G,Christianson LC

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The call for meaningful patient and family engagement in research has recently gained considerable momentum. This article defines patient and family engagement broadly and specifically in clinical research. Using a multicenter, North American weaning trial as an exemplar, we describe our early experiences as clinical ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burns KEA,Devlin JW,Hill NS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of successfully resected alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing primary lung cancer. AFP in the serum decreased from 289 ng/ml to an undetectable level after a curative operation. The resected tumor was stained positively by the immunohistochemical study for AFP. The histologic appearance of the tumor was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Saka H,Sakai S,Kondo N,Ito M,Shimokata K

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-pack-year smoker presented with cough, dyspnea and orthopnea of three months' duration. Spirometry revealed severe reduction in maximal expiratory flow; CT of the chest and bronchoscopy demonstrated expiratory collapse of a mid-tracheal segment, and a presumptive diagnosis of tracheomalacia was made. A right late...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dunn WF,Hubmayr RD,Pairolero PC,Sheedy PF,Edell ES,Nelson SB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The "Dutch hypothesis" suggests that asthma and COPD have common genetic determinants. The serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade E (nexin, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1), member 2 (SERPINE2) gene previously has been associated with COPD. We sought to determine whether SERPINE2 is associated with asthma ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Himes BE,Klanderman B,Ziniti J,Senter-Sylvia J,Soto-Quiros ME,Avila L,Celedón JC,Lange C,Mariani TJ,Lasky-Su J,Hersh CP,Raby BA,Silverman EK,Weiss ST,DeMeo DL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients undergoing pneumonectomy were evaluated with the lateral position test (LPT) in addition to routine pulmonary function tests (PFTs). On the basis of the percentage of ventilation estimated to be contributed by each lung on LPT, predictions were made for expected values for each patient's post-pneumonectom...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Walkup RH,Vossel LF,Griffin JP,Proctor RJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV), a new ventilatory support technique, was compared with conventional intermittent positive-pressure ventilation plus PEEP (CPPV) in 18 patients with severe acute respiratory failure. Patients were initially stabilized on CPPV and then switched to APRV. The APRV provided effec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cane RD,Peruzzi WT,Shapiro BA

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of sleep apnea on work disability, in terms of sickness absence and disability pension, is unclear. We sought to estimate the total number of lost workdays caused by sleep apnea either due to medically certified sickness absences or disability pensions during the 5 years prior to the year of a sle...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sjösten N,Vahtera J,Salo P,Oksanen T,Saaresranta T,Virtanen M,Pentti J,Kivimäki M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss a patient with cocaine intoxication in whom the initial presentation was that of asystole and ventricular fibrillation. Cocaine has a direct toxic action on the heart and also sensitizes cardiac tissue to the action of catecholamines. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in any patient with unexplained...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nanji AA,Filipenko JD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the outcome of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest has been studied extensively, the clinical antecedents of arrest are less well defined. We studied a group of consecutive general hospital ward patients developing cardiopulmonary arrest. Prospectively determined definitions of underlying pathophysiology, severit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schein RM,Hazday N,Pena M,Ruben BH,Sprung CL

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary endometriosis is a rare cause of hemoptysis. We describe a woman with catamenial hemoptysis which was localized with chest CAT scanning and treated successfully with danazol. The proposed pathogenesis and manifestations of thoracic endometriosis are reviewed, and the use of new diagnostic and therapeu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elliot DL,Barker AF,Dixon LM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man who presented with symptoms suggesting empyema was found at thoracotomy to have infarction of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration. He was completely relieved by excision of the sequestration after securing the systemic vascular pedicle which had undergone torsion. Recognition of the anomalous blood...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maull KI,McElvein RB

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to chronic lung disease is associated with a poor prognosis, regardless of the underlying respiratory condition. Updated PH guidelines recommend optimal treatment of the underlying lung disease, including long-term oxygen therapy, in patients with chronic hypoxemia despite the lack of r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harari S,Elia D,Humbert M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fondaparinux, a selective inhibitor of factor Xa, is the first of a new class of antithrombotic compounds, the synthetic pentasaccharides. Its benefit-to-risk ratio in preventing venous thromboembolism after major orthopedic surgery was investigated in four randomized, double-blind international phase III trials in pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turpie AG,Eriksson BI,Bauer KA,Lassen MR

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:A 53-year-old woman with a large pericardial effusion and tamponade presented with signs of IHSS including a grade 4/6 apical systolic murmur, severe SAM, early systolic aortic valve closure and a small hypercontractile left ventricle but at most borderline left ventricular hypertrophy. Following pericardiocentesis, t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pandi AS,Kronik G

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COPD is currently defined as a progressive, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by an accelerated decline of lung function. However, contrary to other common chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease or cancer, there are no lifelong population-based studies describing the natural history of l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kohansal R,Soriano JB,Agusti A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of craniofacial risk factors in increasing apneic activity between nonobese and obese habitual snorers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Care-seeking volunteers identified through advertisements, and referral-based volunteers from two sleep centers serving the greater Cleveland ar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nelson S,Hans M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An asymptomatic young man presented with a cardiac murmur and hypertension only in the right arm. Angiograms showed kinking of the aortic arch with a figure-eight appearance consistent with pseudocoarctation. Before the kinked segment, also demonstrated were a stenotic lesion in the aortic arch proximal to the left ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsai LM,Fu M,Chang CH,Hung JS

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether artificial neural networks (ANNs) could diagnose pathology of lymph nodes by feeding B-mode images from convex-type echobronchoscopy to ANNs. METHODS:Subjects comprised 91 patients who had undergone endobronchial ultrasonography transbronchial needle aspiration at our hospital betwee...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tagaya R,Kurimoto N,Osada H,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To formulate recommendations for the development of early intensive care unit (ICU) discharge criteria for low-risk monitor patients. DESIGN:Literature review of published reports over the period 1966 to 1991 pertaining to ICU discharge criteria. PATIENTS:Studies identifying patients admitted to ICUs who co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bone RC,McElwee NE,Eubanks DH,Gluck EH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous rtPA (total dose, 100 mg over 3 h) was compared with placebo in a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial in 5,011 patients with suspected AMI of less than 5 h duration. No ECG or enzymatic confirmation of the diagnosis was required for study entry. At 1 month 9.8% of patients given placebo had died co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilcox RG

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)/long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) combinations are a treatment option for patients with COPD who continue to have symptoms despite treatment with a LAMA or a LABA alone. The Efficacy and Safety of PT003, PT005, and PT001 in Subjects with Moderate-to-Very Severe COPD (PINN...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martinez FJ,Rabe KF,Ferguson GT,Fabbri LM,Rennard S,Feldman GJ,Sethi S,Spangenthal S,Gottschlich GM,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Arora S,Siler TM,Siddiqui S,Darken P,Fischer T,Maes A,Golden M,Orevillo C,Reisner C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To analyze the influence of a hospital-based home-care program (HCP) on the management of patients with COPD receiving long-term oxygen therapy. DESIGN AND SETTING:Randomized, controlled study in a 1,000-bed university hospital. INTERVENTION:The HCP applied to patients in the intervention group (HCP ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farrero E,Escarrabill J,Prats E,Maderal M,Manresa F

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man presented to our ED less than 24 hours following the acute onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Within 12 hours of symptom onset, he noted bilateral lower extremity pain and swelling. His pain was associated with a new violaceous irregular rash on the anterior aspect of both feet...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gittens AT,Clarke JD,Abdelbaki S,Kwon JS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a small population of peripheral T cells bearing the gamma delta T-cell receptor, which may be involved in the defense against invading microorganisms and tumor cells. The present study was designed to evaluate the levels of gamma delta T cells in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, chr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Ikeda T,Ito T,Funada J,Kokubu T

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All aspects of medical education were affected by the Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several challenges were experienced by trainees and programs alike due to the economic repercussions of the pandemic, how social distancing affected the delivery of medical education, testing and intervie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kaul V,Gallo de Moraes A,Khateeb D,Greenstein Y,Winter G,Chae J,Stewart NH,Qadir N,Dangayach NS

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to rationalize the choice of injector and bronchoscope sizes during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia using the Sanders attachment technique. Arterial Po2 and Pco2, FIo2, and peak inspiratory pressure at the tip of the bronchoscope were plotted against the ratio (RI/B) of the internal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zveibil F,Lemer J,De Myttenaere S,Birkhan J,Bursztein S

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study addresses the hypothesis that patients with obstructive sleep apnea, who exhibit recurrent episodes of oxygen desaturation at night, have higher hematocrit levels than nonapneic control subjects. We prospectively studied 624 patients referred to the sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital because o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffstein V,Herridge M,Mateika S,Redline S,Strohl KP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00