Impact of a bronchiolitis guideline: a multisite demonstration project.

abstract：:Survival from reversible forms of severe pulmonary insufficiency remains dismal despite the development of artificial oxygenators. We hypothesized that an intraabdominal heterotopic lung could help maintain adequate oxygenation during acute pulmonary insufficiency. Five mongrel dogs underwent an acute heterotopic lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lazzara RR,Cmolik BE,Trumble DR,Pennock BE,Magovern JA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is an uncommon pulmonary neoplasm with various radiologic and clinical presentations. In this article, we analyze the initial radiologic findings, TNM stagings, surgical types, and radiologic features of recurrence, and correlate them with patient survival. DESIGN:A r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liu YY,Chen YM,Huang MH,Perng RP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with right lower lung (RLL) pneumonia of a subacute nature. Sputum and bronchial washings both grew N asteroides. Open lung biopsy showed bronchiolitis obliterans. Both the clinical and radiologic picture dramatically improved during three weeks of treatment with trimethoprim and sulfam...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Camp M,Mehta JB,Whitson M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the dipyridamole stress test (DSST) in predicting > or = 50% obstruction of an internal mammary artery or new native coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with saphenous vein graft obstru...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deluca AJ,Cusack E,Aronow WS,Monsen CE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In November 2007, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation convened a conference to address a number of complex issues concerning continuing education (CE) in the health professions. Participants concluded that CE, as currently practiced, does not focus adequately on improving clinician performance and patient care, is too dep...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Leach DC,Fletcher SW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the interaction between craniofacial structure and obesity in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a cohort of OSA patients. The relationships between neck circumference (NC), body mass index, apnea severity, and craniofacial and upper airway so...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson KA,Ono T,Lowe AA,Ryan CF,Fleetham JA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute elevation of the ST segment in several ECG leads was observed in seven patients with bacterial shock during the course of therapy. Six patients had bacterial pneumonia, one had acute cholecystitis, and none had a previous history of heart disease. At the onset of the ST elevation, all patients were receiving dop...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terradellas JB,Bellot JF,Sarís AB,Gil CL,Torrallardona AT,Garriga JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amputation neuroma is a nerve's attempt at repair following amputation. While many are asymptomatic, some present as a painful mass. We describe a patient who, following a forequarter amputation for sarcoma, developed a stump neuroma that was unusual because it was first discovered on a routine chest roentgenogram....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Donnal JF,Coblentz CL,Bergin CJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare catheter studies using a right ventricular ejection fraction (REF) catheter together with echocardiography and MRI in patients with pulmonary hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We compared hemodynamic findings, echocardiography, and MRI studies in 16 patients with pulmonary hypert...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoeper MM,Tongers J,Leppert A,Baus S,Maier R,Lotz J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eosinophil count and concentrations of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) were measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary fibrosis associated with a collagen vascular disorder (PF-CVD), sarcoidosis, and healthy controls. The patients with IPF an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fujimoto K,Kubo K,Yamaguchi S,Honda T,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-efficacy explores the emotional functioning and coping skills of an individual and is thought to be a strong predictor of health behaviors, which is particularly important for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). However, to our knowledge, there is no measure of self-efficacy developed to explore behavior cha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent E,Sewell L,Wagg K,Deacon S,Williams J,Singh S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTechnetium stannous pyrophosphate has been shown to accumulate in acutely infarcted myocardium. To determine if the isotope is also taken up by severely ischemic, but not necrotic myocardium, we performed myocardial scintigraphic studies in 17 patients with chest pains. Seven of the patients satisfied conventional ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abdulla AM,Canedo MI,Cortez BC,McGinnis KD,Wilhelm SK

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether the localization of nonmassive pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with the short-term and long-term prognosis of patients remains unknown. Our aim was to characterize associations of nonmassive PE localization with risks of recurrent VTE, major bleeding, and mortality during and after anticoagulat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gouin B,Blondon M,Jiménez D,Fernández-Capitán C,Bounameaux H,Soler S,Duce R,Sahuquillo JC,Ruiz-Giménez N,Monreal M,RIETE investigators.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of a patient with chronic hepatitis C who experienced dyspnea, fever, and cough after 2 1/2 months' treatment with interferon. His radiograph demonstrated diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed an increase in lymphocytes, especially CD8-positive cells. The lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ogata K,Koga T,Yagawa K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheobronchial injury is a rare but a potentially high-impact event with significant morbidity and mortality. Common etiologies include blunt or penetrating trauma and iatrogenic injury that might occur during surgery, endotracheal intubation, or bronchoscopy. Early recognition of clinical signs and symptoms can hel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grewal HS,Dangayach NS,Ahmad U,Ghosh S,Gildea T,Mehta AC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory that obstructive (OSA) and central (CSA) sleep apneas share common pathophysiologic mechanisms, we attempted to treat eight patients with predominantly CSA by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). All patients exhibited repetitive episodes of CSA and mixed sleep apneas (MSA) in the supine pos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Issa FG,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Prior to the availability of the oral endothelin antagonist bosentan, most patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) were treated with continuously infused prostacyclins. Many patients receiving prostacyclins would have received bosentan if it had been available at the time of their diagnosis...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suleman N,Frost AE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a general consensus that antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting has emerged as an important variable influencing patient outcome and resource utilization. Hospitals worldwide are faced with increasingly rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Both antibiotic-resistant Gram-negat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kollef MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preoperative physiologic assessment of a patient being considered for surgical resection of lung cancer must consider the immediate perioperative risks from comorbid cardiopulmonary disease, the long-term risks of pulmonary disability, and the threat to survival due to inadequately treated lung cancer. As with any...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beckles MA,Spiro SG,Colice GL,Rudd RM,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetazolamide treatment ameliorates the symptoms of AMS; however, the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. To examine the effects of acetazolamide on oxygenation, CO2 responsiveness and ventilatory pattern during acute exposure to HA, we studied two groups of subjects at SL and following rapid (less than 8 h) tr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burki NK,Khan SA,Hameed MA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipemia in an acyanotic patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholism, and pancreatitis produced a falsely elevated concentration of methemoglobin (19 percent) and a lower-than-expected oxygen saturation measured with an automated spectrophotometer (IL-282 CO-Oximeter). In addition, there was a "normal" hemoglob...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spurzem JR,Bonekat HW,Shigeoka JW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 37-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes presented with severe right-sided pleuritic chest pain, respiratory splinting, and cough. Two weeks earlier, he had been evaluated at an urgent care for cough and was prescribed a 5-day course of azithromycin for bronchitis. He then presented to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Galant-Swafford J,Light M,Onaitis MW,Rawlings SA,Fierer J,Landsberg JW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and usually fatal disease, based on a multifaceted and incompletely understood pathogenesis. Some of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of vascular remodeling have been experimentally explored, and it is obvious that alterations of microvessels are invo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanumegowda C,Farkas L,Kolb M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No studies have attempted to examine the genetic influence on the habit of snoring. The aim of the present study was to examine whether an association existed between self-reported snoring and family history of snoring and a number of genetic markers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The data were derived from a primar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jennum P,Hein HO,Suadicani P,Sørensen H,Gyntelberg F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate and midterm results of coronary artery bypass grafting with the radial artery (RA) as a conduit. PATIENTS:Two hundred forty-one patients underwent myocardial revascularization using the RA. In 78.5% of patients, three coronary vessels were involved, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beghi C,Nicolini F,Budillon AM,Borrello B,Ballore L,Reverberi C,Gherli T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the utility of a noninvasive respiratory inductive plethysmograph (RIP) to continuously monitor and record the breathing pattern of 44 patients who had been mechanically ventilated. Seven patients deteriorated on intermittent mandatory ventilatory rate of zero; seven deteriorated within 48 h following ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krieger BP,Ershowsky P

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antisynthetase syndrome consists of interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, myositis, fever, mechanic's hands, and Raynaud phenomenon in the presence of an antisynthetase autoantibody, most commonly anti-Jo-1. It is believed that all the antisynthetases are associated with a similar clinical profile,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalluri M,Sahn SA,Oddis CV,Gharib SL,Christopher-Stine L,Danoff SK,Casciola-Rosen L,Hong G,Dellaripa PF,Highland KB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough and wheezing are frequent side effects of inhaling beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol (BA) in patients with asthma. Twenty percent of our outpatient asthmatic subjects are unable to take BA due to these side effects. Twelve patients with history of severe cough and wheezing after inhaling BA were tested. Three ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shim C,Williams MH Jr

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presented with multisystem disease due to a very aggressive malignant thymoma. The case was complicated by the triad of cardiac tamponade, superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). A review of the English literature reveals this to be a unique constellation of clini...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dib HR,Friedman B,Khouli HI,Gerber DR,Weiss RL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an aid in the differential diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions, tumor markers were investigated. We measured immunosuppressive acidic protein (IAP), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), adenosine deaminase (ADA), and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Niwa Y,Kishimoto H,Shimokata K

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00