Functional sequelae of tuberculous pleurisy in patients correctly treated.

abstract：:Advanced or second-degree atrioventricular (AV) heart block pre-existing or developing during atrial pacing (AP) at low heart rates of smaller than 130 per minute, limits the value of AP to stress the left ventricle. When Wenkebach type AV block is present, the heart rate can be increased by administration of atropine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kimbiris D,Linhart JW

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of general observations can be made from these recent studies. Lactate is a ubiquitous substance that is produced and removed from the body at all times, even at rest, both with and without the availability of oxygen. It is now recognized that lactate accumulates in the blood for several reasons, not just the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Myers J,Ashley E

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current economic climate, hospitals and academic institutions demand that medical departments function in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Detailed business plans are necessary to build new clinical programs, and institutions have learned that new programs are associated with significant costs ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lunn W,Garland R,Gryniuk L,Smith L,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic-oil syndrome (TOS) is a multisystem disorder whose etiology and pathogenesis are as yet unknown. Lung alterations persist in a significant number of TOS patients due to the underlying vascular lesion. Computer-assisted 67Ga scanning and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) studies were performed in 14 TOS patients w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： De la Cruz JL,Oteo LA,López C,Curto LM,Burgaleta C,Campos A,Sueiro A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The duration of postinspiratory pause prior to forced expiration may significantly influence the peak expiratory flow (PEF) measured during maximal forceful expirations. In comparison with maneuvers without a postinspiratory pause, maneuvers with 4 to 6-s pause at total lung capacity (TLC) result in decrease...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Omar T,Alawadhi H,Soubani AO,Tzelepis GE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians play a crucial role in providing smoking cessation counseling and medications. However, it is unknown whether individual physicians' approaches affect whether patients quit. RESEARCH QUESTION:This study assessed patient quit rates within a national quality-improvement learning collaborative to do...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Almaaitah S,Ciemins EL,Joshi V,Arora A,Meskow C,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients (range of ages, 18 to 35 years) who survived an acute episole of the adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by mechanical or thermal injuries, sepsis, and shock were studied during 1 to 30 months after recovery. The patients had had no previous pulmonary diseases, and only two had been smokers. Al...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yahav J,Lieberman P,Molho M

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the spleen was carried out in 557 patients. In 381 cases, the aspiration was performed because of suspected sarcoidosis. The sensitivity of the technique was 59 percent and the specificity 97 percent. The cytologic picture of the spleen was abnormal in 184 patients with sarcoidosis and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Selroos O,Koivunen E

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lidocaine is used to alleviate procedural pain but paradoxically increases pain during injection. Pain perception can be modulated by non-noxious stimuli such as temperature or touch according to the gate control theory of pain. We postulated that lidocaine dripped onto the skin prior to injection would cool...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patel BK,Wendlandt BN,Wolfe KS,Patel SB,Doman ER,Pohlman AS,Hall JB,Kress JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three consecutive patients requiring endotracheal intubation in an emergency room were studied prospectively to define the complications associated with intubation and the survival of these patients, and to evaluate emergency room policies. The indications for intubation were acute respiratory failure (ARF) in 2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taryle DA,Chandler JE,Good JT Jr,Potts DE,Sahn SA

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking is a familiar daily activity that is generally limited by breathlessness, whereas cycling is an uncommon physical effort typically limited by leg discomfort. The hypothesis was that patients with COPD would exhibit greater improvements in exercise endurance and relief of breathlessness with bronchodi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang X,Waterman LA,Ward J,Baird JC,Mahler DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound enables the visualization of pleural-based lesions with a poor correlation to specific pathology. At this time, there are no data about the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced sonography (CES) in pleural lesions. METHODS:From August 2004 to January 2005, 25 consecutive patients with clinical sy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Görg C,Bert T,Görg K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of performing routine postprocedure chest radiographs (CXRs) following percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) under bronchoscopic visualization. DESIGN:Retrospective, chart review. SETTING:Medical-surgical ICU of a teaching hospital. METHODS:Sixty patients who underwent PD...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Datta D,Onyirimba F,McNamee MJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, roentgenographic and laboratory findings, their relationship to each other and to the subsequent hospital course are reported for 14 victims of gaseous ammonia inhalation. Initial physical examination enabled differentiation of a mildly affected from a moderately affected group, but patients in both grou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Montague TJ,Macneil AR

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is regarded as both a disease and a nonneoplastic, inflammatory pulmonary reaction to various external stimuli or systemic diseases. It is an uncommon condition with incidence and prevalence rates that are largely unknown. Liebow and Carrington originally classified LIP as an idio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Swigris JJ,Berry GJ,Raffin TA,Kuschner WG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Formoterol solution aerosol has proved to be a fast and long-acting beta 2-sympathicomimetic drug in many clinical trials. The physical stability, however, was such that storage needed to be at 4 degrees C to 8 degrees C before first use; afterwards, the aerosol could be used for another three months at room...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maesen FP,Nakratzas G,Bantje TA,Prins J,Zweers PG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Precise epidemiologic data regarding nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infection in many Asian countries have been relatively unavailable. In order to determine the clinical significance of NTM isolated from respiratory specimens, we reviewed medical records from all patients from whom NTM isolat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koh WJ,Kwon OJ,Jeon K,Kim TS,Lee KS,Park YK,Bai GH

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a new tissue-culture technique for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions was contrasted with conventional cytologic methods. The new technique is based on the ability of the tissue-culture medium to transform mesothelial cells into fibroblasts while not sustaining lymphoreticular cells. Against ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Monif GR,Stewart BN,Block AJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old man suffered third-degree caustic burns of the esophagus and proximal two-thirds of the stomach. A tracheoesophageal fistula developed, and surgery was performed to exclude the esophagus from gastrointestinal reflux and to divert the oral secretions. An uneventful postoperative course was interrupted on ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Singh AK,Kothawla LK,Karlson KE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To clarify the significance of a functional lung pattern characterized by a decreased vital capacity (VC) and an increased residual volume (RV), but with a normal FEV1/VC ratio. SETTING:A university teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Patients with bronchial asthma, pulmonary emphysema, and small airways dis...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stănescu D

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare drug output from a vented nebulizer (Pari LC Jet Plus) with a traditional unvented nebulizer (Hudson 1730 T Up-Draft 11) using aerosolized tobramycin, which is frequently used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. DESIGN:Six nebulizers of each type were filled with a 4 mL tobramycin (80 mg) s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coates AL,MacNeish CF,Lands LC,Meisner D,Kelemen S,Vadas EB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of intractable hemoptysis, short of surgery, is poorly defined. A technique is described utilizing a bronchofiberscope and a Fogarty catheter that not only provides visualization of the source of bleeding, but also furnishes a means of controlling the bleeding. This technique can also be used through a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gottlieb LS,Hillberg R

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat with significant annual impacts on morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have examined the impact of active and latent TB infection (LTBI) on health-related quality of life (HRQL). METHODS:Patients with recently diagnosed active TB or LTBI patients we...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marra CA,Marra F,Colley L,Moadebi S,Elwood RK,Fitzgerald JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an unusual and remediable form of heart block which developed in the course of Lyme disease. The diagnosis of Lyme disease requires a careful clinical history pertaining to epidemiologic geography or a history of erythema chronicum migrans. In this case, a highly selective cardiac abnormality responded pro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bedell SE,Pastor BM,Cohen SI

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenotypic characterization of patients with COPD may have potential prognostic and therapeutic implications. Available information on the relationship between emphysema and the clinical presentation in patients with COPD is limited to advanced stages of the disease. The objective of this study was to descri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Torres JP,Bastarrika G,Zagaceta J,Sáiz-Mendiguren R,Alcaide AB,Seijo LM,Montes U,Campo A,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of thoracic radiation therapy in the management of limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is reviewed. Although chest irradiation has been used to treat SCLC for over four decades, its standard role in the management of limited-stage disease was established only during the last decade. Multiple prospecti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kumar P

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the response characteristics of a dual transcutaneous (tc) PO2/PCO2 monitoring system in healthy subjects who breathed various gas mixtures, and we compared steady-state tc readings to simultaneous arterial blood gas analysis in 20 stable respiratory outpatients. The electrodes were simple to apply, required...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kesten S,Chapman KR,Rebuck AS

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke. The contribution of arrhythmia to events is clear in sustained forms of AF, but in paroxysmal AF, presently available data have yet to identify what proportion of time spent in AF (ie, arrhythmia burden [AFB]) is of clinical relevance. We aim...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Watson T,Arya A,Sulke N,Lip GY

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether oxidative stress occurs following lobectomy and pneumonectomy and to evaluate whether markers of oxidative stress might be of value in the assessment of the diagnosis, course, and prognosis of postoperative complications. DESIGN:A prospective study. SETTING:A specialized thorac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lases EC,Duurkens VA,Gerritsen WB,Haas FJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nearly 3,000 e-cigarette-related hospitalizations have been reported in North America, the long-term outcomes in these patients have not been described. We followed an 18-year-old boy who survived acute critical illness and respiratory failure related to 5 months of e-cigarette use. Chronic irreversible airfl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eddy RL,Serajeddini H,Knipping D,Landman ST,Bosma KJ,Mackenzie CA,Dhaliwal I,Parraga G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00