Upper airway dysfunction in olivopontocerebellar atrophy.

abstract：:Parietal pleural plaque is a well-recognized sign of exposure to asbestos. Visceral pleural involvement is an uncommon manifestation, and calcified visceral pleural plaques are rare. Those reported have been in the minor fissure and inferior major fissure. We describe a unique calcified plaque in the superior major fi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rupp SB,Jolles H

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:There have been many studies on the physical characteristics at the time of contraction of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), but it has not been shown when and how such physical characteristics develop. These issues were investigated. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:Physical development of 27 male patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fujino S,Inoue S,Tezuka N,Hanaoka J,Sawai S,Ichinose M,Kontani K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve communication and decision making related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a greater understanding of the perspectives of hospitalized patients with advanced diseases and their family members are needed. METHODS:In five Canadian hospitals, we administered a face-to-face questionnaire to ol...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Heyland DK,Frank C,Groll D,Pichora D,Dodek P,Rocker G,Gafni A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of children's chronic cough to parents is largely unknown. The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the burden of chronic cough using a purposely designed questionnaire, and (2) to evaluate psychological (child's anxiety and parental emotional distress) and other influences o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marchant JM,Newcombe PA,Juniper EF,Sheffield JK,Stathis SL,Chang AB

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much controversy persists regarding the place of statin drugs in the treatment of patients with COPD. This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to determine the clinical efficacy of statin therapy in COPD. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database, and PubMed for relevant clinical stu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang W,Zhang Y,Li CW,Jones P,Wang C,Fan Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the differences in the clinical, radiologic, and laboratory features of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in older patients, as compared to younger patients. DESIGN:A meta-analysis (the Schmidt-Hunter method) of published works found in MEDLINE and other sources was performed. A total of 12 stud...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pérez-Guzmán C,Vargas MH,Torres-Cruz A,Villarreal-Velarde H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested a relationship between asthma and obesity. Despite these reports, the effect of being underweight or overweight as a risk factor for airway obstructive diseases (AODs) is not clear. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma, chronic bronchiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guerra S,Sherrill DL,Bobadilla A,Martinez FD,Barbee RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the usefulness of radioaerosol ventilation scans for the detection and localization of air leaks from the lungs or bronchial tree. DESIGN:Selected patients with suspected air leaks underwent ventilation scans. Retrospective analysis of data was carried out. SETTING AND PATIENTS:Twenty-ei...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mark JB,McDougall IR

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and oxygen transport effects of PGE1 were observed in the early postoperative period before development of ARDS in two series of general surgical patients with circulatory deficiencies. The first was a series of 19 studies in 18 patients, the second was a placebo-controlled series of 20 patients (ten recei...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Appel PL,Shoemaker WC,Kram HB

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom presumed vasospasm of an angiographically normal coronary artery led to severe transmural myocardial ischemia. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which an allergic reaction to locally applied chlorhexidine caused such a severe reaction. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Conraads VM,Jorens PG,Ebo DG,Claeys MJ,Bosmans JM,Vrints CJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) during sleep were investigated in the right middle cerebral artery of 10 patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) (mean age, 37 years) and 10 healthy control subjects (mean age, 32 years) throughout the entire sleep period. A computer-assisted pulsed (2 MHz) transcra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hajak G,Klingelhöfer J,Schulz-Varszegi M,Sander D,Rüther E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular comorbidities have a negative impact on the health status and prognosis of patients with COPD. We determined whether nocturnal noninvasive (positive) mechanical ventilation (NIMV) can improve heart rate variability (HRV), decrease circulating natriuretic peptide levels, and improve functional ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sin DD,Wong E,Mayers I,Lien DC,Feeny D,Cheung H,Gan WQ,Man SF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperinflation with intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) loads the respiratory muscles and causes dyspnea in obstructive lung disease. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has shown some efficacy in reducing inspiratory work and dyspnea. However, in obstructive lung disease, inspiratory work and dy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fessler HE,Brower RG,Permutt S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of standard medical therapy (ST) and noninvasive mechanical ventilation additional to standard medical therapy in hypercapnic acute respiratory failure (HARF). DESIGN:Single center, prospective, randomized, controlled study. SETTING:Pulmonary medicine directed critical care uni...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Celikel T,Sungur M,Ceyhan B,Karakurt S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory drives in 22 eucapnic obese subjects (14 female and eight male subjects) referred for weight reduction therapy and 23 normal subjects (eight female and 15 male subjects). In the female subjects, both occlusion pressure, currently used as an indicator of ventilatory drive,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kunitomo F,Kimura H,Tatsumi K,Kuriyama T,Watanabe S,Honda Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine conformance with methodologic standards in the evaluation of diagnostic tests. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE database search (1992 to 1997) of nine prominent general medicine and six subspecialty journals for articles that report discriminative properties of diagnostic tests in pulmonary medicine....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Heffner JE,Feinstein D,Barbieri C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was conducted to describe the signs on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) associated with traumatic aortic injury (TAI). Twenty-eight patients with TAI underwent TEE, and they were compared with a control group of 30 thoracic trauma patients without aortic injury. The TEE signs were classifi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goarin JP,Catoire P,Jacquens Y,Saada M,Riou B,Bonnet F,Coriat P

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in Paco(2) have not been described during thoracoscopy under sedation-assisted local anesthesia. We hypothesized that hypoventilation might occur secondary to administration of sedatives and decreased ventilation in one lung. AIM:Prospectively measure cutaneous carbon dioxide tension (Pcco(2)) in ad...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chhajed PN,Kaegi B,Rajasekaran R,Tamm M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last 25 years, a growing number of clinical trials have evaluated novel sepsis therapies. To promote uniformity in inclusion criteria for patient enrollment, the American College of Chest Physicians and Society of Critical Care Medicine first published consensus conference definitions for sepsis in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Trzeciak S,Zanotti-Cavazzoni S,Parrillo JE,Dellinger RP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the antituberculous treatment responsiveness of endobronchial tuberculosis in the different stages of evolution. DESIGN:A prospective study before and after trial with 9 months of antituberculosis chemotherapy without steroid. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:One hundred thirty-six endobronchial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim YH,Kim HT,Lee KS,Uh ST,Cung YT,Park CS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the cuff-leak test in a cardiovascular ICU. METHODS:Five hundred twenty-four patients were tested immediately before being extubated 531 times. The cuff-leak test was performed with the ventilator set in assist-control mode at a tidal volume (VT) of 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Engoren M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman with an acute myocardial infarction, as judged by serial enzyme changes, developed transitory Q waves in leads V2 to V4 and leads 2, 3, and aVF during an attack of pain in the chest. These Q waves were not present 12 hours later. It is suggested that these changes represent a focal block in the sep...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Athanassopoulos CB

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine if there is residual airflow obstruction and/or airway hyperresponsiveness in adults with symptomatic asthma remission, and if age at remission or its duration influence these parameters. We studied 30 subjects, (20 men, 10 women, 28 atopics, aged 18 to 61 years; mean, 32 years) wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boulet LP,Turcotte H,Brochu A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In California, state law now prohibits smoking in most public places. We examined the prevalence and short-term health impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during travel among adults with asthma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:A cohort of 374 nonsmoking adults with asthma recruited from a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eisner MD,Blanc PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol, a new intravenous sedative agent, was investigated in 41 asthmatic patients undergoing day-case (outpatient) fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The study design was a randomized comparison between propofol and midazolam, which is a well-established intravenous sedative agent. The age, weight, and American Society of A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clarkson K,Power CK,O'Connell F,Pathmakanthan S,Burke CM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The findings from conventional imaging modalities, such as chest CT, are frequently unreliable in patients with lung cancer. This study was designed to compare the relative diagnostic accuracies and utility of the two most widely used functional imaging examinations, F-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kahn D,Menda Y,Kernstine K,Bushnell D,McLaughlin K,Miller S,Berbaum K

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We investigated the role of two leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptors, BLT1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha, in conferring the susceptibility to develop COPD in smokers. Proinflammatory LTB4 activities are mediated by BLT1, while the inactivation of LTB4 is promoted by PPARalpha. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marian E,Baraldo S,Visentin A,Papi A,Saetta M,Fabbri LM,Maestrelli P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human telomere disease consists of a wide spectrum of disorders, including pulmonary, hepatic, and bone marrow abnormalities. The extent of bone marrow and liver abnormalities in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and short telomeres is unknown. METHODS:The lung transplant clinic established a pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： George G,Rosas IO,Cui Y,McKane C,Hunninghake GM,Camp PC,Raby BA,Goldberg HJ,El-Chemaly S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urine output (UO) is a vital sign for critically ill patients, but standards for monitoring and reporting vary widely between ICUs. Careful monitoring of UO could lead to earlier recognition of acute kidney injury (AKI) and better fluid management. We sought to determine if the intensity of UO monitoring is ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jin K,Murugan R,Sileanu FE,Foldes E,Priyanka P,Clermont G,Kellum JA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bitolterol mesylate (WIN 37284) is alpha-[tert-butylaminomethyl]-3,4-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol 3,4-di(p-toluate) methanesulfonate, a diester sympathomimetic amine bronchodilator. Bitolterol mesylate represents a new concept in sympathomimetic amine therapy. It is "prodrug" which is inactive until altered in the body. Th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kass I,Mingo TS

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00