Colonization of dental plaques: a reservoir of respiratory pathogens for hospital-acquired pneumonia in institutionalized elders.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a well-recognized complication of COPD. The impact of PH on exercise tolerance is largely unknown. We evaluated and compared the circulatory and ventilatory profiles during exercise in patients with COPD without PH, with moderate PH, and with severe PH. METHODS:Forty-seven pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boerrigter BG,Bogaard HJ,Trip P,Groepenhoff H,Rietema H,Holverda S,Boonstra A,Postmus PE,Westerhof N,Vonk-Noordegraaf A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An evidence-based approach is necessary for the localization and management of intraepithelial and microinvasive non-small cell lung cancer in the central airways. METHODS:Material appropriate to this topic was obtained by literature search of a computerized database. Recommendations were developed by the w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kennedy TC,McWilliams A,Edell E,Sutedja T,Downie G,Yung R,Gazdar A,Mathur PN,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for significant interaction between PEEP and the peripheral microcirculations is not as well appreciated as are its central circulatory effects. Therefore, we studied the effects of PEEP, 15 mm Hg, on microvascular fluid flux in the hindlimb of ten mature sheep. Changes in prefemoral lymph flow (QL) and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hersch M,Bersten A,Robertson S,Rutledge F,Sibbald WJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of gentamicin, netilmicin, and amikacin were determined after one single intravenous injection in uninfected pleural fluid after thoracotomy and in purulent pleural empyemas. The mean peak concentrations in the pleural fluid after the injection of gentamicin (1.5 mg/kg), netilmicin (2.0 mg/kg), and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thys JP,Vanderhoeft P,Herchuelz A,Bergmann P,Yourassowsky E

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As previous studies have suggested that inhaled furosemide may have a protective effect against certain types of provocative challenges in asthmatic subjects, we investigated the role of furosemide in treating acute asthma exacerbations. Twenty-four patients (n = 24) with acute asthma were entered into the study on pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karpel JP,Dworkin F,Hager D,Feliciano S,Shapiro D,Posner L,Luks D

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma are common causes for consultation in primary care, but the relationship between the two remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the temporal relationship between first diagnoses of GERD and asthma in general practice. METHODS:We used ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruigómez A,Rodríguez LA,Wallander MA,Johansson S,Thomas M,Price D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An asymptomatic cremator was found incidentally to have lymphocytic alveolitis by bronchoalveolar lavage, and the basis for this finding was investigated. No known causes of lymphocyte alveolitis including sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, berylliosis, tuberculosis, or fungal diseases of the lung were found. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schauble TL,Rich EA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased outdoor air pollution levels are associated with more frequent use of rescue inhalers in subjects with asthma. However, it is unknown whether this phenomenon is explained by an air pollution-mediated increase in respiratory symptom severity or whether air pollutants decrease the efficacy of short-a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hernández-Cadena L,Holguin F,Barraza-Villarreal A,Del Río-Navarro BE,Sienra-Monge JJ,Romieu I

更新日期：2009-12-01 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 diagnosis of sarcoidosis is made by the combination of clinical features and biopsy results. The clinical features of sarcoidosis can be quite variable. We developed a Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Score (SDS) to summarize the clinical features of patients with possible sarcoidosis. METHODS:Biopsy-confirmed pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bickett AN,Lower EE,Baughman RP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cases of three women with pulmonary involvement in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The illness was characterized by elevated peripheral blood eosinophil counts, myalgias, fatigue, and dyspnea. Two of three patients had bilateral infiltrates on chest roentgenograms. All three had markedly decreased c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catton CK,Elmer JC,Whitehouse AC,Clode JB,Hustrulid RI

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine use is associated with adverse events in nearly every organ system. Cardiovascular complications include hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, aortic dissection, cardiomyopathy, accelerated coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death. Syncope may be the presenting symptom in these condi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Castro VJ,Nacht R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the indicators of asthma severity among children in the United States with high and low levels of tobacco smoke exposure. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Nationally representative survey of participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (from 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mannino DM,Homa DM,Redd SC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemistry has come to occupy a key position among the armamentarium of tools pathologists apply to the evaluation of lung and pleural neoplasms. This technique uses antibodies that bind to specific antigens, usually proteins, enabling microscopic detection of the antigens. Over the last several decades, an ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mani H,Zander DS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ICU telemedicine improves access to high-quality critical care, has substantial costs, and can change financial outcomes. Detailed information about financial outcomes and their trends over time following ICU telemedicine implementation and after the addition of logistic center function has not been publishe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lilly CM,Motzkus C,Rincon T,Cody SE,Landry K,Irwin RS,UMass Memorial Critical Care Operations Group.

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It would be valuable to have a noninvasive method of measuring impaired pulmonary gas exchange in patients with lung disease and thus reduce the need for repeated arterial punctures. This study reports the results of using a new test in a group of outpatients attending a pulmonary clinic. METHODS:Inspired a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： West JB,Crouch DR,Fine JM,Makadia D,Wang DL,Prisk GK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Lung transplantation is now available for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and end-stage lung disease. While pulmonary graft function is often considered the major priority following transplantation, the nonpulmonary complications of this systemic disease also continue. We examined the GI complication...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gilljam M,Chaparro C,Tullis E,Chan C,Keshavjee S,Hutcheon M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical spectrum of mitochondrial diseases has expanded dramatically in the last decade. Abnormalities of mitochondrial function are now thought to participate in a number of common adult diseases, ranging from exercise intolerance to aging. This review outlines the common presentations of mitochondrial disease i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clay AS,Behnia M,Brown KK

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of dynamic expiratory CT for detecting airway malacia using bronchoscopy as the diagnostic "gold standard." MATERIALS AND METHODS:A computerized hospital information system was used to retrospectively identify all patients with bronchoscopically proven airway malacia referred for CT ai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee KS,Sun MRM,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Majid A,Boiselle PM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of the bacterial pathogen, resolution of the local and systemic inflammatory signs, and recovery of organ function are the main criteria by which antibiotic treatment is evaluated. In cystic fibrosis (CF) the pathogen is seldom eradicated and systemic markers of inflammation are not always present. The mai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the contribution of the various components of a rehabilitation program to the improvement of exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with COPD. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (1966 to April 1996) was searched. Abstracts presented at international conferences were also hand ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lacasse Y,Guyatt GH,Goldstein RS

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Direct current (DC) shocks to the heart cause morphologic and functional myocardial damage. Previous studies have suggested that acute DC shock injury is free radical mediated and that the administration of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase can reduce the level of DC shock-induced f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pagan-Carlo LA,Garcia LA,Hutchison JL,Buettner GR,Kerber RE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathologic and morphometric studies of small pulmonary arteries were performed in 16 cases of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and severe pulmonary hypertension. Besides typical plexogenic arteriopathies found in six cases, organized microthrombi and what we call "musculoelastosis," that is, proliferation of l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaki S,Horiuchi T,Miura M,Suzuki Y,Ishizawa E,Takahashi T

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:With the development of percutaneous inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, IVC interruption has become a widely used procedure in patients with or at risk for venous thromboembolism. In an attempt at clarifying the indications for filter placement, a systematic literature review was undertaken. DESIGN:Bibl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girard P,Stern JB,Parent F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic splenosis (post-traumatic autotransplantation of splenic tissue) is rare and generally asymptomatic. We report a patient with thoracic splenosis presenting with repeated hemoptysis. The blood supply of the hypervascular splenic transplants originated from a bronchial and an intercostal artery. Hemoptysis impr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cordier JF,Gamondes JP,Marx P,Heinen I,Loire R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare form of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), associated with swallowing solid food, is described. Repeated triggering of the arrhythmia during esophagoscopy was produced by mechanical stimulation of the anterior esophageal wall, 30 cm from the incisors. Treatment with verapamil abolished this tachycar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abinader EG,Cooper M

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first case (to our knowledge) of acetaminophen-induced eosinophilic pneumonia. Although the patient had taken an acetaminophen-containing combination drug, Kinuya-chinnetsu, for only three days, the abnormal shadow on his chest radiograph continued for about a month. Lymphocyte stimulation tests showed ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo K,Inoue Y,Hamada H,Yokoyama A,Kohno N,Hiwada K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is an important tool to refine the diagnosis and staging approach in patients with a possible lung cancer. In addition, other applications of PET imaging are being explored. Data consistently show that the intensity of uptake on a PET scan correlates with the biological aggre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Detterbeck FC,Vansteenkiste JF,Morris DE,Dooms CA,Khandani AH,Socinski MA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of inhaled hypertonic saline solution to treat infants hospitalized with viral bronchiolitis. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Fifty-two hospitalized infants (mean +/- SD age, 2.9 +/- 2.1 months) with viral bronchiolitis received either inhalation of epinephrine, 1....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mandelberg A,Tal G,Witzling M,Someck E,Houri S,Balin A,Priel IE

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of 38-year-old woman with chest pain attributed to a left lung sarcoidosis mass. The mass failed to diminish and symptoms failed to resolve with systemic corticosteroid therapy. CT-guided direct intralesional transthoracic injection of dexamethasone resulted in resolution of the patient's symptoms a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Judson MA,Uflacker R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00