Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with glucosteroids: the Guangzhou experience.

abstract：:In the past decade and a half, the introduction of new therapeutic agents has revolutionized the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). These new treatment options have improved the quality of life and survival in PAH. With an armamentarium of options available, the identification of unique phenotypes ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Medrek SK,Sahay S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) members was conducted to determine their degree of involvement in the diagnosis and prevention of occupational and environmental respiratory disease (OERD). Although the response rate was relatively low, the results are likely to be representative. Calculations b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harber P,Scanlon PD,do Pico G,Garshick E

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The specific causes and mechanism(s) for asthma occurring among occupants of non-residential buildings with poor indoor air quality are not known, but allergic and nonallergic processes are possible explanations METHODS:Repeated indoor air quality measurements were made while employees were working in a b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brooks SM,Spaul W,McCluskey JD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In COPD, a decreased inspiratory capacity to total lung capacity ratio (IC/TLC) is associated with dynamic hyperinflation and poor exercise capacity. The association with upper-extremity force measured by handgrip strength (HGS) and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) has not been previously described. We hypothesize...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Felipe C,Bartolome C,Miguel D,Victor PP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a common problem in cardiovascular patients, but the etiology and management of this condition may be different than those in other populations. Around the time that percutaneous coronary interventions are performed, the drugs most commonly associated with thrombocytopenia are the glycoprotein (GP)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Matthai WH Jr

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theophylline is commonly prescribed for patients with nonasthmatic chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) even though clinical efficacy is not well established. We studied objective and subjective responses to theophylline in 14 men with CAO. Subjects randomly received week-long treatments of placebo or theophylline at two...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eaton ML,MacDonald FM,Church TR,Niewoehner DE

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Induced sputum cytology and protein biomarkers can be used to assess airways inflammation. Increases in sputum iron have been described in inflammatory lung disease. We hypothesized that other sputum metals may be affected by airways inflammation and investigated their potential value as biomarkers. METHODS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray RD,Duncan A,Noble D,Imrie M,O'Reilly DS,Innes JA,Porteous DJ,Greening AP,Boyd AC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute pulmonary responses of athletes after short-term exposure to ambient concentrations of NO2 during heavy exercise have been examined. Intercollegiate male athletes were screened for history of cardiac disease, respiratory disease, allergic conditions and extensive exposure to pollutants. After completion of s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim SU,Koenig JQ,Pierson WE,Hanley QS

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a widespread disease with important implications for health-care systems worldwide. This study investigated direct costs, treatment patterns, and outcomes associated with two patient cohorts hospitalized with CAP. DESIGN:The study design was naturalistic, prospect...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bauer TT,Welte T,Ernen C,Schlosser BM,Thate-Waschke I,de Zeeuw J,Schultze-Werninghaus G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men who snore heavily have an increased incidence of hypertension, angina, stroke, and neuropsychologic dysfunction, which may be due to nocturnal oxygen desaturation. Nocturnal oxygen therapy might be beneficial to such individuals by improving oxygenation and relieving tissue hypoxia. Twenty-eight asymptomatic heavy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Cicale MJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports in the literature and our experience prior to 1974 support the thesis that operative risk in patients with acquired heart disease and poor ventricular function (as assessed by a biplane ejection fraction [EF] less than or equal to 0.40) was very significantly increased over the risk in patients with no...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tyers GF,Williams DR,Babb JD,Levenson L,Zelis RF,Waldhausen JA

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong was carried out between January and December, 1988. Ninety adults (57 male) with a mean age of 57.3 years were admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. The etiologic diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 37 cases (41 perce...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CH,Cohen M,Pang J

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pomerantz AH,Derasari MD,Sethi SS,Khan S

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five different volumes of test solutions (1 to 3 ml) containing 15 mg of metaproterenol were placed in each of five different nebulizers. The time to complete nebulization and the amount of drug delivered varied considerably, depending upon the initial volume of solution placed in the nebulizer. Small volumes (1 ml) w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kradjan WA,Lakshminarayan S

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As seen in this CME online activity (available at http://courses.elseviercme.com/694), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung disease of unknown cause that is associated with substantial health-care utilization and high rates of mortality. The clinical symptoms of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martinez FJ,Lederer DJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three young men died of rapidly progressive pulmonary edema of delayed onset after inhalation of fumes from an accidental nitric acid explosion. Electron microscopy revealed altered neutrophils and necrotic endothelial cells in alveolar capillaries. Immunohistochemistry showed small and large serum proteins, including...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hajela R,Janigan DT,Landrigan PL,Boudreau SF,Sebastian S

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with a two-year history of asthma and sinusitis presented with wheezing, pleuritis, bilateral pleural effusions, and patchy basilar infiltrates on chest roentgenogram. Laboratory studies revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia, and pulmonary function studies showed an obstructive pattern which was bro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erzurum SC,Underwood GA,Hamilos DL,Waldron JA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that spirometry should be incorporated into the routine examination of every patient, analogous to obtaining vital signs. To determine the impact of spirometry on the management of outpatients with respiratory disease, spirometry was performed on 150 consecutive patients (123 men and 27 women, me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Owens MW,Anderson WM,George RB

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：:A prospective study was done to compare four different methods of securing oral endotracheal tubes: adhesive tape (A), Twill tape (T), Twill tape with FlexBlue bite block (TFXB), and Velcro tie with FlexBlue (VFXB), used on sequential days. Thirty-six patients were enrolled for 136 patient-days and 18 had complete 4-d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy H,Griego L

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Both pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary overflow are associated with functional and structural changes of the pulmonary arterial wall. Current techniques to evaluate the pulmonary vasculature neglect the pulsatile nature of pulmonary flow. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the dynamic properties of th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berger RM,Cromme-Dijkhuis AH,Hop WC,Kruit MN,Hess J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) occurs in 20 percent of AIDS patients with cutaneous involvement; however, complete endobronchial occlusion is uncommon. Moreover, bronchopulmonary KS is infrequent in the absence of cutaneous manifestations. We report a case of documented complete endobronchial obstruction by KS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chin R Jr,Jones DF,Pegram PS,Haponik EF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Following collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC), individuals reported new-onset respiratory symptoms. Despite symptoms, spirometry often revealed normal airway function. However, bronchial wall thickening and air trapping were seen radiographically in some subjects. We hypothesized that symptomatic individ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Oppenheimer BW,Goldring RM,Herberg ME,Hofer IS,Reyfman PA,Liautaud S,Rom WN,Reibman J,Berger KI

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 84 consecutive patients with resting T-wave inversion, radionuclide angiography revealed significant new wall motion abnormalities in 13 (28 percent) of the 47 patients with persistent T-wave inversion and in 23 (62 percent) of the 37 patients with T-wave pseudonormalization during exercise (p less than 0.01). The ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lavie CJ,Oh JK,Mankin HT,Clements IP,Giuliani ER,Gibbons RJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 61-year-old Caribbean man presented to the ED with dyspnea that had progressed over the previous week with associated cough and high fevers. Four days prior to admission, his primary care physician noted oral thrush and obtained a chest radiograph that revealed a right middle lobe infiltrate. He was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gong J,Melamud A,Koenig S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies using epicardial mapping on patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome have demonstrated that the delta vector of the electrocardiogram is a detector of the location of at least one bypass tract. In order to relate the electrical activities (preexcitation) with the mechanical activity (septal and ventricular...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lebovitz JA,Mandel WJ,Laks MM,Kraus R,Weinstein S

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in critical care practice have led to a substantial decline in the incidence of ARDS over the past several years. Low tidal volume ventilation, timely resuscitation and antimicrobial administration, restrictive transfusion practices, and primary prevention of aspiration and nosocomial pneumonia have likely co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beitler JR,Schoenfeld DA,Thompson BT

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a follow-up to a previous assessment of complications of sleep-disturbed breathing in 265 patients, we have reevaluated measures of sleepiness and hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (n = 518), central sleep apnea (n = 50), and subclinical sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) (n = 107). Both sub...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mendelson WB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of the activity of acid hydrolases and of alkaline phosphatase in bronchial aspirates obtained through bronchoscopic procedures from a series of 300 patients forms the basis for a screening program to diagnose bronchial malignant neoplasms more effectively. We define such a screening test as one permit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kühn SH,de Kock MA,Gevers W

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00