Nurse-conducted smoking cessation in patients with COPD using nicotine sublingual tablets and behavioral support.

abstract：:COPD is currently defined as a progressive, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by an accelerated decline of lung function. However, contrary to other common chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease or cancer, there are no lifelong population-based studies describing the natural history of l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kohansal R,Soriano JB,Agusti A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) were prospectively entered into a nonrandomized, single-armed study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant interferon (IFN) alpha-2b (INTRON A; Schering-Plough; Kenilworth, NJ) as an intrapleural palliative agent. From March 1989 through February 19...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilkins HE 3rd,Connolly MM,Grays P,Marquez G,Nelson D

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with atrial fibrillation and 20 patients with congestive heart failure and sinus rhythm were studied. Patients were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of 20 patients with atrial fibrillation in whom systolic time intervals were measured. Twenty to 50 beats were analyzed. Five of the patients had...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boudoulas H,Lewis RP,Sherman JA,Bush CA,Dalamangas G,Forester WF

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the most common cause of scleroderma-related deaths. New medications for PAH patients make it necessary to identify patients with high risk factors for PAH. This study looks at the use of an exercise echocardiogram in identifying patients who may have PAH and may be...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steen V,Chou M,Shanmugam V,Mathias M,Kuru T,Morrissey R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of an emphasis on patient safety and recognition of the effectiveness of simulation as an educational modality across multiple medical specialties, use of health-care simulation (HCS) for medical education has become more prevalent. In this article, the effectiveness of simulation for areas important to the pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seam N,Lee AJ,Vennero M,Emlet L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the diagnostic significance of the determination of T and B lymphocytes in pleural fluid, we studied these cells in peripheral blood and in pleural fluid by means of surface markers. Our study comprised 30 patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary malignancy, connective tissue disease, non...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pettersson T,Klockars M,Hellström PE,Riska H,Wangel A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The inotropic, lusitropic, and electrophysiologic effects of acute hypercapnia in humans are not known. Although the effects of hypercapnia on the systemic circulation have been well documented, there is still some debate as to whether hypercapnia causes true pulmonary vasoconstriction in vivo. We have ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kiely DG,Cargill RI,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the outcome of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest has been studied extensively, the clinical antecedents of arrest are less well defined. We studied a group of consecutive general hospital ward patients developing cardiopulmonary arrest. Prospectively determined definitions of underlying pathophysiology, severit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schein RM,Hazday N,Pena M,Ruben BH,Sprung CL

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current treatment strategies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) emphasize the inhalation route, yet patients often misuse metered-dose inhalers (MDI). To address this problem, patient education by medical personnel has been recommended and a variety of alternate inhaler devices have ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanania NA,Wittman R,Kesten S,Chapman KR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a clinical problem in a young man who presented with a left upper lobe mass and a diffuse reticular-nodular infiltrate. We thought we had appropriately applied Murphy's Law (the famed bank robber who "went where the money is"), and Ockham's Razor (the philosopher William of Ockham [1285 to 1349]-"Entiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jackson HD,Carney KJ,Knautz MA,Tenholder MF

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature contains many reports of the echocardiographic findings in left atrial myxoma and clot; however, descriptions of left ventricular thrombus or tumor are rare. We discuss here the echocardiographic findings in a patient with a large apical left ventricular thrombus which was confirmed both angiographicall...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DeJoseph RL,Shiroff RA,Levenson LW,Martin CE,Zelis RF

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma morbidity and mortality are higher in the United States for African-American (AA) children when compared to European-American (EA) children. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To explore racial differences in physiologic factors associated with pediatric asthma severity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. METHODS:We analyzed d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Joseph CL,Ownby DR,Peterson EL,Johnson CC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether an abnormal swallowing reflex affects COPD exacerbations. This study investigated the prevalence of abnormal swallowing reflexes and its relationship with COPD exacerbation prospectively. We also clarified its association with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and airway bacterial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terada K,Muro S,Ohara T,Kudo M,Ogawa E,Hoshino Y,Hirai T,Niimi A,Chin K,Mishima M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients were treated at the Los Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center between 1971 and 1986 for tuberculosis of the spine. Fourteen were immigrants, a high-risk group. A high index of suspicion is required for Pott's disease, which occurs in fewer than 1 percent of patients with tuberculosis, often prese...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Omari B,Robertson JM,Nelson RJ,Chiu LC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and significance of pericardial abnormalities in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). METHODS:Retrospective study of 41 subjects with SSc-related ILD who underwent evaluation including thoracic high-resolution CT (HRCT) imaging, transthoracic echocard...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fischer A,Misumi S,Curran-Everett D,Meehan RT,Ulrich SK,Swigris JJ,Frankel SK,Cosgrove GP,Lynch DA,Brown KK

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers deplete stratospheric ozone, which results in serious public health concerns. Albuterol has been reformulated in the non-ozone-depleting propellant, hydrofluoroalkane-134a (HFA albuterol). OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to compare...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Klinger NM,Ekholm BP,Colice GL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbubble formation has been accepted as the mechanism producing contrast echoes. Comparisons of the contrast effects of various agents have been studied extensively, but the importance of gas-mixing has been less appreciated. To test the hypothesis that good gas-mixing, by facilitating microbubble formation, would ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chiang CW,Lin FC,Fu M,Fang BR,Hsu TS,Lee YS

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activity (SACE) and lysozyme activity were measured in a group of 40 underground coal miners and two control groups, 20 subjects with sarcoidosis and 15 normal non-dust-exposed volunteers. The miners were grouped first according to whether they had recent exposure (still actively mi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thompson AB,Cale WF,Lapp NL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Women who smoke have a higher rate of fatal breast cancer than nonsmoking women. An association between smoking and pulmonary metastases from breast cancer has been suggested by epidemiologic studies. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship between exposure to cigarette smoke and pulmonary metastasis...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murin S,Pinkerton KE,Hubbard NE,Erickson K

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is the most common pulmonary complication of AIDS and is typically diagnosed by the identification of P carinii organisms in sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, or tissue obtained with transbronchial biopsy. We describe two HIV-seropositive patients with pleural effusions in whom...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schaumberg TH,Schnapp LM,Taylor KG,Golden JA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute pneumonia due to Pasteurella multocida ssp multocida occurred in a young man with AIDS and chronic sinusitis. The pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoscopy and responded to treatment with aztreonam. Epidemiologic investigation revealed the case was temporally related to nontraumatic exposure to cat secre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drabick JJ,Gasser RA Jr,Saunders NB,Hadfield TL,Rogers LC,Berg BW,Drabick CJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The measurement of esophageal pressure (Pes) is the conventional method for the evaluation of the forces applied to the respiratory system by the respiratory muscles. As an alternative to Pes measurement, we propose the calculation of the instantaneous net pressure applied by the respiratory muscles [Pmusc(t)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iotti GA,Braschi A,Brunner JX,Palo A,Olivei MC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the feasibility of utilizing physician assistants as providers of primary care in a medical ICU. After a three-month period of rigorous training, two PAs were assigned to the ICU. Their performance as well as the operation of the ICU over a two-year period was evaluated and compared to two preceding years...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dubaybo BA,Samson MK,Carlson RW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old woman in the course of a syncope evaluation is shown to have a trazodone-related cardiac arrhythmia confirmed by drug rechallenge. This nontricyclic antidepressant should be considered as potentially arrhythmogenic despite its generally favorable cardiovascular profile. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vitullo RN,Wharton JM,Allen NB,Pritchett EL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a 46-year-old white man who suffered an acute myocardial infarction after carbon monoxide exposure. The electrocardiogram and serum enzymes showed myocardial infarction. The coronary angiogram performed one week after admission failed to reveal evidence of coronary obstructive lesions. The case p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marius-Nunez AL

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent pericardial effusion or tamponade can complicate malignant disease. The medical approach with pharmacologic agents has a high recurrence rate. Balloon pericardiotomy (BP) may provide a less invasive alternative to surgery. We performed BP in ten high-risk patients with malignant pericardial tamponade (MPT). ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Galli M,Politi A,Pedretti F,Castiglioni B,Zerboni S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Cellular growth in the vascular wall, including endothelial and smooth-muscle cell proliferation, is recognized as a component of the obstructive vasculopathy observed in the small vessels of the lungs in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that angiogenic growth factors may have a r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benisty JI,McLaughlin VV,Landzberg MJ,Rich JD,Newburger JW,Rich S,Folkman J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Patients with COPD have an increased sympathetic modulation and reduced baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). Therefore, we studied the effects of breathing 31% supplemental oxygen (SuppO(2)) on autonomic modulation in a group of COPD patients. DESIGN:We measured autonomic modulation before and during the adm...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bartels MN,Gonzalez JM,Kim W,De Meersman RE

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：:A patient with systemic artery-to-pulmonary artery fistulae is described. Historically, all therapy of this type of lesion has been surgical. We describe a new mode of treatment, therapeutic embolization, which obviates surgical intervention and its attendant risks. Embolization is an alternative to surgery that shoul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolf DC,Wurtzbacher JJ,Horton J

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00