Factors related to diagnostic sensitivity using an ultrathin bronchoscope under CT guidance.

abstract：:Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) produces a nearly continuous state of iatrogenic ascites which may interfere with respiratory excursions of the diaphragm and compromise ventilatory function. Sitting and supine studies of pulmonary function and arterial blood gas analyses done serially in 13 patients u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Singh S,Dale A,Morgan B,Sahebjami H

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time guidance of transbronchial needle aspiration of thoracic structures and has become an increasingly important diagnostic tool for chest physicians. Little has been published about the learning experience of operators with this technology. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wahidi MM,Hulett C,Pastis N,Shepherd RW,Shofer SL,Mahmood K,Lee H,Malhotra R,Moser B,Silvestri GA

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium kansasii infection is one of the most common causes of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in world. However, little is known about its background characteristics or drug sensitivity in nonendemic areas. DESIGN:We assessed the clinical features, radiologic findings, and drug sensitivity ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shitrit D,Baum GL,Priess R,Lavy A,Shitrit AB,Raz M,Shlomi D,Daniele B,Kramer MR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior vena caval (SVC) syndrome may be caused by extravascular compression or intravascular obstruction. Knowing the mechanism of SVC syndrome enables the physician to choose appropriate treatment. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a safe bedside procedure that is excellent for evaluating the SVC and its su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ayala K,Chandrasekaran K,Karalis DG,Parris TM,Ross JJ Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review statistics on smoking prevalence and to analyze whether the implementation of national tobacco control legislation had an association with the prevalence of smoking, and thereby, with the occurrence of smoking-related lung diseases. DESIGN:Smoking prevalence rates (from 1960 to 2000), lung cancer ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Heloma A,Nurminen M,Reijula K,Rantanen J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital readmissions for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs) pose burdens to the health-care system and patients. A current gap in knowledge is whether a predischarge screening and educational tool administered to patients with COPD reduces readmissions and ED visits. METHODS:A single-center, randomized ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jennings JH,Thavarajah K,Mendez MP,Eichenhorn M,Kvale P,Yessayan L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and its ligand intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) are cell adhesion molecules that play an important role in the capacity of monoculear phagocytes (MPs) to present antigens to T lymphocytes. Since in pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) this capacity is increased at sites ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Melis M,Gjomarkaj M,Pace E,Malizia G,Spatafora M

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 1,700 primary tumors of the lung, there were 53 cases of bronchial adenoma (3.1 percent); 38 (72 percent) of the 53 were typical carcinoids, and the remaining 15 were of a higher grade of malignant neoplasm. There was a slight predominance of female patients, and the age of greatest incidence was between 30 and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Lima R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A saccular aneurysm arising from the descending thoracic aorta was identified ultrasonically in a 60-year-old man with a subsequent pathologic diagnosis of a Listeria monocytogenes mycotic aneurysm. A cross-sectional scanning technique, which permitted visualization of the descending thoracic aorta in long axis, demon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Come PC,Sacks B,Vine H,McArdle C,Koretsky S,Weintraub R

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a follow-up study of 61 patients who had an acute episode of farmer's lung (54 men and seven women). Twenty-four subjects had ceased all contact with the barn, while 37 had continued farming. Pulmonary function tests for all subjects showed an initial improvement after the acute episode: 92.4 +/- 36.9 per...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cormier Y,Bélanger J

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial responsiveness assessed by histamine bronchial challenge testing in 22 children with chronic stable asthma was compared with the number of inflammatory cells per milliliter of broncholavage fluid obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Hyperresponsiveness was closely correlated with increased counts of eosinoph...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson AC,Wong FW

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct (pulmonary) and indirect (extrapulmonary) ARDS are distinct syndromes with important pathophysiologic differences. The goal of this study was to determine whether clinical characteristics and predictors of mortality differ between direct or indirect ARDS. METHODS:This retrospective observational coho...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Luo L,Shaver CM,Zhao Z,Koyama T,Calfee CS,Bastarache JA,Ware LB

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic obstruction of the proximal lumen and secondary atrophy of the media of the peripheral small pulmonary arteries were absolute operative contraindications in cases of VSD and/or PDA with severe pulmonary hypertension. Such patients who were operated on died with no decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure. Th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaki S,Mohri H,Haneda K,Endo M,Akimoto H

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plug closure of patent ductus arteriosus without thoracotomy is reliable and can be a good alternative to surgical closure for selected patients. We report our experiences with plug closure in 87 consecutive patients (age range, 3 to 38 years). Closure was successful in 83 patients (95 percent). There has been no mort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kitamura S,Sato K,Naito Y,Shimizu Y,Fujino M

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and ventilatory responsiveness to carbon dioxide in both men and women. DESIGN:An analysis of 219 patients referred to an university-based sleep center between 1989 to 1994 was conducted (104 with OSA and 115 without OSA; 43 women and 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sin DD,Jones RL,Man GC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests of overall lung function often reveal abnormalities in elderly smokers, but lung function is less consistently deranged in young smokers. Since airway closure at higher than normal lung volumes is thought to be an early indicator of lung dysfunction in asymptomatic smokers, we used 133xenon to measure regional r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： York EL,Jones RL

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with COPD often have reduced inspiratory muscle strength and endurance as well as poor exercise tolerance. Increased inspiratory work during sleep (probably due to increased upper airway resistance) may further strain these compromised respiratory muscles in COPD patients. We hypothesized that nasal continuou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mezzanotte WS,Tangel DJ,Fox AM,Ballard RD,White DP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the cycle ergometer is the traditional mode for exercise testing in patients with respiratory disease, this preference over the treadmill does not consider perceptual responses. Our hypotheses were as follows: (1) the regression slope between breathlessness and oxygen consumption (Vo(2)) is greater ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murray JA,Waterman LA,Ward J,Baird JC,Mahler DA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-density gas mixtures and oxygen (O₂) supplementation are known to improve physical performance and ventilatory adaptation during incremental maximal exercise in COPD. We investigated whether their combined use during intense physical training is also effective in ameliorating exercise tolerance in patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scorsone D,Bartolini S,Saporiti R,Braido F,Baroffio M,Pellegrino R,Brusasco V,Crimi E

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between indoor environmental factors and childhood asthma in a subtropical area. DESIGN:A case-control study was performed using participants of a prevalence survey that included 165 schoolchildren with asthma and 165 age- and gender-matched c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yang CY,Lin MC,Hwang KC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients with acute myocardial infarctions (MIs), cholesterol levels are no longer valid after 24 h from presentation because acute MI causes a rapid decline in serum levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. The objective of thi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wattanasuwan N,Khan IA,Gowda RM,Vasavada BC,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breathing against positive expiratory pressure has been used to improve gas exchange in many forms of pulmonary edema, and forced expiration against resistance during exercise has been advocated for climbing at high altitude as a method to optimize performance. To evaluate the effect of expiratory positive airway pres...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schoene RB,Roach RC,Hackett PH,Harrison G,Mills WJ Jr

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man underwent endoscopic resection of a 10-mm polypoid sessile lesion of the rectum. Histologic examination found a well-differentiated, low-grade (G1), neuroendocrine tumor. A thoracoabdominal CT scan was performed for staging purposes. The chest CT scan revealed a so-called cannonball-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scamporlino A,Mengoli MC,Calabrese O,Della Casa G,Aramini B,Spallanzani A,Morandi U,Stefani A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexiletine is a type 1B antiarrhythmic drug similar to lidocaine. Prolongation of ventricular depolarization has not been previously reported with the usual oral dosage of mexiletine. We describe a patient with renal failure and heart failure on low-dose oral therapy who developed mexiletine toxicity, which was manife...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nora MO,Chandrasekaran K,Hammill SC,Reeder GS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several cross-sectional and short-term studies suggest that patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be useful to help predict COPD exacerbations, but evidence from long-term prospective cohort studies is lacking. Our aim was to assess if PROs add to the prediction of exacerbations. METHODS:Four hundred eight p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strassmann A,Frei A,Haile SR,Ter Riet G,Puhan MA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function test results of individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were analyzed to determine the prevalence of abnormally low forced expiratory flow rates and bronchial hyperreactivity. Of 99 individuals with AIDS, a total of 44 (44 percent) had either low forced expiratory flow rates o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Donnell CR,Bader MB,Zibrak JD,Jensen WA,Rose RM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for determining the end-point of the forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver were compared with an algorithm employed by a computer system (Hewlett-Packard), which yields a later end-point. The 150 subjects tested were divided into five groups of 30 on the basis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pistelli G,Carmignani G,Paoletti P,Di Pede F,Viegi G,Carrozzi L,Celi A,Giuntini C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the clinical correlates and therapeutic outcome of new postoperative supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, 916 patients who were in sinus rhythm throughout the course of surgery were prospectively followed after major noncardiac surgery. The 35 patients (4 percent) who developed new postoperative supraventricul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldman L

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess pulmonologists' use, training in the use, and knowledge base of the drug cyclophosphamide. DESIGN:Survey through questionnaire. Testing of knowledge base before and after instructional conference. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Pulmonologists (94 attendings, 31 fellows), selected randomly at the 1996 an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cozzi PJ,Hall JB

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00