Increased serum calcitonin levels in bronchogenic cancer.

abstract：:Nineteen consecutive patients with clinically suspected sarcoidosis underwent 67Ga-scintigraphy prior to transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) to determine if 67Ga uptake in lung parenchyma would increase the diagnostic yield of the biopsy procedure. Biopsies were obtained from the areas showing parenchymal uptake on the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ackart RS,Munzel TL,Rodriguez JJ,Donlan CJ,Klayton RJ,Foreman DR

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension and related pulmonary vascular diseases cause significant morbidities and high mortality and present many unique challenges toward improving outcomes in neonates, infants, and children. Differences between pediatric and adult disease are reflected in controversies regarding etiologies, classific...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hopper RK,Abman SH,Ivy DD

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:To determine work-of breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery systems, we used a lung model to simulate spontaneous breathing. "Additional work" during tidal breathing was derived by comparing change in airway pressure with change in tidal volume. Seven demand-flow CPAP delivery systems were ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katz JA,Kraemer RW,Gjerde GE

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time of bronchoscopic observation, 28 of 31 patients proved to have aspirated gastric contents by the presence of gastric contents in the trachea or by direct observation of gastric aspiration followed by respiratory distress and erythema of subsegmental bronchi. Since gastric aspiration is a difficult diagnosi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolfe JE,Bone RC,Ruth WE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most experimental studies of orthotopic heart and lung graft failure are complicated by an inability to eliminate the rejection-specific inflammatory mediator from the cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS:The following model was developed in our laboratory to investigate the feasibility of performing an orthot...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Otaki M,Inoue T,Matsumoto T,Kitayama H,Oku H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persisting symptoms, consisting of palpitations, dizziness, or syncope, were found in 49 of 570 consecutively followed patients (8.6 percent) with permanent pacemakers (PM). Among 540 patients with ventricular PM, 19 had syncope and 24 dizziness; among 30 patients with dual-chamber PM, five had palpitations and one di...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffman A,Jost M,Pfisterer M,Burkart F,Burckhardt D

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta 2-agonist bronchodilators delivered by metered-dose inhalers (MDI) are commonly used in the treatment of bronchospasm in both intubated and nonintubated patients. Substantial data support the effectiveness of MDI delivery systems in nonintubated patients. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of MD...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Manthous CA,Chatila W,Schmidt GA,Hall JB

更新日期：1995-01-01 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 compare the performance of continuous fiberoptic blood gas monitoring with standard, intermittent blood gas sampling in the measurement of arterial and central venous blood gases during marked hemodynamic changes. DESIGN:Prospective, consecutive, enrollment, experimental study. SETTING:Research lab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Oropello JM,Manasia A,Hannon E,Leibowitz A,Benjamin E

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients since PH can occur because of pulmonary arteriopathy, pulmonary parenchymal destruction, and left ventricular cardiac dysfunction. DESIGN AND SETTING:Consecutive case series in a university hospital. PATIENTS:N...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strange C,Bolster M,Mazur J,Taylor M,Gossage JR,Silver R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 32-year-old woman who, after passage of broncholiths, developed a mediastinal abscess that required surgical drainage for treatment. Previously reported infectious complications resulting from broncholiths include obstructive pneumonitis and recurrent aspiration pneumonitis secondary to bronchoes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Studer SM,Heitmiller RF,Terry PB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer screening, despite its proven mortality benefit, remains vastly underutilized. Previous studies examined knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs to better understand the reasons underlying the low screening rates. These investigations may have limited generalizability because of traditional participant...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Monu J,Triplette M,Wood DE,Wolff EM,Lavallee DC,Flum DR,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have shown that the administration of 0.8 mg/kg of morphine (M) to patients with COPD resulted in a 20% increase in the maximum oxygen consumption (Vo2max), but was associated with significant drowsiness and euphoria. The objective of the present study was to ascertain whether lower doses of M alone or in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Light RW,Stansbury DW,Webster JS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether monoclonal antibody (Mab) detection of tumor-associated antigen expressed on sputum epithelial cells precedes clinical presentation of second primary lung cancer. DESIGN SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Eleven oncology centers collaborate in the accrual of 1,000 patients with stage I non-small...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tockman MS,Erozan YS,Gupta P,Piantadosi S,Mulshine JL,Ruckdeschel JC

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:The cause of bleeding in a patient with recurrent massive hemoptysis was not apparent after bronchoscopy and gross examination of the lobectomy specimen. Histologic submission of all major bronchi uncovered dilated, tortuous bronchial arteries just below the bronchial mucosa with sites of both current and healing arte...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spark RP,Sobonya RE,Armbruster RJ,Marco JD,Rotkis TC

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (Sch-PAH) may be one of the most prevalent forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worldwide. However, the clinical and hemodynamical response to specific PAH therapy in Sch-PAH is not known. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the charts of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fernandes CJCS,Dias BA,Jardim CVP,Hovnanian A,Hoette S,Morinaga LK,Souza S,Suesada M,Breda AP,Souza R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and severity of arterial oxygen desaturation during and after endotracheal suctioning in a group of ventilator-dependent patients with acute respiratory failure (the majority of whom had underlying obstructive lung disease) and to evaluate the efficacy of severa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brown SE,Stansbury DW,Merrill EJ,Linden GS,Light RW

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occasional use of over-the-counter (OTC) epinephrine inhalers appears to be safe and effective when used according to labeled instruction by individuals with mild, intermittent asthma. However, gross misuse of these products can cause severe adverse reactions, including death. Limited survey data suggest that appr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dickinson BD,Altman RD,Deitchman SD,Champion HC

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBFNA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst in two asymptomatic patients with mediastinal masses who declined surgical exploration. Both masses were located subcarinally but differed in computed tomographic density (7 and 59 Hounsfield units). Aspirate cytology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz DB,Beals TF,Wimbish KJ,Hammersley JR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 354 thoracotomies, 114 cases involved intraoperative cytopathologic evaluation. The study included 86 men and 28 women, and 184 specimens were examined. Smears were taken from the lung lesion or lymph node and the chest wall or bronchial stump by imprint or needle aspiration. Intraoperative evaluations were compare...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terada Y,Matsunobe S,Nemoto T,Tsuda T,Shimizu Y

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) strategy recommends use of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) or modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale to assess symptoms in COPD against "risk" as assessed by spirometry or exacerbation frequency. We aimed to determine the concordanc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pillai AP,Turner AM,Stockley RA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data are available on the impact of time to ICU admission and outcomes for patients with severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Our objective was to examine the association of time to ICU admission and 30-day mortality in patients with severe CAP. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 161 ICU ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Restrepo MI,Mortensen EM,Rello J,Brody J,Anzueto A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the demographic, medical, and flight characteristics of 1,115 passengers who were routinely referred for preflight medical screening by a major domestic air carrier. The largest category consisted of 892 patients who requested in-flight oxygen therapy for cardiopulmonary conditions, of which COPD and card...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gong H Jr,Mark JA,Cowan MN

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Postoperative pulmonary hypertension (POPH) substantially increases mortality after repair of congenital heart diseases. Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been reported as an effective and specific means of controlling POPH crisis. No randomized, placebo-controlled study has addressed the ability of NO administra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Journois D,Baufreton C,Mauriat P,Pouard P,Vouhé P,Safran D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent apnea during sleep that may compromise oxidative balance. Oxidative stress is increased in the blood and in the airways of OSA patients. DESIGN:The aim of this study was to investigate whether oxidative stress is determined by nocturnal apnea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Carpagnano GE,Kharitonov SA,Resta O,Foschino-Barbaro MP,Gramiccioni E,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A paucity of studies have assessed the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that require ICU admission. We conducted a study on this group of patients with the primary objective of defining the incidence, epidemiology, and mortality rate of CAP in the ICUs in Louisville, Kentucky. The secondary...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cavallazzi R,Furmanek S,Arnold FW,Beavin LA,Wunderink RG,Niederman MS,Ramirez JA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal aspirates from four previously healthy infants with acute pulmonary hemorrhage, and small volume bronchial lavages from children undergoing flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy were examined for pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) containing hemosiderin. Hemosiderin formation was also studied in vitro. Macrophag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sherman JM,Winnie G,Thomassen MJ,Abdul-Karim FW,Boat TF

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00