Ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy with Tru-Cut needle.

abstract：:To investigate the influence of resting pulmonary mechanics on the pattern of breathing during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we studied 29 patients with moderate to severe COPD (FEV1 50 +/- 20 percent predicted), and 10 normal subjects. Lung mechanics were studied using esophageal balloon t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marin JM,Hussain SN,Gibbons WJ,Polverino M,Levy RD,Cosio MG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms leading to rapid changes in arterial blood gas values soon after exercise ends have not been well established. To further study these phenomena, we exercised seven normal male volunteers to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer with a 25-W/min ramped protocol measuring arterial blood gas values, and breath-by...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Neill AV,Johnson DC

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigators have validated an abbreviated protocol for testing nonspecific bronchial reactivity with methacholine. We performed a similar validation study with histamine, another bronchoprovocative agent known to induce airflow obstruction. Histamine is pharmacologically distinct from methacholine and, under some ci...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schmidt LE,Thorne PS,Watt JL,Schwartz DA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with nearly normal ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scans in the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED), pulmonary embolism (PE) was diagnosed more frequently in those who underwent pulmonary angiography than in those in whom PE was diagnosed on the basis of an adve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Henry JW,Stein PD,Gottschalk A,Raskob GE

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its greater ease and rapidity of insertion, the percutaneous intraaortic balloon in many institutions has become the primary method for implementing counterpulsation. We report the results and complications of 113 attempted procedures in a variety of clinical settings. We had a high (93.8 percent) insertion...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hauser AM,Gordon S,Gangadharan V,Ramos RG,Westveer DC,Garg AK,Timmis GC

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating the dose of epinephrine required to optimize return of spontaneous circulation and survival after CPR have shown that doses greater than recommended by advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) improve coronary perfusion pressure and short-term resuscitation rates. Since survival has not improv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rivers EP,Wortsman J,Rady MY,Blake HC,McGeorge FT,Buderer NM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans in the sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to assess serologic IgE responses of these patients to the presence of fungi in the sputum, to evaluate what effect this may have on clinical status,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Máiz L,Cuevas M,Quirce S,Cañón JF,Pacheco A,Sousa A,Escobar H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent for which pharmacodynamic relationships between the maximum serum antibiotic concentration (Cmax)/minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ratio and/or the area under the serum concentration-time curve during a 24-h dosing period (AUC(0-24))/MIC ratio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cazzola M,Matera MG,Donnarumma G,Tufano MA,Sanduzzi A,Marchetti F,Blasi F

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:The treatment of asthma relies on the use of the following two major drug classes: beta(2)-agonists, both short acting and long acting; and corticosteroids (CSs). Although the properties of each drug class are well described, their use in combination delivered either separately or through one device has provided some ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Black JL,Oliver BGG,Roth M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy who was treated with a continuous high dose infusion of intravenous nitroglycerin for six months while awaiting cardiac transplantation. Surprisingly, methemoglobinemia did not develop and nitroglycerin continued to be clinically effective in relieving angina during the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perry GY,Murali S,Uretsky BF

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fiberglass inhalation seems to produce a minimal tissue response in the lungs, and the reaction is one of macrophagic mobilization and is characteristic of the pulmonary response to those nonfibrogenic dusts classified as nuisance dusts. In order to merit the designation of a nuisance dust, the pulmonary response must...

journal_title：Chest

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更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurring as a result of ICU admission associates with higher mortality. Although preadmission higher BMI correlates with better outcomes, the impact of baseline muscle and fat mass has not been defined. We therefore investigated the association of skeletal muscle and fat mass at ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jaitovich A,Khan MMHS,Itty R,Chieng HC,Dumas CL,Nadendla P,Fantauzzi JP,Yucel RM,Feustel PJ,Judson MA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is an important cause of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema but is rarely reported in the setting of bronchospasm. A 43-year-old woman with severe reactive airway disease suffered an episode of severe bronchospasm after endotracheal extubation following an otherwise uneventful gene...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krodel DJ,Bittner EA,Abdulnour RE,Brown RH,Eikermann M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Patient-Focused Care Project are complementary initiatives that provide a road map for creating practice environments where interdisciplinary, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McCauley K,Irwin RS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Albumin and nonprotein colloids (starches, dextran, and others) are used frequently as blood volume expanders in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The objective of this study was to determine differences between colloids with regard to patient characteristics and mortality rates. DESIGN AND SETTI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sedrakyan A,Gondek K,Paltiel D,Elefteriades JA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinicians lack a validated tool for risk stratification in acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). We sought to validate the BAP-65 (elevated BUN, altered mental status, pulse > 109 beats/min, age > 65 years) score for this purpose. METHODS:We analyzed 34,699 admissions to 177 US hospitals (2007) with either...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shorr AF,Sun X,Johannes RS,Yaitanes A,Tabak YP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary encroachment by a large chronic pericardial effusion is reported in a woman with pericardiocentesis whom we recently treated. A restrictive pulmonary impairment is documented with pulmonary function data obtained before and after drainage of the effusion and the patient's dyspnea improved. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kane GC,Figueroa WG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of acquiring ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and the impact on costs when extending ventilator circuit change intervals beyond 2 days to 7 and 30 days. DESIGN:Prospective 4-year review of mechanically ventilated patients. SETTING:The respiratory and medical ICUs of an 800-bed ter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fink JB,Krause SA,Barrett L,Schaaff D,Alex CG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is frequently encountered on chest imaging and poses an important diagnostic challenge to clinicians. The differential diagnosis is broad, ranging from benign granulomata and infectious processes to malignancy. Important concepts in the evaluation of SPNs include the definition, mor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patel VK,Naik SK,Naidich DP,Travis WD,Weingarten JA,Lazzaro R,Gutterman DD,Wentowski C,Grosu HB,Raoof S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated 654 subjects of a small Lombardy (Italy) town between 15 and 64 years of age who were representative of the general population. By clinical examination, the sample included 535 normal subjects (164 normal smokers, 341 normal nonsmokers, 30 normal subjects with acute upper respiratory illness within 30 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cerveri I,Bruschi C,Zoia MC,Zanon P,Maccarini L,Grassi M,Rampulla C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the incidence of phrenic neuropathy following coronary artery bypass grafting and determine long-term outcome. DESIGN:Prospective observational. SETTING:Surgical ICU in a university hospital, out-patient follow-up. PATIENTS:Ninety-two consecutive patients undergoing open heart surgery. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DeVita MA,Robinson LR,Rehder J,Hattler B,Cohen C

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is recognized as a stroke risk factor in atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients with diabetes with retinopathy have an increased risk for systemic cardiovascular complications, and severe diabetic retinopathy predisposes to ocular bleeding. We hypothesized that patients with diabetes, retinopat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lip GYH,Clementy N,Pierre B,Boyer M,Fauchier L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell carcinoma of the lung is an unusual form of pulmonary malignancy that follows an extremely aggressive clinical course. We report the clinical and roentgenographic manifestations of 14 patients with pathologically proven giant cell carcinoma of the lung, and compare our data to other reports in the literatur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shin MS,Jackson LK,Shelton RW Jr,Greene RE

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein is a report of an adult case of primary HIV infection with cytomegalovirus coinfection causing cough, fever, and lymphocytic alveolitis. Primary HIV infection has not been previously reported as a cause of lymphocytic alveolitis. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jouveshomme S,Couderc LJ,Ferchal F,Vignon D,Autran B,Balloul E,Caubarrere I

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes of awakened survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are poorly known. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the month (M) 18 outcomes of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) who awakened during the first 2 weeks' post-OHCA and their poor-outcome risk factors? STUDY DESIGN A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peskine A,Cariou A,Hajage D,Deye N,Guérot E,Dres M,Sonneville R,Lafourcade A,Navarro V,Robert H,Azouvi P,Sharshar T,Bayen E,Luyt CE,Hanox Study Group.

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for OSA. Increasing elevation is known to exacerbate underlying respiratory disorders and worsen sleep quality in people without DS, but whether altitude modulates the severity of OSA in DS is uncertain. In this study, we evaluate the impact of elevation (≤ 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jensen KM,Sevick CJ,Seewald LAS,Halbower AC,Davis MM,McCabe ERB,Kempe A,Abman SH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration is an uncommon presentation from cocaine abuse. We present a patient with migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia consistent with Löffler's syndrome. Our review uncovered two other similar patients. The importance of early recognition is stressed in our report. Either absti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadeem S,Nasir N,Israel RH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The improved lung deposition of hydrofluoroalkane-134a beclomethasone dipropionate (HFA-BDP) extrafine aerosol compared with chlorofluorocarbon beclomethasone dipropionate (CFC-BDP) suggests that lower doses of HFA-BDP may be required to provide equivalent asthma control. The present study was undertaken to t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gross G,Thompson PJ,Chervinsky P,Vanden Burgt J

更新日期：1999-02-01 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