Hydrochlorothiazide-induced noncardiogenic pulmonary edema: BAL fluid analysis.

abstract：:Byssinosis first became compensatable in Great Britain in May 1941. The claimants were examined by a specially constituted board consisting of chest physicians and medical specialists from the Manchester area. Following the Industrial Injuries Act of 1946, which became operative in July 1948, the examinations were tak...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rooke GB

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histochemical quantification of goblet cells and measurements of the epithelial thickness were made in the trachea of male and female rats exposed to fresh whole tobacco smoke for 30 consecutive days. Exposure to tobacco smoke resulted in an increase in the total goblet cell count in both sexes, with the female rats d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hayashi M,Sornberger GC,Huber GL

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the bronchodilator effect in experimental canine asthma of dyphylline administered by aerosol and intravenous routes in doses producing equivalent concentrations of the drug in the plasma. Pulmonary resistance (RL) was calculated from simultaneous measurements of pressure and flow during fixed-volu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hirshman CA,Lawyer C,Downes H,Farbood A,Rodgers R,Gerber N

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocardial involvement associated with disseminated histoplasmosis has been infrequently documented, especially among patients with prosthetic valves. The therapeutic approach to these patients is also not yet clearly defined. A 54-year-old man with prosthetic valve endocarditis due to histoplasmosis was successfully...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kanawaty DS,Stalker MJ,Munt PW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study applies a stochastic or probability search and display model to prospectively predict outcome and to evaluate therapeutic effects in a consecutively monitored series of 396 patients with severe thoracic and thoracoabdominal injuries. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective observational study of outcome predicti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shoemaker WC,Bayard DS,Wo CC,Chan LS,Chien LC,Lu K,Jelliffe RW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary infections, which frequently occur during the early and late period following bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study the incidence, the infectious causes of pneumonia and the mortality related to pneumonia in 130 alloge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gentile G,Micozzi A,Girmenia C,Iori AP,Donati PP,Capria S,Martino P

更新日期：1993-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Black smokers have earlier development of lung disease as well as poorer sleep health than whites. RESEARCH QUESTION:In a sample of black smokers, to what extent does sleep health modify the association between smoking level and functional exercise capacity? DESIGN AND METHODS:Cross-sectional data from 209...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gangemi AJ,Satti A,Zantah M,Blair R,Brewer B,Ma G,Grandner MA,Davey A,Criner GJ,Patterson F

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Unlike thoracocentesis and closed pleural biopsy (CPB), medical thoracoscopy permits biopsy with direct visualization. In a 6-year retrospective study of patients having undergone at least one medical thoracoscopy, we analyzed the diagnostic yield of thoracoscopy and its value in the management of pleu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blanc FX,Atassi K,Bignon J,Housset B

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:There is no documentation in the literature of the risk of hypoxemia after chest percussion in acutely ill adults with nonsurgical pulmonary disorders. We studied the immediate effect of postural drainage and chest percussion (PDP) on oxygenation in 22 hospitalized patients with a variety of acute, nonsurgical pulmona...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Connors AF Jr,Hammon WE,Martin RJ,Rogers RM

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old woman without any risk factors for coronary artery disease was found to have a congenital intrathoracic left ventricular diverticulum with a narrow long connection to the left ventricular cavity. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries. The diverticulum was resected and showed three normal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suilen C,Friedli B,Rutishauser W

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary impairment subsequent to a cure of pulmonary tuberculosis has been described only in selected populations. METHODS:We compared pulmonary function in a case-control study of 107 prospectively identified patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who had completed at least 20 weeks of therapy and 210 pati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pasipanodya JG,Miller TL,Vecino M,Munguia G,Garmon R,Bae S,Drewyer G,Weis SE

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients had a vessel-like aortopulmonary "window" which could be ligated without the institution of cardiopulmonary bypass. While embryologically and functionally these communications are identical to the classic aortopulmonary "window," it is suggested that the term "aortopulmonary communication" is more appropr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belcourt CL,Aterman K,Gillis DA,Roy DL

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the findings in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome and associated agenesis of right upper and middle lobes, hypoplasia of the right lower lobe of the lung, and Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome. To our knowledge, such an association has not been previously described. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bhagat R,Pant K,Singh VK,Pant C,Gupta A,Jaggi OP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to cigarette smoke can lead to a variety of parenchymal lung diseases, including diffuse cystic lung diseases (DCLDs). Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is the prototypical DCLD and has a characteristic appearance on high-resolution CT (HRCT). We present a series of four patients with DCLD on HRCT who were refer...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gupta N,Colby TV,Meyer CA,McCormack FX,Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man with a long history of lung disease developed atelectasis of the right middle lung lobe, caused by a protrusion in the wall of the middle lobe bronchus. A biopsy was performed in the suspicious region. This was immediately followed by massive arterial bleeding into the airways and complicated by card...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maxeiner H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with bronchiectasis, airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are important management strategies. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the differences in patients with bronchiectasis and a productive cough who used ACTs and those who did not? What was the assessment of bronchiectasis exacerbation frequency and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Basavaraj A,Choate R,Addrizzo-Harris D,Aksamit TR,Barker A,Daley CL,Anne Daniels ML,Eden E,DiMango A,Fennelly K,Griffith DE,Johnson MM,Knowles MR,Metersky ML,Noone PG,O'Donnell AE,Olivier KN,Salathe MA,Schmid A,Thom

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since first described in 1984, nontraumatic pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS has become more common. When compared with spontaneous pneumothorax in the general population, pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS are often complicated by prolonged air leaks as well as higher recurrence rates. Chemical pleurodesis has ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Read CA,Reddy VD,O'Mara TE,Richardson MS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with non-conventional thyroiditis whose chief complaint was chronic persistent cough. Cough was attributed to thyroiditis only after extensive diagnostic evaluations failed to uncover another cause and only after cough and thyroiditis disappeared simultaneously with suppressive therapy for the l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Irwin RS,Pratter MR,Hamolsky MW

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive sleepiness (ES) is a common symptom of OSA, which often persists despite primary OSA therapy. This phase III randomized withdrawal trial evaluated solriamfetol (JZP-110) for the treatment of ES in adults with OSA. METHODS:After 2 weeks of clinical titration (n = 174) and 2 weeks of stable dose adm...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strollo PJ Jr,Hedner J,Collop N,Lorch DG Jr,Chen D,Carter LP,Lu Y,Lee L,Black J,Pépin JL,Redline S,Tones 4 Study Investigators.

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a specific inspiratory muscle training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with DMD started 6 months of training the inspiratory muscles and 15 patients served as a control group. Pulmonary and inspiratory muscle func...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wanke T,Toifl K,Merkle M,Formanek D,Lahrmann H,Zwick H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial epithelial damage and mucus hypersecretion are characteristic features of chronic airway inflammation that can impair mucociliary clearance and can cause recurrent or persistent respiratory infection. In response to chemoattractants produced by damaged or inflamed tissue, neutrophils move through sequential ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tamaoki J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients awaiting cadaveric lung transplantation, patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) have been demonstrated to have the highest mortality rate. Contraindications to cadaveric lung transplantation include current high-dose systemic corticosteroid therapy because it may increase airway...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Date H,Tanimoto Y,Goto K,Yamadori I,Aoe M,Sano Y,Shimizu N

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of open lung biopsy in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we retrospectively reviewed the cases of 42 patients with AIDS who underwent this procedure for the diagnosis of pulmonary infiltrates. Four patients had no preceding bronchoscopy because the severity of the respirat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fitzgerald W,Bevelaqua FA,Garay SM,Aranda CP

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed qualitative and quantitative differences in surfactant lipid composition of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii (PC) pneumonia. Five normal volunteers and 27 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection underw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffman AG,Lawrence MG,Ognibene FP,Suffredini AF,Lipschik GY,Kovacs JA,Masur H,Shelhamer JH

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Few studies have examined the effect of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in COPD patients. STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of nicotine sublingual tablets and two levels of support for smoking cessation in COPD patients. DESIGN:Double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled smoking cessation trial. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tønnesen P,Mikkelsen K,Bremann L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 32-year-old Nigerian woman, who became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization, was admitted with nausea and abdominal pain. She had a history of two miscarriages and infertility because of tubal blockage treated by salpingectomy. One week prior, she presented to an outside hospital with pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Amin S,Stone D,Anderlind C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are now widely used for intermediate and long-term access in current-day health care, especially in the inpatient setting, where they are increasingly supplanting conventional central venous catheters (CVCs) placed percutaneously into the internal jugula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Safdar N,Maki DG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00