Imaging infection.

abstract：:Although primarily a lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now recognized to have extrapulmonary effects on distal organs, the so-called systemic effects and comorbidities of COPD. Skeletal muscle dysfunction, nutritional abnormalities including weight loss, cardiovascular complications, metabo...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Choudhury G,Rabinovich R,MacNee W

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, long-term complications of artificial airways are rare but important sequelae of artificial airways. Many of the potential long-term complications of translaryngeal intubation and tracheotomy are similar and overlapping. Although most patients who undergo these procedures tend to tolerate them without diff...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Sue RD,Susanto I

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses on thoracoscopy for pleural procedures, both diagnostic and therapeutic, and discusses whether there is a difference between pleuroscopy and thoracoscopy or video-assisted thoracic surgery. How thinking should be structured regarding the management of pleural disease in the modern context of avail...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Detterbeck FC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medications can significantly increase weight loss compared with placebo in most trials. In general, patients can expect a weight loss of 8% to 10% from baseline provided they adhere to the weight-loss program and take medications regularly. All medications have side effects that need to be considered before initiatin...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Bray GA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of nuclear magnetic resonance to produce diagnostic images of the human chest has just become possible. These images are computer-reconstructed maps of the distribution in tissue of protons and of some of their magnetic characteristics. The images are high resolution and anatomically accurate, are capable of d...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Newhouse JH

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause and presentation of empyema thoraces has changed little since it was first described. The natural history of the disease can be divided into different stages. Different therapeutic measures, medical and surgical, are available for the treatment at various stages. The management of empyema is discussed, empha...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Katariya K,Thurer RJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For clinicians involved in airway management, a plan of action for dealing with the difficult airway or a failed intubation should be developed well in advance of encountering a patient in whom intubation is not routine. When difficulty is anticipated, the equipment necessary for performing a difficult intubation shou...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Schwartz DE,Wiener-Kronish JP

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early detection and surgical resection are essential for the treatment of lung cancer. It would be ideal to be able to detect and treat preinvasive bronchial lesions, defined as dysplasia and carcinoma in situ before progressing to invasive cancer. Advanced airway-assessment techniques have opened an avenue for early ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Nakajima T,Yasufuku K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic science and clinical understanding of infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis has been a field of constant evolution and continued revision of hypotheses. This article highlights some areas in which recent progress has the potential for significant impact on the clinical care of patients. Specifically, this ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： McKinnell JA,Pappas PG

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular dysfunction is a commonplace sequelum of sepsis and other systemic inflammatory conditions. Impaired energy production (related to mitochondrial inhibition, damage, and reduced protein turnover) appears to be a core mechanism underlying the development of organ dysfunction. The reduction in energy availabilit...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Singer M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pathologists and pulmonologists have trained and practiced in an era during which therapeutic options for patients have increased manyfold with regard to pharmacologic agents. Toxicity to the lung may be recognized as data accumulate in the form of case reports and clinical reviews to document the clinical and pa...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Smith GJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diagnosed or suspected lung cancer first require appropriate staging and proven anatomic resectability. Excellent pre-operative spirometric data (FEV1 > 2.0 L, > 60% predicted) should recommend the patient for surgery immediately without further testing. Those whose preoperative FEV1 is less than 60% pre...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Gilbreth EM,Weisman IM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host defense mechanisms spaced along the respiratory tree and in the alveolar spaces effectively remove or contend with micro-organisms that enter the airways, so serious lung infections occur rarely in healthy people. Special circumstances, such as virgin exposure to a virulent microbe or a large innoculum of a patho...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Reynolds HY

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of different imaging modalities can be used in the assessment of pleural disease. Although ultrasound has been the more traditional method, CT has found increasing utility for the assessment of the empyema and loculated pleural fluid collections prior to drainage and the evaluation of benign and malignant ple...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： McLoud TC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis is a persistent and progressive condition characterized by inflammation and infection causing damage that potentiates impaired mucociliary clearance. The rationale for promoting airway clearance is so that purulent secretions are removed from the airways, ameliorating the inflammation and improving cont...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Flude LJ,Agent P,Bilton D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled particles are cleared from the airways by ciliary transport of a discontinuous mucous layer. The effectiveness of this process depends on the viscoelastic properties of the secretion, which in turn depend on the composition and interaction of the glycoprotein constituents. In human airways, two major cell type...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Basbaum CB

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the AIDS epidemic continues to grow, there is a sense of urgency to develop new treatment strategies, both for HIV infection and for AIDS-related illnesses. The rapid gathering of basic information related to HIV type 1 biology and opportunistic infections has led to an explosion in physicians' ability to diag...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Polsky B

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) represents a group of immunologically mediated lung disorders provoked by recurrent exposure to various environmental agents. HP is multifaceted and may mimic almost any interstitial lung disease, some infectious diseases,and even bronchiolar disorders. In the absence of a diagnostic ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Selman M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation has become a very common and well-accepted practice in modern intensive care units. The use of the mechanical ventilator has progressed from being a support system during surgery and for acutely ill patients to being used in both moderate and long-term life support in patients with inadequate ve...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Grum CM,Chauncey JB

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient adherence to prescribed tuberculosis regimens must be assured to prevent relapse, acquired resistance, and transmission. Directly observed therapy (DOT), an outpatient management strategy designed to ensure adherence, is not widely used because it is perceived to be inordinately expensive. The primary focus of...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Weis SE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ICU-acquired weakness is a common problem and carries significant morbidity. Despite evidence that early mobility can mitigate this, implementation outside of the research setting is lagging. Understanding barriers at the systems as well as individual level is a crucial step in successful implementation of an ICU mobi...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Honiden S,Connors GR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart and lungs are intimately linked. Hence, impaired function of one organ may lead to changes in the other. Accordingly, heart failure is associated with airway obstruction, loss of lung volume, impaired gas exchange, and abnormal ventilatory control. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is an excellent tool for ev...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Cundrle I Jr,Olson LJ,Johnson BD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has heralded a paradigm shift in the evaluation and treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). No longer are patients with NSCLC considered a homogeneous population treated in the same way; rather, clinical characteristics, histology, and an expanding array of molecular markers are incre...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Gettinger S,Lynch T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), are unusually prevalent among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Often these disease states are identified at younger ages than would be expected in the general population. Recent epide...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Fitzpatrick M,Crothers K,Morris A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-AIDS has disproportionately affected minority populations in the United States. Significant disparities in case rates and mortality have been noted. This article reviews the magnitude of the problem and the many factors involved in the development and perpetuation of these disparities. Possible measures to help co...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Robles AM,Stringer HG Jr

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough is a complex physiologic event that protects the lungs from mechanical, chemical, and thermal injury. It is a normal reflex and therefore helps humans to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Cough can also be a pathologic reflex in that it may be an important and often the only sign of serious disease, may sig...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Braman SS,Corrao WM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of mechanical devices may be used to provide assistance when ventilation and cough are severely impaired by progressive respiratory weakness caused by neuromuscular disease. Traditionally, positive pressure ventilation via a tracheostomy has been used, but if upper airway function is adequate, a variety of n...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Unterborn JN,Hill NS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An older smoker tends to be asked less often to quit although he or she has much to gain from achieving a nonsmoking status. Multiple barriers may interfere with attempting to quit including nicotine withdrawal, doubted self-efficacy, other smokers in one's environment, or misperceptions of little gain from quitting. ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Cox JL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in medical therapies has diminished the role of transplantation in the management of PPH during the past decade. Drug therapy is not effective in some patients, responses to therapy are not sustained over time in others, and drug side effects eventually limit the benefits of treatment in a few more. Lu...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Trulock EP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide engage in leisure or occupational activities in extreme environments. These environments entail health risks even for normal subjects. The presence of lung disease, or other conditions, further predisposes to illness or injury. Patients who have lung conditions should, but often do not, co...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Dillard TA,Khosla S,Ewald FW Jr,Kaleem MA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00