Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act: what every physician should know about the federal antidumping law.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asbestos bodies (AB) in BAL cells are specific markers of asbestos exposure. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed BAL cytocentrifuge slides of 30 utility workers with a history of asbestos exposure and 30 normal volunteers. BAL cytocentrifuge slides were blinded and scanned under 40 x light microscope. RESU...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vathesatogkit P,Harkin TJ,Addrizzo-Harris DJ,Bodkin M,Crane M,Rom WN

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a general consensus that antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting has emerged as an important variable influencing patient outcome and resource utilization. Hospitals worldwide are faced with increasingly rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Both antibiotic-resistant Gram-negat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kollef MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. Since bronchial hyperresponsiveness is a noninvasive surrogate marker of asthmatic airway inflammation, we evaluated the bronchoprotection afforded by leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs). DESIGN:Systemati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Currie GP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking is a familiar daily activity that is generally limited by breathlessness, whereas cycling is an uncommon physical effort typically limited by leg discomfort. The hypothesis was that patients with COPD would exhibit greater improvements in exercise endurance and relief of breathlessness with bronchodi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang X,Waterman LA,Ward J,Baird JC,Mahler DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic effects of cuirass ventilation were studied in two patients with bilateral diaphragm paralysis. Negative inspiratory and positive expiratory pressure applied to the cuirass shell was transmitted to the abdominal and thoracic cavities. Diaphragm excursion was enhanced. Nocturnal cuirass ventilation appe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Driver AG,Blackburn BB,Marcuard SP,Austin EH Jr

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiographic documentation after single lung transplant showed pulmonary venous obstruction due to compression by the omental pedicle. Retransplantation is described, and this complication is examined. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Malden ES,Kaiser LR,Gutierrez FR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine stress echocardiography detects myocardial ischemia by inducing regional left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Augmentation of wall motion in hypokinetic segments has also been noted with low-dose dobutamine, suggesting myocardial viability. We report a case of regional ventricular improvement during high-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krauss D,Feldman T,Marcus RH,Resnekov L,Lang RM

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A female patient was treated with high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate for her asthma. Over 2 years, she developed features of Cushing's syndrome with proximal myopathy, osteopenia, hypertension, depressive psychosis, and cushingoid appearance. She had biochemical evidence of marked adrenal suppression with a 9:00...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson AM,Blumsohn A,Jung RT,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the quantitative evaluation of hemomediastinum using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is predictive of the presence of a traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta (TDA) or its branches in patients who have sustained severe blunt chest trauma. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vignon P,Rambaud G,François B,Preux PM,Lang RM,Gastinne H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every country has finite resources that are expended to provide citizens with social "goods," including education, protection, infrastructure, and health care. Rationing-of any resource-refers to distribution of an allotted amount and may involve withholding some goods that would benefit some citizens. Health-care rat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Evans TW,Nava S,Mata GV,Guidet B,Estenssoro E,Fowler R,Scheunemann LP,White D,Manthous CA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with right lower lung (RLL) pneumonia of a subacute nature. Sputum and bronchial washings both grew N asteroides. Open lung biopsy showed bronchiolitis obliterans. Both the clinical and radiologic picture dramatically improved during three weeks of treatment with trimethoprim and sulfam...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Camp M,Mehta JB,Whitson M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to systematically review and quantitatively synthesize all randomized controlled trials (RCTs), comparing important outcomes in ventilated critically ill patients who received an early or late tracheotomy. METHODS:A systematic literature search of PubMed, Cumulative Index to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang F,Wu Y,Bo L,Lou J,Zhu J,Chen F,Li J,Deng X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale, randomized clinical trials have produced over the last few years a wide consensus about the role of thrombolysis in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It has been estimated from the trials with broader inclusion criteria that about 40% of the patients admitted to coronary care units with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Franzosi MG,Maggioni AP,Tognoni G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of azathioprine-associated alveolitis diagnosed by gallium-67 scanning and transbronchial biopsy. The patient denied respiratory symptoms, exhibited spiking fevers, and had normal chest roentgenograms. Allopurinol inhibition of azathioprine metabolism may have been a contributing factor. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krowka MJ,Breuer RI,Kehoe TJ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a destructive lung disease of women caused by proliferation of neoplastic-like LAM cells, with mutations in the TSC1/2 tumor suppressor genes. Based on case reports, levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), an ovarian cancer biomarker, can be elevated in patients with LAM. We ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Glasgow CG,Pacheco-Rodriguez G,Steagall WK,Haughey ME,Julien-Williams PA,Stylianou MP,Gochuico BR,Moss J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate renal and vasodilator effects of synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with special reference to the applicability of ANF as a diuretic and natriuretic. DESIGN:The study consisted of two parts. The first 15 consecutive patients in a un...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hynynen M,Palojoki R,Heinonen J,Tikkanen I,Harjula AL,Fyhrquist F

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify correlates of fibrosis in acute respiratory failure, autopsies were performed on 16 patients who died after an episode of more than two weeks' duration, and the left lower lung lobe was obtained for biochemical measurements. The average amount of lobar collagen in one group of patients was nearly ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collins JF,Smith JD,Coalson JJ,Johanson WG Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect evidence from airway pressure recordings in mechanically ventilated patients suggests that the diaphragm exhibits contractile activity beyond that required to trigger a ventilator-assisted breath. We used the diaphragmatic EMG to provide direct evidence of persistent contractile activity and studied the effec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flick GR,Bellamy PE,Simmons DH

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stipulate shared decision-making (SDM) counseling as a prerequisite to lung cancer screening (LCS) reimbursement, despite well-known challenges implementing SDM in practice. RESEARCH QUESTION:How have health-care organizations implemented SDM for LCS? STUDY DE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alishahi Tabriz A,Neslund-Dudas C,Turner K,Rivera MP,Reuland DS,Elston Lafata J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe pneumonia requiring ICU admission has not been well characterized with respect to long-term outcomes or predictors thereof. We examined the association between premorbid functional status and mortality in patients with severe pneumonia. METHODS:From 2000 to 2002, a population-based cohort of adults w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sligl WI,Eurich DT,Marrie TJ,Majumdar SR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemistry has come to occupy a key position among the armamentarium of tools pathologists apply to the evaluation of lung and pleural neoplasms. This technique uses antibodies that bind to specific antigens, usually proteins, enabling microscopic detection of the antigens. Over the last several decades, an ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mani H,Zander DS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted in 23 subjects with previous occupational exposure to asbestos and exhibiting rounded atelectasis (RA) on high-resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT scan) to evaluate the retention of asbestos bodies (ABs) using light microscopy in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voisin C,Fisekci F,Voisin-Saltiel S,Ameille J,Brochard P,Pairon JC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease progression in COPD is associated with a decline in exercise performance over time. We assessed whether tiotropium might mitigate this by determining its effect on treadmill endurance time (ET) over 2 years. METHODS:This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tiotropium, 18 μg d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper CB,Celli BR,Jardim JR,Wise RA,Legg D,Guo J,Kesten S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 38-year-old man of Indian origin, who migrated to Greece 13 years prior to presentation, was admitted to our hospital with a 2-month history of nonprogressive, intermittent (mostly evening), low-grade (up to 38.5°C) fever, accompanied by night sweats, dry cough, mild dyspnea on exertion (modified Me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Papadopoulos D,Nakou A,Lymperopoulos K,Filaditaki V

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to affecting the oxygen supply to the brain, pulmonary function is a marker of multiple insults throughout life (including smoking, illness, and socioeconomic deprivation). In this meta-analysis of existing longitudinal studies, the hypothesis that lower pulmonary function and respiratory illness...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Russ TC,Kivimäki M,Batty GD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old man with untreated systemic lupus erythematosus had an acute myocardial infarction. A coronary arteriogram five hours after the onset of symptoms revealed total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Reperfusion was achieved by coronary thrombolytic therapy with urokinase. Four weeks ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Takatsu Y,Hattori R,Sakaguchi K,Yui Y,Kawai C

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of lipoma in the thorax could only be established by thoracotomy. We undertook this study to determine if chest CT could provide such an answer. Among 4,000 chest CT scans, six patients were found to have lipoma according to the following selected criteria: CT features of a pleur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Epler GR,McLoud TC,Munn CS,Colby TV

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients in the early stages of the adult respiratory distress syndrome with severe hypoxemia who were capable of maintaining adequate spontaneous ventilation were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The optimal level of CPAP was adjusted for each patient to achieve the highest oxygenation...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Venus B,Jacobs HK,Lim L

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of lung-thorax compliance (or elastance) as an index of pulmonary compliance (or elastance) was examined in 15 patients being ventilated for acute respiratory failure. Mean lung-thorax elastance (ELT) was 27.9 +/- 2.6 cm H2O/L, and the chest wall accounted for 34 +/- 2 percent of the mean total value. C...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katz JA,Zinn SE,Ozanne GM,Fairley HB

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide study of acute myocardial infarction in Israel was carried out during a one-year period. There were 2,504 new and 968 repeated attacks. Annual incidence rate of first attacks was 0.9 per 1,000 (1.3 in men and 0.5 in women). Incidence was highest among the European born in both sexes. But, while the patter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shani M,Schor S,Modan B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00