Measurement of respiratory sensation in interstitial lung disease. Evaluation of clinical dyspnea ratings and magnitude scaling.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPTX) is an uncommon phenomenon in the general population and is most commonly associated with prior bulbous emphysema, cystic parenchymal lung disease, and tuberculous lung disease. A rare cause of SPTX is malignant disease, either in the form of primary lung or pleural cancers, or...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoag JB,Sherman M,Fasihuddin Q,Lund ME

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 283 patients referred for testing in an outpatient pulmonary function laboratory, we studied the single-breath diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (Dco) using the Ogilvie (Og), Jones-Meade (JM), Epidemiological Standardization Project (ESP), and three-phase iterative methods (3PIT, similar to the th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beck KC,Offord KP,Scanlon PD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute and recrudescent melioidosis complicated by pericarditis and pericardial effusion is described. The potential for the appearance of future cases in the United States and the necessity for physicians to remain aware of this potential diagnosis are discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruff MJ,Lamkin N Jr,Braun J,Barnwell P

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of the bacterial pathogen, resolution of the local and systemic inflammatory signs, and recovery of organ function are the main criteria by which antibiotic treatment is evaluated. In cystic fibrosis (CF) the pathogen is seldom eradicated and systemic markers of inflammation are not always present. The mai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy J

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of late vasopressor administration which evolves after admission to the ICU. RESEARCH QUESTION:What is the epidemiology of late vasopressor administration in the ICU? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:We retrospectively studied a cohort of veterans admi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Viglianti EM,Bagshaw SM,Bellomo R,McPeake J,Molling DJ,Wang XQ,Seelye S,Iwashyna TJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the causes and clinical features of hemoptysis in HIV-infected patients. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of inpatient medical records for patients with HIV infection and hemoptysis. SETTING:A large New York City teaching hospital and tertiary referral center. PATIENTS:Fifty HIV-infected adult...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nelson JE,Forman M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central venous pressure (CVP) is used almost universally to guide fluid therapy in hospitalized patients. Both historical and recent data suggest that this approach may be flawed. OBJECTIVE:A systematic review of the literature to determine the following: (1) the relationship between CVP and blood volume, (...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik PE,Baram M,Vahid B

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the risk factors associated with postoperative respiratory infection in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, with special emphasis on the perioperative pattern of airway colonization. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery of a tertiary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belda J,Cavalcanti M,Ferrer M,Serra M,Puig de la Bellacasa J,Canalis E,Torres A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early appropriate diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF) is recommended by international guidelines. This study assessed the value of several lung ultrasound (LUS) strategies for identifying AHF in the ED. METHODS:This prospective study, conducted in four EDs, included patients with diagnostic uncertainty b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Buessler A,Chouihed T,Duarte K,Bassand A,Huot-Marchand M,Gottwalles Y,Pénine A,André E,Nace L,Jaeger D,Kobayashi M,Coiro S,Rossignol P,Girerd N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra- and interobserver variations in the measurement of systolic time intervals (STIs) by three experienced cardiologists were investigated in 20 tracings on which phonocardiograms, carotid pulse and electrocardiograms were recorded simultaneously. The STIs studied were the time interval from the Q wave to the aorti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ishikawa K,Ishikawa M,Morihara H,Yanagisawa A,Muramatsu J,Sawayama T,Maeda K

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To define the clinical characteristics of the patients showing bronchoscopic findings of bronchial narrowing or obliteration with black pigmentation on overlying mucosa (we named this finding as "anthracofibrosis"), and to determine the association of anthracofibrosis with tuberculosis. PATIENTS AND M...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chung MP,Lee KS,Han J,Kim H,Rhee CH,Han YC,Kwon OJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of a reversible cause for acute respiratory failure (ARF) is frequently difficult in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We sought to identify clinical findings present at the time of tracheal intubation that were associated with successful weaning and short-term survival...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rieves RD,Bass D,Carter RR,Griffith JE,Norman JR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF STUDY:To evaluate patient profiles, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies in patients with lymph node tuberculosis. METHODS:Demographic data, diagnostic findings, and therapies were retrospectively analyzed in 60 patients with lymph node tuberculosis who were hospitalized between 1992 and 1999. RESUL...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Geldmacher H,Taube C,Kroeger C,Magnussen H,Kirsten DK

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the left ventricular function during sustained stable ventricular tachycardia (VT), ten patients, aged 58 to 74, underwent simultaneous echo-Doppler and hemodynamic studies during sinus rhythm and induced sustained stable monomorphic VT. The VT cycle length was 447 +/- 92 ms (mean +/- SD). During VT, cardiac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baron SB,Huang SK,Comess KA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (CPE) is a challenging diagnosis for clinicians. It is an often-forgotten diagnosis and can be difficult to detect and easily misdiagnosed. The radiologic features on CT pulmonary angiography are subtle and can be further compounded by pathologic mimics and unusual findings observed w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wijesuriya S,Chandratreya L,Medford AR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare but well-documented cause of respiratory failure in patients with cancer. This entity is probably clinically underrecognized and may represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality. A typical pattern of multiple peripheral subsegmental defects on perfusion lung scanning has b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moores LK,Burrell LM,Morse RW,Belgrave CH,Balingit AG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed seven patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia presenting with congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension. This condition has been recognized only recently as part of the clinical spectrum of beta-thalassemia. Our group of patients included two men and five women with the clinical pictur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aessopos A,Stamatelos G,Skoumas V,Vassilopoulos G,Mantzourani M,Loukopoulos D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An international, multicenter, prospective survey has been conducted to determine the hospital survival rates of patients with potentially reversible acute respiratory failure (ARF) who are managed in sophisticated intensive care units by leading critical care specialists, using current (1991 to 1992) support and trea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vasilyev S,Schaap RN,Mortensen JD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects were assessed of ingestion of 1 ml/kg of 100 proof vodka on sleep-disordered breathing, nocturnal oxygen desaturation, and ventricular ectopy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ethanol ingestion (mean blood alcohol concentration of 40 mg/dl) was associated with a significant inc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dolly FR,Block AJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The leading cause of pericardial effusion in urban hospitals is now AIDS-related pathologies. Clinically, these effusions are a diagnostic and management dilemma. In our institution, pericardial biopsy and operative drainage have become part of the diagnostic and management plan. Surgical intervention, howev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flum DR,McGinn JT Jr,Tyras DH

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbubble formation has been accepted as the mechanism producing contrast echoes. Comparisons of the contrast effects of various agents have been studied extensively, but the importance of gas-mixing has been less appreciated. To test the hypothesis that good gas-mixing, by facilitating microbubble formation, would ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chiang CW,Lin FC,Fu M,Fang BR,Hsu TS,Lee YS

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the dipyridamole stress test (DSST) in predicting > or = 50% obstruction of an internal mammary artery or new native coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with saphenous vein graft obstru...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deluca AJ,Cusack E,Aronow WS,Monsen CE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periodic leg movements (PLMs) may appear during nasal CPAP titration, persisting despite the elimination of hypopneas. METHODS:Systematic recordings of expiratory abdominal muscles on the right and left sides with surface electromyographic (EMG) electrodes lateral to navel, and close from the lateral side o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seo WH,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the diagnostic performance of volumetric capnography (VCap), which is the plot of the expired CO(2) partial pressure against the expired volume during a single breath, with the PaCO(2) to end-tidal CO(2) (EtCO(2)) gradient, in the case of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). DESIGN:Single-cent...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verschuren F,Liistro G,Coffeng R,Thys F,Roeseler J,Zech F,Reynaert M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year, > 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with an incidentally detected lung nodule. Practice guidelines attempt to balance the benefit of early detection of lung cancer with the risks of diagnostic testing, but adherence to guidelines is low. The goal of this study was to determine guideline adherenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verdial FC,Madtes DK,Cheng GS,Pipavath S,Kim R,Hubbard JJ,Zadworny M,Wood DE,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign thymic hyperplasia (BTH) is a known feature of hyperthyroidism, but is infrequently appreciated by clinicians. In most cases thymic enlargement is minimal; however, it may occasionally present as an appreciable anterior mediastinal mass. While surgical resection is a common approach to such a mass, recognition ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： White SR,Hall JB,Little A

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiosarcoma in the lung is an uncommon disorder and is usually attributable to metastasis from a primary site. Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma is extremely rare, and the prognosis of affected individuals is dismal, with most patients dying within months of presentation. Indeed, there have been no reported instances of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kojima K,Okamoto I,Ushijima S,Yoshinaga T,Kitaoka M,Suga M,Sasaki Y

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable heterogeneity persists in the conduct and reporting of statistical analyses in the medical literature. Authors submitting manuscripts to CHEST are encouraged to adhere to the following guidelines where possible. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kattan MW,Vickers AJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Significant morbidity and mortality offset the benefits of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for emphysema. By contributing to distal lung collapse, bronchoscopic placement of valved prostheses has the potential to noninvasively replicate the beneficial effects of LVRS. The purpose of this study was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Snell GI,Holsworth L,Borrill ZL,Thomson KR,Kalff V,Smith JA,Williams TJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00