Takayasu's arteritis associated with interstitial lung disease and glomerulonephritis.

abstract：:Patients with HES and pulmonary infiltrates may pose certain diagnostic problems as the infiltrates may be attributed to infection, infarction, congestive heart failure, or HES itself. We report an 87-year-old woman with idiopathic HES presenting with bibasal alveolar infiltrates. Differential cell count in BAL fluid ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slabbynck H,Impens N,Naegels S,Dewaele M,Schandevyl W

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown "beat-to-beat" variation in systemic BP with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV). However, it is not clear if such changes are paralleled by changes in cardiac output. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of HFJV near or equal to the heart rate (HR) on beat-to-beat cardiac outp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Angus DC,Lidsky NM,Dotterweich LM,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes two patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis who were successfully treated with the addition of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid to second-line drugs. Mycobacterium tuberculosis possesses a beta-lactamase contributing to its resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. The combination of clavulanic ac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadler JP,Berger J,Nord JA,Cofsky R,Saxena M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, this is a patient who presented with respiratory acidosis and cor pulmonale. The major diagnostic challenge was in differentiating primary cardiopulmonary disease from a central abnormality of ventilatory drive. The arterial blood gases showed a normal A-a gradient suggesting hypoventilation as the etiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klepper M,Barnard P,Eschenbacher W

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid myocardial revascularization combines coronary surgery with percutaneous intervention as an alternative therapy for ischemic heart disease. The order and sequence of the hybrid approach is not yet clearly defined. We report on the benefits of an enhanced surgical suite equipped with a carbon fiber operating tab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kiaii B,McClure RS,Kostuk WJ,Rayman R,Swinamer S,Dobkowski WB,Novick RJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pulmonary and systemic hemodynamic effects of oral captopril in patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary hypertension, we performed right heart catheterization in eight patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, the CREST syndrome, or mixed connective tissue diseases prior to and immediately ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alpert MA,Pressly TA,Mukerji V,Lambert CR,Mukerji B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cases of three women with pulmonary involvement in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. The illness was characterized by elevated peripheral blood eosinophil counts, myalgias, fatigue, and dyspnea. Two of three patients had bilateral infiltrates on chest roentgenograms. All three had markedly decreased c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catton CK,Elmer JC,Whitehouse AC,Clode JB,Hustrulid RI

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory that obstructive (OSA) and central (CSA) sleep apneas share common pathophysiologic mechanisms, we attempted to treat eight patients with predominantly CSA by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). All patients exhibited repetitive episodes of CSA and mixed sleep apneas (MSA) in the supine pos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Issa FG,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on the effects of cigarette smoking on sleep architecture is limited. The objective of this investigation was to examine differences in sleep EEG between smokers and nonsmokers. METHODS:Smokers and nonsmokers who were free of all medical comorbidities were matched on different factors, including ag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang L,Samet J,Caffo B,Bankman I,Punjabi NM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer represents a relatively heterogeneous group of patients with metastatic disease to the ipsilateral mediastinal (N2) lymph nodes and also includes T3N1 patients. Presentations of disease range from apparently resectable tumors with occult microscopic nodal metastases to unresectabl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Robinson LA,Wagner H Jr,Ruckdeschel JC,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the basal level as well as the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha- and interferon (IFN)-gamma-induced expression and release of the neutrophil chemoattractants interleukin (IL)-8 and growth-related oncogene (GRO)-alpha in primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schulz C,Krätzel K,Wolf K,Schroll S,Köhler M,Pfeifer M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the long-term effects of aerosolized pentamidine (AP) on the pulmonary function of HIV-positive individuals receiving AP for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis. DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of serial pulmonary function tests (PFTs) performed on a coho...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wei CC,Pack LL,Chan CK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young man presented to us with an asymptomatic ovoid mass which appeared to be in the right major fissure. The roentgenographic appearance of the lesion was that of a pseudotumor. The computerized tomography scan suggested tissue density leading to exploration. At surgery, we found the mass to be a portion of liver ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fanta CH,Kacoyanis GP,Koster JK Jr,McFadden ER Jr

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrical impedance of a pulmonary mass was measured in 53 patients of whom 44 had primary lung cancer, 5 had metastatic lung tumor, and 4 had organizing pneumonia. Because biologic tissue can be regarded, electrically, to consist of extracellular resistance (Re), intracellular resistance (Ri), and the electrical...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kimura S,Morimoto T,Uyama T,Monden Y,Kinouchi Y,Iritani T

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical patients with OSA are at increased risk for perioperative complications. Postoperative supplemental oxygen is commonly used, but it may contribute to respiratory depression in patients with OSA receiving opioids. The objective of the study is to investigate the effect of postoperative supplemental o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liao P,Wong J,Singh M,Wong DT,Islam S,Andrawes M,Shapiro CM,White DP,Chung F

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased (more positive) end-expiratory and decreased (more negative) end-inspiratory values for intrapleural pressure (PpI) invariably accompany acute bronchoconstriction. We hypothesize that both the increase in vital capacity (VC) and the decrease in residual volume (RV) observed after dilation of the central airw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lavietes MH,Taylor DW

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning resource centers (LRC) are areas designed for individual study which contain a variety of self-instructional materials. To evaluate the use of LRC in teaching pulmonary medicine, a survey was conducted of medical school pulmonary sections; responses were obtained from 30 sections with an NHLBI pulmonary Acade...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Make BJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head-up tilt test was done in a 27-year-old man with recurrent syncope of unexplained cause. Severe sinus bradycardia and hypotension accompanied by light-headedness, cold sweating, and nausea occurred at 80 degrees head-up position during 4 micrograms/min isoproterenol infusion. Oral propranolol, 160 mg/d, in four di...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang CC,Yeh SJ,Wen MS,Lin FC,Wu D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity, often misdiagnosed initially as one of the more common causes of focal lung disease. Predominantly lobar pulmonary edema is rarer still. We report a case of right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by the acute onset of severe mitral regurgitation. In ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roach JM,Stajduhar KC,Torrington KG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case reported, a patient with severe right ventricular failure following coronary revascularization was successfully weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass following creation of an atrial septal defect. This technique facilitated rapid decompression of the failing right ventricle by shunting blood to the more compl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Swanson MJ,Fabaz AG,Jung JY

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emphysema is the only smoking-related disease in which white patients have higher prevalence and higher attributable mortality rates than African-American patients. Epidemiologic studies have not addressed, nor explained, the observed racial differences in emphysema. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether wh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chatila WM,Hoffman EA,Gaughan J,Robinswood GB,Criner GJ,National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group.

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 62-year-old woman with a history of partially treated Graves disease and hypertension presented with approximately 3 weeks of worsening fatigue, lower extremity myalgias, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included a thyroid radiofrequency ablation several years earlier. Following the abla...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park BD,Lyn-Kew K,Granchelli A,Mehta A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant pleural effusions cause significant morbidity, but there is no gold standard minimally invasive treatment. A new therapeutic approach combines talc pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) to enable outpatient management. This case series summarizes the safety and efficacy data of all patients (24...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ahmed L,Ip H,Rao D,Patel N,Noorzad F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man was found to have a miliary infiltrate on chest roentgenogram two months after recovery from varicella pneumonia. The patient remained in good health and there was no objective sign of pulmonary disease. The infiltrate showed no change in subsequent serial chest films, and after one year, open lung b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meyer B,Stalder H,Wegmann W

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study documented the emergence of new forms of resistant bacilli (totally drug-resistant [TDR] or super extensively drug-resistant [XDR] tuberculosis [TB] strains) among patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). METHODS:Susceptibility testing against first- and second-line drugs was performed on is...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Velayati AA,Masjedi MR,Farnia P,Tabarsi P,Ghanavi J,ZiaZarifi AH,Hoffner SE

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study was to compare antibiotic prescribing practices and survival in the ICU for patients with pneumococcal severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) between 2000 and 2013. METHODS:This was a matched case-control study of two prospectively recorded cohorts in Europe. Eighty pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gattarello S,Borgatta B,Solé-Violán J,Vallés J,Vidaur L,Zaragoza R,Torres A,Rello J,Community-Acquired Pneumonia en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos II Study Investigators*.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipemia in an acyanotic patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholism, and pancreatitis produced a falsely elevated concentration of methemoglobin (19 percent) and a lower-than-expected oxygen saturation measured with an automated spectrophotometer (IL-282 CO-Oximeter). In addition, there was a "normal" hemoglob...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spurzem JR,Bonekat HW,Shigeoka JW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To study the location, distribution, and intensity of pain in a sample of adult cardiac surgery patients during their postoperative hospital stay. DESIGN:In a prospective study, pain location, distribution (number of pain areas per patient), and intensity (0 to 10 numerical rating scale) were document...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mueller XM,Tinguely F,Tevaearai HT,Revelly JP,Chioléro R,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumothorax in patients with COPD with particular regard to false-positive diagnoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a single-center, prospective, blinded study. Nine patients with pneumothorax, 9 patients with cystic fibrosis, 17 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slater A,Goodwin M,Anderson KE,Gleeson FV

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function studies were conducted one to two days prior to, two weeks after, and an average of 116 days after coronary artery revascularization surgery. Preoperation it was found that 11 of 19 patients had mild to moderate obstruction, 8 of 17 had diffusing capacity less than 80 percent of predicted, and 9 of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Braun SR,Birnbaum ML,Chopra PS

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00