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abstract：:Selected occupational populations are at the highest risk of lung cancer, because they smoke at increased rates and are concurrently exposed to workplace lung carcinogens. Low-dose computed tomography (CT)-based lung cancer screening has an enormous potential to reduce lung cancer mortality in these populations, as sh...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Markowitz SB,Dickens B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing threat of pandemic influenza and catastrophic bioterrorism, it is important for intensive care providers to be prepared to meet the challenge of large-scale airborne epidemics causing mass casualty respiratory failure. The severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak exposed the vulnerability of heal...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Phua GC,Govert J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy is an investigational treatment of various types of carcinoma. It involves a photosensitizing agent which, when exposed to light of the proper wavelength, forms toxic oxygen radicals that result in cell death. This article describes its current use in the management of bronchogenic carcinoma. ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Edell ES,Cortese DA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article review available strategies for mechanically ventilating patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome. The authors first present the conventional strategies of mechanical ventilation: volume-limited mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) at normal inspiratory-expirato...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Stoller JK,Kacmarek RM

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:Available targeted therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension are capable only of slowing progression of the disease and a cure remains elusive. However with the improved understanding of the pulmonary vascular remodeling that characterizes the disease, there is optimism that the disconnect between preclinical and ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： O'Connell C,O'Callaghan DS,Humbert M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive hemoptysis accounts for a minority of all patients with hemoptysis but poses a major challenge for the acute and long-term treatment. Massive hemoptysis can lead to asphyxiation and airway obstruction, shock, and exsanguination. Bronchoscopy plays an integral part in managing massive hemoptysis in diagnosis an...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Dweik RA,Stoller JK

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:Controversy over the use of inhaled beta-agonists has dated almost from their introduction as a treatment for asthma. Their effectiveness as bronchodilators is not disputed, but there is concern that they may worsen asthma control if used regularly and that excessive use may increase the risk of death from asthma. Fiv...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Fahy JV,Boushey HA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article focuses primarily on the recent literature on abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and the definitions and recommendations published by the World Society for the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. The definitions regarding increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) are listed and are followed by an overview of...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Malbrain ML,De laet IE

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are important emerging cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens, with estimates of prevalence ranging from 6% to 13%. Diagnosis of NTM disease in patients with CF is challenging, as the infection may remain indolent in some, without evidence of clinical consequence, whereas other patients suffe...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Martiniano SL,Nick JA,Daley CL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many different therapeutic compounds are associated with pulmonary toxicity. Although the mechanism of injury for many of these compounds is poorly defined, several compounds are believed to produce alterations in normal lung biochemistry. These mechanisms of injury in both clinical and experimental models are discuss...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Duncan CA

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endobronchial ablative therapies, such as mechanical debulking, laser therapy, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation, cryotherapy, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, microdebrider bronchoscopy, resector balloon deobstruction, and intratumoral chemotherapy, are performed through a rigid or flexible bronchoscope in...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Bilaçeroğlu S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advances in guided bronchoscopy methods permit minimally invasive access to essentially any area of the lungs. This provides a potential means to treat patients with localized lung malignancies who might not otherwise tolerate conventional treatment, which commonly relies on surgical resection. Ablation method...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Hsia DW,Musani AI

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural malignancies are ideal for novel therapeutic approaches because they are invariably fatal. Intrapleural (IP) chemotherapy has only marginal benefit in pleural malignancies, but may prove efficacious with hyperthermic chemotherapy administered in combination with maximal tumor debulking. IP immunotherapies may ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Haas AR,Sterman DH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms for exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are complex and multifaceted. Although ventilatory limitation caused by abnormal pulmonary function is a major contributor to this phenomenon, other factors may play an important role in limiting exercise. These other factors include depr...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Nici L

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia, acute bronchitis, and sinusitis are common infections encountered by the pulmonary specialist. Such conditions are usually treated with antibiotics, and their use requires an understanding of their pharmacokinetic properties as well as their antimicrobial spectrum and adverse side effects. ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Segreti J,Trenholme GM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most gravidas with asthma can be managed with an inhaled beta-adrenergic agonist (terbutaline or epinephrine) and beclomethasone dipropionate. The administration of prednisone to control exacerbation of asthma is appropriate and should not be withheld if current medications are inadequate. The outcome of pregnancy in ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Greenberger PA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recent major guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) recommend consideration of local antibiotic resistance patterns and individual patient risks for resistant pathogens when formulating an initial empiric antibiotic regimen. One recommends against invasive diagnostic techniq...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Metersky ML,Kalil AC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory viruses are common in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and a recognized cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiology, risk factors, and attributable mortality in both populations are reviewed. In addition, virus-specific prevention and treatment options, including...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Paulsen GC,Danziger-Isakov L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer can be diagnosed based on histologic biopsy or cytologic specimens. The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Lung Tumors addressed the diagnosis of lung cancer in resection specimens and in small biopsies and cytology specimens. For these small specimens, diagnostic terms and criteria are recom...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Travis WD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is overwhelmingly the major cause of chronic bronchitis and emphysema worldwide. Additional risk factors for developing COPD are presented, along with the variables that govern cigarette smoke deposition in the lung. Major paradigms for the pathogenesis of COPD, including the protease-antiprotease and oxidant-...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Sethi JM,Rochester CL

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term ventilated patient is at high risk for developing nosocomial pneumonia or tracheobronchitis. In general, the frequency of infection increases with the duration of mechanical ventilation, but the risk appears to be greatest in the first week of intubation. Although these types of infection are common and ...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Ahmed QA,Niederman MS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchodilator therapy with adrenergic agonists in asthma is discussed and the therapeutic efficacy and side effects of various routes of administration of beta agonists are compared. The aerosol administration, the most effective route, is described in detail as to the optimal technique of administration, to the vari...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Shim C

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal pneumonias cause unacceptable morbidity among patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) and recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The high incidence of fungal pneumonias in HM/HSCT populations arises from their frequently severe, complex, and persistent immune dysfunction caused by the...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Young AY,Leiva Juarez MM,Evans SE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas exchange between the atmosphere and the human body depends on the lungs and the function of the respiratory pump. The respiratory pump consists of the respiratory control center located in the brain, bony rib cage, diaphragm, and intercostal, accessory, and abdominal muscles. A variety of muscles serve to fine-tun...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Benditt JO

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article gives a broad overview of the increasingly important applications of bronchoscopy, flexible (FOB) and rigid (RB), in a modern medical intensive care unit. Special emphasis is made to bronchoscopy use in mechanically ventilated patients. Therapies such as endobronchial stenting and Nd:YAG laser are being u...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Raoof S,Mehrishi S,Prakash UB

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:The term "steroid-resistant (SR) asthma" has been used to describe a group of asthmatics who demonstrate persistent airway obstruction and inflammation despite treatment with high doses of systemic glucocorticoids. There are at least two forms of SR asthma, that is, primary and acquired types. Type I SR asthma is acqu...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Leung DY,Szefler SJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The types of pulmonary arterial hypertension described here all focus attention on the changes produced in the lung's microcirculation, particularly the precapillary unit. Although one senses intuitively that obliteration of resistance arteries is an effective cause of hypertension, we emphasize that cell metaplasia a...

journal_title：Clinics in chest medicine

authors： Meyrick B,Reid L

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00