Solriamfetol for the Treatment of Excessive Sleepiness in OSA: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Withdrawal Study.

abstract：:Chronic cough is a common symptom with significant morbidity. We report a case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with chronic cough. She recently had received a diagnosis of glaucoma and had started receiving therapy with topical latanoprost. The onset of cough coincided with the use of latanoprost. We performed a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fahim A,Morice AH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old infant was brought to clinic for evaluation of recurrent apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs). Two ALTE episodes occurred while the infant was sleeping in a safety car seat. The first one occurred when he was 4 weeks old. His mother noticed that he was not breathing; he appeared limp with full body c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DelRosso LM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Our group performed a randomized trial to assess whether the addition of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guidance will lead to better results than standard transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNS). EBUS guidance seems to be beneficial in increasing the yield of TBNA but has not been proven to be superior...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herth F,Becker HD,Ernst A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients (about 80%) will be treated as outpatients, because therapy with a single agent will work. For the remaining 20% of patients requiring hospitalization, there is some growing debate regarding the efficacy of different management approaches. For hospi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss K,Tillotson GS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that radiation doses due to high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest are considerably higher than those from conventional CT. We compared the effective dose (E, mSv) in conventional chest CT (10-mm contiguous slices) and HRCT (1.5-mm slices, gap 10 mm). In our study, the effective ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： van der Bruggen-Bogaarts BA,Broerse JJ,Lammers JW,van Waes PF,Geleijns J

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered a useful and minimally invasive modality for treating centrally located early lung cancer. To date, there has been limited information on the long-term outcome of patients treated with PDT, especially those who are medically operable. METHODS:Beginning in 1994, patie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Endo C,Miyamoto A,Sakurada A,Aikawa H,Sagawa M,Sato M,Saito Y,Kondo T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between pulmonary impairment and all-cause mortality was investigated among white subjects in a follow-up study of a large national cohort. Pulmonary function was measured during the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANESI) (1971 to 1975); subsequent mortality information was obtained...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bang KM,Gergen PJ,Kramer R,Cohen B

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with nearly normal ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scans in the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED), pulmonary embolism (PE) was diagnosed more frequently in those who underwent pulmonary angiography than in those in whom PE was diagnosed on the basis of an adve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Henry JW,Stein PD,Gottschalk A,Raskob GE

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-three lung masses were found in 51 (16%) of 325 patients who underwent lung volume reduction surgery. This included 11 non-small cell lung cancers and 42 benign lung masses. Eleven patients (mean age, 69.4 years) underwent a combined lung volume reduction surgery and resection of clinical stage I lung cancers (l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McKenna RJ Jr,Fischel RJ,Brenner M,Gelb AF

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients at risk for sepsis after cardiac surgery, the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (Ig) treatment was compared with a historical control population, equivalent in patient characteristics and disease severity. Using APACHE II scores, especially in the high-risk group (IgG), we could discriminate between l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pilz G,Kreuzer E,Kääb S,Appel R,Werdan K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 78-year-old man with asthma and COPD presented with shortness of breath, cough, and severe malaise for 4 days. Upon arrival, the patient was conscious and body temperature was 37.5°C. Arterial oxygen saturation (Spo2) was 80% on room air. Laboratory data demonstrated a WBC count of 17,400/μL (89.5% ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nakamatsu E,Morita T,Morishima A,Tagawa H,Furukawa M,Matsushita M,Yamane H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an individual with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy who has devised a way to assist her respiration by using her hands braced against the tray of her wheelchair. Utilizing this method, she was able to increase her tidal volume (VT) and lower her respiratory rate compared to unassisted spontaneous breathing, th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stone AC,Nolan S,Abu-Hijleh M,McCool D,Hill NS

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine if there is residual airflow obstruction and/or airway hyperresponsiveness in adults with symptomatic asthma remission, and if age at remission or its duration influence these parameters. We studied 30 subjects, (20 men, 10 women, 28 atopics, aged 18 to 61 years; mean, 32 years) wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boulet LP,Turcotte H,Brochu A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old woman presented with abnormal findings on a chest radiograph. She had no significant history other than a fever 4 months prior to presentation that had resolved without a definite cause identified. She denied cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, history of smoking, environmental exposures, or prior pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Albores J,Smith MI

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Continuous administration of aerosolized beta 2-agonists has been suggested as an effective treatment for severe reversible airways disease. To facilitate continuous therapy and avoid a feed system for small-volume nebulizers (SVNs), a large-volume medication nebulizer (Vortran HEART) was deve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McPeck M,Tandon R,Hughes K,Smaldone GC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workers exposed to a variety of wood dusts have been shown to exhibit occupational asthma, lung function deficits, and elevated levels of respiratory symptoms. Despite the popularity of pine and spruce, the health effects of exposures to these woods have not been extensively investigated. A study was undertaken to inv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hessel PA,Herbert FA,Melenka LS,Yoshida K,Michaelchuk D,Nakaza M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with a two-year history of asthma and sinusitis presented with wheezing, pleuritis, bilateral pleural effusions, and patchy basilar infiltrates on chest roentgenogram. Laboratory studies revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia, and pulmonary function studies showed an obstructive pattern which was bro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erzurum SC,Underwood GA,Hamilos DL,Waldron JA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These data suggest that the alveolar lining layer and lamellar body membranes contain the same saline-insoluble proteins, two of which are unusual in that they contain hydroxyproline and large amounts of glycine. Neither the function nor the origin of these glycopeptides has been established, and we are currently eval...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Passero MA,Bhattacharyya SN,Sahu S,Lynn WS

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the acute effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in patients with stable chronic respiratory failure secondary to cystic fibrosis. PATIENTS:Eight patients (29+/-5 years of age) with severe airflow limitation (mean FEV1, 24+/-3% predicted) and chronic respiratory failure (PaO2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Granton JT,Kesten S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and outcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are incompletely defined. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the trends in incidence and outcomes of critically ill patients with DIC. METHODS:We conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study evaluating consecutively admitted...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Singh B,Hanson AC,Alhurani R,Wang S,Herasevich V,Cartin-Ceba R,Kor DJ,Gangat N,Li G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBFNA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst in two asymptomatic patients with mediastinal masses who declined surgical exploration. Both masses were located subcarinally but differed in computed tomographic density (7 and 59 Hounsfield units). Aspirate cytology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz DB,Beals TF,Wimbish KJ,Hammersley JR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved airway resistance following bronchodilator inhalation is not always accompanied by improvement in forced expiratory flow. We studied 241 patients with airways obstruction to learn whether changes in static lung volumes (vital capacity and function residual capacity measured by body plethysmography [FRCB]) wou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Tisi GM

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of portable monitors (PM) devices has been demonstrated in a wide variety of investigational settings with varying results. While most devices correlate very well with in-laboratory polysomnography, some still misclassify a significant numbers of patients and have lower sensitivity. In addition, the failure ra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ahmed M,Patel NP,Rosen I

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Spirometry is performed to monitor lung health, but variability between tests can hinder recognition of excessive FEV(1) declines. We sought to describe the relationship between FEV(1) changes over 1 to 5 years and FEV(1) declines over longer terms, using 21,821 test results from 1,884 workers who parti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang ML,Avashia BH,Petsonk EL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Pacing-induced asynchrony may deteriorate left ventricular function; however, limited data exists in humans. The aim of our study was to compare left ventricular hemodynamics during short-term atrioventricular sequential pacing from the right ventricular apex and from the outflow tract of the right ven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolettis TM,Kyriakides ZS,Tsiapras D,Popov T,Paraskevaides IA,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventilator discontinuation process is a critical component of ICU care. Ongoing ventilator dependency is caused by both disease factors (eg, respiratory, cardiac, metabolic, and neuromuscular) and clinician management factors (eg, failing to recognize discontinuation potential and inappropriate ventilator settings...

journal_title：Chest

authors： MacIntyre N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Strokes and neurocognitive dysfunction have been correlated with cerebral microemboli produced during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The purpose of this study was to determine whether, and to what extent, off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) reduces the occurrence of cerebral microemboli compared wit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bowles BJ,Lee JD,Dang CR,Taoka SN,Johnson EW,Lau EM,Nekomoto K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interest in airways inflammatory disease has increasingly focused on innate immunity. We investigated several components of innate immunity in induced sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), COPD, and asthma, and healthy control subjects. METHODS:Twenty eight patients with mild CF lung disease (age > ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Xiao W,Hsu YP,Ishizaka A,Kirikae T,Moss RB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tight glycemic control is recommended for patients in the ICU, as hyperglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. DESIGN:Observational cohort of patients admitted to a 12-bed, inner-city, medical ICU (MICU). SUBJECTS:A total of 1,185 of 1,506 patients from July 1, 1999, to December 31, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Freire AX,Bridges L,Umpierrez GE,Kuhl D,Kitabchi AE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00