Tuberculosis in Korea. The relationship between prior therapy and drug resistance.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether artificial neural networks (ANNs) could diagnose pathology of lymph nodes by feeding B-mode images from convex-type echobronchoscopy to ANNs. METHODS:Subjects comprised 91 patients who had undergone endobronchial ultrasonography transbronchial needle aspiration at our hospital betwee...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tagaya R,Kurimoto N,Osada H,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every year, millions of patients are diagnosed with pulmonary nodules, and as increasing numbers of people undergo lung cancer screening, even more patients will be found to have a nodule. The vast majority of patients cannot benefit from the detection of a pulmonary nodule because most are benign. Accordingly, it is ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slatore CG,Wiener RS

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this article is to provide an update on recent changes to current procedural terminology codes used for billing physician services for mechanical ventilation in chronic care facilities. In addition to billing information, background data relevant to prolonged mechanical ventilation are reviewed. Topics cov...

journal_title：Chest

authors： White AC,O'Connor HH,Kirby K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The echocardiographic appearance of fungal endocarditis of the aortic valve is described in a patient who subsequently died from this disease. In addition, the progressive growth of the vegetation on serial echocardiograms was recorded, and premature closure of the mitral valve was absent, notwithstanding perforation ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Arvan S,Cagin N,Levitt B,Kleid JJ

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, roentgenographic and laboratory findings, their relationship to each other and to the subsequent hospital course are reported for 14 victims of gaseous ammonia inhalation. Initial physical examination enabled differentiation of a mildly affected from a moderately affected group, but patients in both grou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Montague TJ,Macneil AR

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify changes in beta-adrenergic receptor (BAR) density in spontaneously occurring acute asthma, BAR binding studies were performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes in eight asthmatic and ten normal subjects. Spirometry also was performed. Maximum binding capacity (Bmax) of BAR in acute asthma was significantly lo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hataoka I,Okayama M,Sugi M,Inoue H,Takishima T,Shirato K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To explore the role of respiratory interactive computer games in teaching spirometry to preschool children, and to examine whether the spirometry data achieved are compatible with acceptable criteria for adults and with published data for healthy preschool children, and whether spirometry at this age c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vilozni D,Barak A,Efrati O,Augarten A,Springer C,Yahav Y,Bentur L

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The institution of inhaled corticosteroids is generally advocated for effective treatment of patients with asthma. It is yet unknown what is the best time to start inhaled corticosteroid therapy and especially whether delayed introduction is harmful. PHASE 1: In a previous study in patients with asthma and C...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Overbeek SE,Kerstjens HA,Bogaard JM,Mulder PG,Postma DS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To characterize clinical, radiographic, and CT findings of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA) in patients with pneumoconiosis. METHODS:We studied 10 patients with pneumoconiosis who were seen at Asahi Rosai Hospital and received a clinical diagnosis of CNPA during a 15-year period, and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kato T,Usami I,Morita H,Goto M,Hosoda M,Nakamura A,Shima S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persisting symptoms, consisting of palpitations, dizziness, or syncope, were found in 49 of 570 consecutively followed patients (8.6 percent) with permanent pacemakers (PM). Among 540 patients with ventricular PM, 19 had syncope and 24 dizziness; among 30 patients with dual-chamber PM, five had palpitations and one di...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffman A,Jost M,Pfisterer M,Burkart F,Burckhardt D

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and ventilatory responsiveness to carbon dioxide in both men and women. DESIGN:An analysis of 219 patients referred to an university-based sleep center between 1989 to 1994 was conducted (104 with OSA and 115 without OSA; 43 women and 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sin DD,Jones RL,Man GC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old man with unipolar depression and a psychosexual problem concerning his body image was injecting his scrotum repeatedly with olive oil to increase the size of his genitals. He developed respiratory failure following accidental intravenous injection of olive oil and was found to have lipogranulomatous lesi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bhagat R,Holmes IH,Kulaga A,Murphy F,Cockcroft DW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two recent studies in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by the Lung Cancer Study Group (LCSG) suggested an advantage to adjuvant therapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cisplatin (CAP). Neither study had a no-treatment control arm. The purpose of this study was to compare the CAP regi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Feld R,Rubinstein L,Thomas PA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing clinical, radiologic, and pathologic recognition of the coexistence of emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis in the same patient, resulting in a clinical syndrome known as combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) that is characterized by dyspnea, upper-lobe emphysema, lower-lobe fibrosis, and ab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jankowich MD,Rounds SIS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis (CF) contribute to the burden of disease, with a negative impact on quality of life, costs, and lung function. Our aim was to evaluate whether exacerbations, defi ned by antibiotic use, were triggered by daily fl uctuations in air pollution. METHODS:In a case-cross...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goeminne PC,Kiciński M,Vermeulen F,Fierens F,De Boeck K,Nemery B,Nawrot TS,Dupont LJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In pulmonary sarcoidosis, the optimal means of quantifying change is uncertain. The comparative usefulness of simple lung function trends and chest radiography remains unclear. We aimed to explore and contrast the disease-monitoring strategies of serial pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and chest radiography c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zappala CJ,Desai SR,Copley SJ,Spagnolo P,Sen D,Alam SM,du Bois RM,Hansell DM,Wells AU

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman with a one-year history of progressive shortness of breath and chest pain was found to have a grade 4/6 systolic murmur at the base of the heart and left sternal border. Right ventricular enlargement was found by physical examination, ECG, and chest roentgenogram. Cardiac catheterization showed ele...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Betancourt B,Defendini EA,Johnson C,De Jesús M,Pavía-Villamil A,Díaz Cruz A,Medina JC

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with disseminated nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (NSTGCT), a retroperitoneal residual tumor mass (RRTM) and/or a pulmonary residual tumor mass (PRTM) are often present after successful treatment with cisplatin-based polychemotherapy. Results and complications of postchemotherapy resection of P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gels ME,Hoekstra HJ,Sleijfer DT,Nijboer AP,Molenaar WM,Ebels T,Schraffordt Koops H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open-chest direct cardiac compression represents a more potent but highly invasive option for cardiac resuscitation when conventional techniques of closed-chest cardiac resuscitation fail after prolonged cardiac arrest. We postulated that venoarterial extracorporeal circulation might be a more effective intervention w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gazmuri RJ,Weil MH,Terwilliger K,Shah DM,Duggal C,Tang W

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct mechanical ventricular actuation (DMVA) is a non-blood-contacting method of biventricular cardiac massage which may be applied expediently for total circulatory support. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of DMVA application for patients suffering refractory cardiac arrest. Following inform...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anstadt MP,Bartlett RL,Malone JP,Brown GR,Martin S,Nolan DJ,Oberheu KH,Anstadt GL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of sleep apnea on work disability, in terms of sickness absence and disability pension, is unclear. We sought to estimate the total number of lost workdays caused by sleep apnea either due to medically certified sickness absences or disability pensions during the 5 years prior to the year of a sle...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sjösten N,Vahtera J,Salo P,Oksanen T,Saaresranta T,Virtanen M,Pentti J,Kivimäki M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:alpha(1)-Antitrypsin (AAT)-Z deficiency is a risk factor for the development of COPD. Compared to wild-type M, AAT-Z has an increased tendency to polymerize, rendering it inactive as a serine proteinase inhibitor. It has been demonstrated that wild-type M- and Z-deficiency AAT polymers are chemotactic for hu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Persson C,Subramaniyam D,Stevens T,Janciauskiene S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of pulmonary hypertension was evaluated by right cardiac catheterization in 89 patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, both at rest and during maximum treadmill exercise. Thirty-one patients were found to have pulmonary hypertension at rest, defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Keller CA,Shepard JW Jr,Chun DS,Vasquez P,Dolan GF

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in patients with bronchiectasis, a chronic airway disease that is characterized by episodes of exacerbation, is associated with more severe disease and a higher utilization of health-care resources. Inhaled tobramycin solution reduces the number of acute exacerbations in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bilton D,Henig N,Morrissey B,Gotfried M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported tobacco pack-year history plays a large role in decisions about low-dose CT screening for lung cancer, yet is challenging to measure accurately. RESEARCH QUESTION:To what extent does random measurement error in pack-year information impact screening decisions and screening effectiveness? STUD...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Caverly TJ,Zhang X,Hayward RA,Zhu J,Waljee AK

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of disseminated histoplasmosis followed later by disseminated coccidioidomycosis is described. The clinical illness and immunologic studies suggest subtle defects that may have existed antecedent to infection and, thus, provided an opportunity for widespread dissemination by these normally nonopportunistic orga...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kaplan P,Graybill JR,Thor D

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothetic benefit of CPAP on cardiac performance and on a reduction in VO2 was tested in a patient before heart transplantation after acute myocardial infarction using continuous SvO2 monitoring. The CPAP added to inotropic support (enoximone plus dobutamine) and intraaortic balloon pumping dramatically increased...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pery N,Payen D,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To ascertain whether inspiratory pressure support (IPS) can be triggered reliably from and targeted at esophageal pressures (Pes), and to compare the work of breathing and time delay to initiation of inspiratory flow between conventional pressure support and esophageal-directed pressure support (EDPS)....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnard M,Shukla A,Lovell T,Goldstone J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Evaluation of the effectiveness of negative-pressure ventilation (NPV) with the use of the iron lung vs noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the treatment of COPD patients with acute on chronic respiratory failure. DESIGN:A retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Four Italian respir...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Corrado A,Confalonieri M,Marchese S,Mollica C,Villella G,Gorini M,Della Porta R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep apnea has major neurocognitive and cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Treatment of sleep apnea is suboptimal because of variable adherence to existing therapies. METHODS:This trial compared positive airway pressure adherence among patients who were provided active patient engagement (APE) technology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Malhotra A,Crocker ME,Willes L,Kelly C,Lynch S,Benjafield AV

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00