A 75-Year-Old Man With Organizing Pneumonia Presenting With Worsening Dyspnea.

abstract：:Recent studies emphasize the importance of heart rate in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias during myocardial ischemia. The role of alterations in rhythm has not previously been systematically investigated. In 20 dogs subjected to acute myocardial ischemia and crushing of the sinus node, standard electrocardiograp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hope RR,Lazzara R,Scherlag BJ

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the efficacy of coronary thrombolysis obtained with i.v. administration of three dose regimens of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). Although many studies have confirmed the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in treatment of acute myocardial infarction, few prospective st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Prewitt RM,Schick U,Ducas J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiectasis and pulmonary infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) may be associated with disease-causing mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR). METHODS:Fifty adult patients at Stanford University Medical Center with a diagnosis of bronchiectasis and/or pulmonary NTM inf...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ziedalski TM,Kao PN,Henig NR,Jacobs SS,Ruoss SJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of antibiotics into cardiac valvular tissues is incompletely understood. By integrative computer modeling, we have used previously obtained pharmacokinetic data in experimental endocarditis to characterize aminoglycoside distribution within various geographic sectors of aortic vegetations of rabbits a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bayer AS,Crowell D,Nast CC,Norman DC,Borrelli RL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) improves hemodynamics and exercise capacity. However, its effect on respiratory function is unclear. Our objective was to investigate the effect of BPA on respiratory function. METHODS:We enrolled patients with inop...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akizuki M,Serizawa N,Ueno A,Adachi T,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucoid impaction is a complication of asthma and is frequently recurrent in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). This report describes a patient with asthma and recurrent bilateral well-circumscribed densities on chest roentgenogram in the absence of ABPA. Recognition of this clinical presenta...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anderson WM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiorespiratory values were measured in ten patients with severe respiratory failure on volume controlled and pressure controlled ventilation. Tidal volume, respirator rate, PEEP, auto-PEEP, inspiratory:expiratory ratio (1:2) and FIo2 were maintained at the same value for both ventilatory modalities. Changing from V...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abraham E,Yoshihara G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:STUDY OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: Health-related quality of life (QoL) instruments are generally used for studies of asthma in specialized settings. For primary care use, there is a need for brief and simple questionnaires for structured patient-reported outcomes. We validated the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Ques...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ehrs PO,Nokela M,Ställberg B,Hjemdahl P,Wikström Jonsson E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease affecting predominantly populations surrounding the Mediterranean basin. It is the most prevalent hereditary periodic fever syndrome characterized mainly by recurrent and short attacks of fever and serositis (pleuritis, arthritis, peritonitis). Unila...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katsenos S,Mermigkis C,Psathakis K,Tsintiris K,Polychronopoulos V,Panagou P,Ritis K,Light RW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in peripheral clinically stage I or II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using (99m)Tc colloid and a hand-held gamma detection probe, associated with a blue dye technique. DESIGN:Prospective study. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tiffet O,Nicholson AG,Khaddage A,Prévot N,Ladas G,Dubois F,Goldstraw P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration is an uncommon presentation from cocaine abuse. We present a patient with migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia consistent with Löffler's syndrome. Our review uncovered two other similar patients. The importance of early recognition is stressed in our report. Either absti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadeem S,Nasir N,Israel RH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-focused or patient-centered care is not a new concept, but its value has been overlooked in preference to the technology-based, disease-centered model that has prevailed in medicine for the last 50 years. Patient-focused care includes four broad areas of intervention: communication with patients, partnerships,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Irwin RS,Richardson ND

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss a patient with cocaine intoxication in whom the initial presentation was that of asystole and ventricular fibrillation. Cocaine has a direct toxic action on the heart and also sensitizes cardiac tissue to the action of catecholamines. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in any patient with unexplained...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nanji AA,Filipenko JD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of cytotoxic oxygen radicals by activated granulocytes is a proposed mechanism of lung injury in ARDS. Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) have been described in experimental and clinical ARDS. NAC could act in part by replenishing the intracellular stores of glutathione (GSH) in activated gran...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laurent T,Markert M,Feihl F,Schaller MD,Perret C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary arteriogram of a 52-year-old man with Basedow's disease and who was suffering from myocardial infarction following rapid atrial fibrillation, showed severe myocardial squeezing without organic stenosis. Angiographically, the functional obstructive lesion was always observed both at systole and diastole du...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Endo M,Lee YW,Hayashi H,Wada J

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has been reported to be associated with increased values of exhaled nitric oxide (ENO), which could not be entirely explained by the association between CRS and asthma. The aim of this study was to investigate the variables associated with increased ENO in patients with CRS. MET...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guida G,Rolla G,Badiu I,Marsico P,Pizzimenti S,Bommarito L,De Stefani A,Usai A,Bugiani M,Malinovschi A,Bucca C,Heffler E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Patients receiving prolonged acute mechanical ventilation (PAMV), although comprising a third of all mechanical ventilation (MV) patients, consume two-thirds of all the resources allocated to MV, and their numbers are projected to double by 2020. By virtue of their prolonged hospital length of stay (median LOS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zilberberg MD,Nathanson BH,Sadigov S,Higgins TL,Kollef MH,Shorr AF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unknown if the radiographic fibrosis score predicts mortality in persistent hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and if survival is similar to that observed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) when adjusting for the extent of radiographic fibrosis. METHODS:We reviewed records from 177 patients with HP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mooney JJ,Elicker BM,Urbania TH,Agarwal MR,Ryerson CJ,Nguyen MLT,Woodruff PG,Jones KD,Collard HR,King TE Jr,Koth LL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen asymptomatic postmenopausal women volunteered to ingest 2 ml of 100-proof vodka per kg of body weight in orange juice on one night and a placebo on another. Overnight sleep monitoring was performed immediately thereafter. Alcohol ingestion caused reduction in total sleep time from 329 to 281 minutes and a dec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Slayton PC

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study addresses the hypothesis that patients with obstructive sleep apnea, who exhibit recurrent episodes of oxygen desaturation at night, have higher hematocrit levels than nonapneic control subjects. We prospectively studied 624 patients referred to the sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital because o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoffstein V,Herridge M,Mateika S,Redline S,Strohl KP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive pulmonary emboli is a rare disease in children, with only 39 reported cases in the last 50 years. Almost 50% of the patients died suddenly without receiving medical treatment. Most of the patients who were managed medically (70% of the treated patients) underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy with 80% surviva...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eini ZM,Houri S,Cohen I,Sion R,Tamir A,Sasson L,Mandelberg A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs) was assessed in 1,237 children. The PEFR was measured twice daily over a 1-week period. As an index of variability, the log of a week's mean of daily amplitude was calculated. Linear regression analyses revealed a significant positive association between matern...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Frischer T,Kühr J,Meinert R,Karmaus W,Urbanek R

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning are new modalities for staging non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the roles of which are still being defined. A 78-year-old man with a right lower lobe (RLL) mass and mediastinal adenopathy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rosenberg JM,Perricone A,Savides TJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma are common causes for consultation in primary care, but the relationship between the two remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the temporal relationship between first diagnoses of GERD and asthma in general practice. METHODS:We used ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruigómez A,Rodríguez LA,Wallander MA,Johansson S,Thomas M,Price D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and health-care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). These infections are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. The impact of vancomycin minimum inh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Haque NZ,Zuniga LC,Peyrani P,Reyes K,Lamerato L,Moore CL,Patel S,Allen M,Peterson E,Wiemken T,Cano E,Mangino JE,Kett DH,Ramirez JA,Zervos MJ,Improving Medicine through Pathway Assessment of Critical Therapy of Hospital-Acqu

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to evaluate the availability and practice of spirometry, training of technicians, and spirometer features and maintenance in Spain in both primary care (PC) and secondary care (SC) centers. METHODS:We used a nationwide, cross-sectional, 36-item telephone survey of health-care centers in Spain to ta...

journal_title：Chest

authors： López-Campos JL,Soriano JB,Calle M,Encuesta de Espirometría en España (3E) Project.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether urinary leukotriene E4 (uLTE4) levels increase upon exposure to high altitude, and also to ascertain the relationship between uLTE4 levels and symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS). DESIGN:Prospective, unblinded, single-factor (altitude) experimental study. SETTINGS:US Army re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roach JM,Muza SR,Rock PB,Lyons TP,Lilly CM,Drazen JM,Cymerman A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 40% of patients in medical ICUs require mechanical ventilation (MV). Approximately 20% to 25% of these patients will encounter difficulties in discontinuing MV. Multiple studies have suggested that MV has an unloading effect on the respiratory muscles that leads to diaphragmatic atrophy and dys...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grosu HB,Lee YI,Lee J,Eden E,Eikermann M,Rose KM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether certain occupations and occupationally related exposures were associated with a history of sarcoidosis in African-American siblings. METHODS:We collected occupational data from 921 African Americans in 273 sibships that had been identified through a sarcoidosis case. Among the 648 sibli...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kucera GP,Rybicki BA,Kirkey KL,Coon SW,Major ML,Maliarik MJ,Iannuzzi MC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In assessing the effectiveness of lower-limb and upper-limb nonspecific physical training, we have considered 3 objectives in this study: (1) determination of clinical and functional actual state in patients with chronic airway obstruction (CAO), before and after training; (2) determination of the tests, level of work...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gimenez M,Predine E,Marchand M,Servera E,Ponz JL,Polu JM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00