Sex differences in awake ventilatory drive and abnormal breathing during sleep in eucapnic obesity.

abstract：:We present the first case (to our knowledge) of acetaminophen-induced eosinophilic pneumonia. Although the patient had taken an acetaminophen-containing combination drug, Kinuya-chinnetsu, for only three days, the abnormal shadow on his chest radiograph continued for about a month. Lymphocyte stimulation tests showed ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo K,Inoue Y,Hamada H,Yokoyama A,Kohno N,Hiwada K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT-oma) of the lung is a rare low-grade B cell lymphoma arising from bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. This report concerns a 39-year-old woman with bilateral diffuse alveolar consolidations and cold-reacting autoantibody-mediated hemolytic anemia. Open-lung biopsy show...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liaw YS,Yang PC,Su IJ,Kuo SH,Wang CH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes severe acute lung injury in approximately 5% of infected adults, but few reports have been made of severe pediatric disease. We present an adolescent patient who contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 one week after a paterna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fisler G,Haimed A,Levy CF,Stiles J,Capone CA,Fish JD,Brochstein JA,Taylor MD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Participant retention is a major challenge in clinical research, especially in studies with multiple, longitudinal research assessments. Despite the importance of retention methods, there is little empirical research on how cohort retention efforts are perceived by study participants. RESEARCH QUESTION:To e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eakin MN,Eckmann T,Dinglas VD,Akinremi AA,Hosey M,Hopkins RO,Needham DM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A serum galactomannan (GM) assay has been approved for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis (IA). However, the role of the BAL-GM assay has not been well established. Therefore, we conducted a metaanalysis to determine the overall accuracy of BAL-GM in the diagnosis of IA. METHODS:After a systematic review of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guo YL,Chen YQ,Wang K,Qin SM,Wu C,Kong JL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Current therapies improve symptoms, functional capacity, and, in select cases, survival. Little is known about patient factors that may predict the likelihood of patient-important, clinically relevant r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mathai SC,Hassoun PM,Puhan MA,Zhou Y,Wise RA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man was referred with nonresolving pneumonia. He had been treated for community-acquired pneumonia 6 weeks earlier. He reported grade 2 dyspnea, malaise, and a nonproductive cough. He had also experienced three episodes of minimal hemoptysis but denied weight loss, fever, or any other constitutional symp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Catteeuw J,Koegelenberg CFN,Bruwer JW,Sissolak G,Schroeter L,Mohamed N,Irusen EM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-effective preoperative evaluation can be approached from a variety of methods, educational strategies, and use of data to modify clinical practice. This article focuses on the proposed organizational and clinical changes in the process of preoperative evaluations, the cost-effective outcomes, and the relative mer...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fischer SP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of a high molecular weight circulating antigen KL-6, detected by means of a sandwich assay using a monoclonal antibody KL-6 against a sialylated carbohydrate antigen, were evaluated for usefulness in monitoring the activity of interstitial pneumonitis. Abnormally high levels of KL-6 antigen were observed ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kohno N,Kyoizumi S,Awaya Y,Fukuhara H,Yamakido M,Akiyama M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asbestos bodies (AB) in BAL cells are specific markers of asbestos exposure. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed BAL cytocentrifuge slides of 30 utility workers with a history of asbestos exposure and 30 normal volunteers. BAL cytocentrifuge slides were blinded and scanned under 40 x light microscope. RESU...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vathesatogkit P,Harkin TJ,Addrizzo-Harris DJ,Bodkin M,Crane M,Rom WN

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During medical procedures with the potential to produce aerosols such as bronchoscopy, intubation, or CPR, health-care workers (HCWs) may be exposed to infectious bioaerosols. This scenario is of particular concern when high consequence pathogens such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Doggett N,Chow CW,Mubareka S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter about implementation strategies for practice guidelines is part of the 7th ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based Guidelines. Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that the benefits do, or do not, outweigh risks, burden, and costs. Grade 2 suggests that feasib...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schünemann HJ,Cook D,Grimshaw J,Liberati A,Heffner J,Tapson V,Guyatt G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Induced sputum cytology and protein biomarkers can be used to assess airways inflammation. Increases in sputum iron have been described in inflammatory lung disease. We hypothesized that other sputum metals may be affected by airways inflammation and investigated their potential value as biomarkers. METHODS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray RD,Duncan A,Noble D,Imrie M,O'Reilly DS,Innes JA,Porteous DJ,Greening AP,Boyd AC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypoxemia produces opposite effects on the pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance. To assess the influence of acute hypoxemia on cardiac murmurs, 36 patients with a single valvular or congenital heart lesion were studied. As expected from these hemodynamic effects, right-sided regurgitant type murmurs increa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Curiel R,Tortoledo F,Rodriguez L,Soto R,Perez-Gonzalez J

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy, permanence, and safety of thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TTP) for pleurodesis in malignant effusions. DESIGN:Retrospective. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with lifetime follow-up who received TTP in two related centers in Marseilles, France. RESULTS:Three hundred sixty patients were included i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Viallat JR,Rey F,Astoul P,Boutin C

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon benign condition that is occasionally associated with air within the spinal canal. We describe a further case in a 14-year-old girl and suggest a classification system based on a detailed review of the previous literature. Forty-eight patients with spontaneous pneumomediast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belotti EA,Rizzi M,Rodoni-Cassis P,Ragazzi M,Zanolari-Caledrerari M,Bianchetti MG

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell carcinoma of the lung is an unusual form of pulmonary malignancy that follows an extremely aggressive clinical course. We report the clinical and roentgenographic manifestations of 14 patients with pathologically proven giant cell carcinoma of the lung, and compare our data to other reports in the literatur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shin MS,Jackson LK,Shelton RW Jr,Greene RE

更新日期：1986-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:While the complexity of flexible bronchoscopy has increased, standard options for moderate sedation medications have not changed in three decades. There is a need to improve moderate sedation while maintaining safety. Remimazolam was developed to address shortcomings of current sedation strategies. METHODS:...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pastis NJ,Yarmus LB,Schippers F,Ostroff R,Chen A,Akulian J,Wahidi M,Shojaee S,Tanner NT,Callahan SP,Feldman G,Lorch DG Jr,Ndukwu I,Pritchett MA,Silvestri GA,PAION Investigators.

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic investigations of acute lung injury (ALI) and ARDS have focused on mechanically ventilated patients in ICUs, and have reported high mortality rates. We sought to determine the incidence and lethality of these syndromes in the respiratory isolation areas of general wards, a non-ICU setting that ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Quartin AA,Campos MA,Maldonado DA,Ashkin D,Cely CM,Schein RMH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COPD is a highly prevalent disorder that results from the interplay of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures. Over the past 2 decades, significant technological advances have been made in genetic investigations of complex diseases, yet limited progress has been made in the identification of additional COP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wan ES,Silverman EK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P-450 2J2 (CYP2J2) has recently been shown to be an important enzyme in the metabolism of epoxygenase-derived eicosanoids that play important functional roles in pulmonary physiology and may contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. STUDY OBJECTIVE:The focus of our pilot study was to evaluate whe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Polonikov AV,Ivanov VP,Solodilova MA,Khoroshaya IV,Kozhuhov MA,Panfilov VI

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-acting bronchodilators, including long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) and the anticholinergic tiotropium, are recommended as initial maintenance therapy in COPD. Studies to date have been limited in size and reported ambivalent results on the comparative risk of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and pulmon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suissa S,Dell'Aniello S,Ernst P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pomerantz AH,Derasari MD,Sethi SS,Khan S

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the beneficial effect of exercise capacity on mortality is well-accepted, its effect on health-care costs remains uncertain. This study investigates the relationship between exercise capacity and health-care costs. METHODS:The Veterans Affairs Health Care System recently implemented a Decision Support...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss JP,Froelicher VF,Myers JN,Heidenreich PA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report observations on preserved regular atrial electrical and mechanical systole during ventricular fibrillation (VF) and to quantitate blood flow generated by atrial contractions in this setting. METHODS:In 10 rats, right atrial pressure pulses were continuously recorded before and for an interval of 8...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pernat A,Weil MH,Sun S,Tang W,Yamaguchi H,Bisera J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong was carried out between January and December, 1988. Ninety adults (57 male) with a mean age of 57.3 years were admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. The etiologic diagnosis of pneumonia was made in 37 cases (41 perce...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CH,Cohen M,Pang J

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Parent Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life questionnaire (PC-QOL) has relevance and clinical utility as a cough-specific QOL measure for pediatric use. Its validity has been demonstrated. This study sought to determine the minimally important difference (MID) for the PC-QOL completed by parents of young child...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newcombe PA,Sheffield JK,Chang AB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether proadrenomedullin (ProADM) improves the performance of the Risk of Early Admission to ICU (REA-ICU) score in predicting early, severe community-acquired pneumonia (ESCAP) has not been demonstrated. METHODS:Secondary analysis was completed of the original data from 877 consecutive patients with commu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Renaud B,Schuetz P,Claessens YE,Labarère J,Albrich W,Mueller B

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00