Distinguishing among asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.

abstract：:We wanted to determine the efficacy of dobutamine infusions and Prbc transfusions on splanchnic tissue oxygen utilization by measuring gastric pHi. Physiologic parameters and pHi measurements via the use of a gastric tonometer were obtained in 21 septic patients before and after the administration of a dobutamine infu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Silverman HJ,Tuma P

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterozygous familial type II hyperlipoproteinemia (F type II) is primarily manifested in hypercholesterolemia (due to low density lipoprotein-cholesterol [LDL-C] elevation) and premature coronary heart disease (CHD). We studied sequentially the effects of low cholesterol-low saturated fat-low simple carbohydrate diet...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuo PT,Kostis JB,Moreyra AE,Hayes JA

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with sarcoidosis frequently complain of fatigue, even when sarcoidosis has come into clinical remission. The primary aim of this study was to assess the severity of fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis in clinical remission and to characterize it according to the international criteria for chronic f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Korenromp IHE,Heijnen CJ,Vogels OJM,van den Bosch JMM,Grutters JC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the incidence and mechanisms of cardiovascular complications and postoperative respiratory insufficiency associated with GA and Nd:YAG laser endobronchial tumor resection. The records of 73 patients undergoing 87 procedures were reviewed. Preoperative status, anesthetic methods and perioperative complicatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanowell LH,Martin WR,Savelle JE,Foppiano LE

更新日期：1991-01-01 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:Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is a convenient noninvasive marker for airway inflammation in several pulmonary diseases. However, external factors such as nitrate-rich nutrition can affect the levels of eNO and thus compromise its diagnostic value. STUDY OBJECTIVES:The objective of this investigation was to hav...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vints AM,Oostveen E,Eeckhaut G,Smolders M,De Backer WA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who suffered from a bacterial pneumonia and had a left-sided infiltrate on his chest radiograph. He was found to be cytopenic and acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed. A complete remission was achieved after chemotherapy, and the patient was scheduled to have autologous bone marrow transplantatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sutedja T,Kwa B,van Kamp H,van Zandwijk N

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The physicians who initially evaluate patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) strongly impact the course of therapy. Their beliefs in treatment and prognosis may contribute to practices of variable quality and appropriateness. We sought to better describe beliefs among pulmonologists and thora...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schroen AT,Detterbeck FC,Crawford R,Rivera MP,Socinski MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to severe COPD. However, the factors associated with bronchiectasis remain unknown in these patients. The objective of this study is to identify the factors associated with bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to se...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martínez-García MÁ,Soler-Cataluña JJ,Donat Sanz Y,Catalán Serra P,Agramunt Lerma M,Ballestín Vicente J,Perpiñá-Tordera M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up-to-date estimates of burden of diseases are required for evidence-based decision-making. The objectives of this study were to determine the excess costs of COPD and its trend from 2001 to 2010 in British Columbia, Canada. METHODS:We used British Columbia's administrative health data to construct a cohort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Khakban A,Sin DD,FitzGerald JM,Ng R,Zafarí Z,McManus B,Hollander Z,Marra CA,Sadatsafavi M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To validate capnometric recirculating gas tonometry (CRGT) for continuously monitoring gut intramucosal PCO2 (PiCO2) in a septic shock model, and to compare gastric vs esophageal PCO2 vs intramucosal-arterial PCO2 gradients. INTERVENTIONS:CRTG catheters were placed in the stomach and esophagus of six ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guzman JA,Lacoma FJ,Kruse JA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Behçet's disease with pulmonary and splenic involvement. The radiologic presentation was quite different from the modes defined in the literature. A large, anteriorly located, well circumscribed ovoid mass was the x-ray film image of a large area of infarction with hemorrhage. The involved pulmonar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tüzün H,Yaman M,Gemicioglu B,Bozkurt K,Uygun N,Aktan K

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the use of PAC in a registry comprising 5,841 hospitalized patients with AMI. A total of 371 patients received PAC. In-hospital mortality was higher in patients with CHF who received PAC, while there was no difference in patients with cardiogenic shock or persistent hypotension. Mortality in patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zion MM,Balkin J,Rosenmann D,Goldbourt U,Reicher-Reiss H,Kaplinsky E,Behar S

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of oropharyngeal and cutaneous commensal microorganisms (OCCs) as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of the medical and microbiological records. SETTING:One medical-surgical ICU. PATIENTS:All VAP episodes recorded during a 10-year p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lambotte O,Timsit JF,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Misset B,Benali A,Carlet J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the actual mortality and morbidity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have been unknown heretofore, we undertook a follow-up study of 198 OSAS patients seen at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic between 1972 and 1980, for whom either tracheostomy (71 patients) or weight loss (127 patients) had been recomme...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Partinen M,Jamieson A,Guilleminault C

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients presenting with partial atrioventricular septal (PAVC) defects in adulthood are rare. Eight adult patients with this congenital heart defect who had surgical repair are described, along with their long-term postoperative follow-up data. Average age at operation was 48 years, and average follow-up was 13.4 yea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnett MG,Chopra PS,Young WP

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To analyze the cough response to three airway challenges in order to clarify whether the recording of the provoked coughs would be beneficial in the management of asthma. DESIGN:A prospective study. SETTING:University hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Fifteen healthy subjects, 16 steroid-naïve subjects with ast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koskela HO,Kontra KM,Purokivi MK,Randell JT

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with acute respiratory symptoms still remain a diagnostic challenge. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether focused sonography could potentially diagnose life-threatening conditions missed at the primary assessment in a patient population consisting of admitted patients with acute respiratory ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laursen CB,Sloth E,Lambrechtsen J,Lassen AT,Madsen PH,Henriksen DP,Davidsen JR,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and severity of arterial oxygen desaturation during and after endotracheal suctioning in a group of ventilator-dependent patients with acute respiratory failure (the majority of whom had underlying obstructive lung disease) and to evaluate the efficacy of severa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brown SE,Stansbury DW,Merrill EJ,Linden GS,Light RW

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare. Most are associated with secondary pulmonary hypertension or a variety of rare systemic disorders. An asymptomatic adult patient presented with bilateral hilar enlargement on a routine chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography of the chest revealed 5 cm bilateral pro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girgis R,Kavuru MS,Miller M,Spizarny D

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare drug output from a vented nebulizer (Pari LC Jet Plus) with a traditional unvented nebulizer (Hudson 1730 T Up-Draft 11) using aerosolized tobramycin, which is frequently used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. DESIGN:Six nebulizers of each type were filled with a 4 mL tobramycin (80 mg) s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coates AL,MacNeish CF,Lands LC,Meisner D,Kelemen S,Vadas EB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:s: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high prevalence of pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormality, but the long-term significance of this is unknown. We performed a longitudinal study of pulmonary function in asymptomatic, nonsmoking patients with active RA requiring disease-modifying drugs...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fuld JP,Johnson MK,Cotton MM,Carter R,Watkin SW,Capell HA,Stevenson RD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plug closure of patent ductus arteriosus without thoracotomy is reliable and can be a good alternative to surgical closure for selected patients. We report our experiences with plug closure in 87 consecutive patients (age range, 3 to 38 years). Closure was successful in 83 patients (95 percent). There has been no mort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kitamura S,Sato K,Naito Y,Shimizu Y,Fujino M

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A CO2 rebreathing method for the measurement of cardiac output was evaluated by comparison with the direct Fick O2 method in 26 studies performed in 18 patients who were critically ill. The method requires measurement of CO2 output by collection of expired gas, of arterial PCO2, and of mixed venous PCO2 by rebreathing...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davis CC,Jones NL,Sealey BJ

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OSA has emerged as a highly prevalent public health problem that imposes important mid- and long-term consequences, namely cardiovascular, metabolic, cognitive, and cancer-related alterations. OSA is characterized by increased upper airway resistance, alveolar hypoventilation, and recurrent upper airway obstruction du...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farré N,Farré R,Gozal D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence rates for asthma in various parts of the world are different and this cannot be entirely explained by differences in methodology. Low prevalence rates are found in third world countries, particularly marked for children. The reasons for these differences are obscure but are largely environmental. Some sugge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cookson JB

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood samples from 75 patients were analyzed for PO2, PCO2, and pH at 0, 15, and 30 min. After the baseline analysis, 60 samples were kept in ice while 59 samples were left at room temperature. There was a statistically significant increase in the PO2 at 15 min and again at 30 min in both groups. There was a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liss HP,Payne CP Jr

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased (more positive) end-expiratory and decreased (more negative) end-inspiratory values for intrapleural pressure (PpI) invariably accompany acute bronchoconstriction. We hypothesize that both the increase in vital capacity (VC) and the decrease in residual volume (RV) observed after dilation of the central airw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lavietes MH,Taylor DW

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the functional sequelae (FS) of patients with tuberculous pleurisy (TP), to analyze the influence of different factors in the occurrence of these FS, and, finally, to evaluate the relationship between the FS and roentgenographic sequelae. DESIGN:An observational, retrospective study. SETTIN...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Candela A,Andujar J,Hernández L,Martín C,Barroso E,Arriero JM,Romero S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:99mTechnetium macroaggregated albumin has successfully been used to define severe postoperative pulmonary vasoconstriction in a four-month-old boy with D-transposition of the great vessels who had undergone a Blalock-Hanlon surgical atrial septectomy. Radionuclide imaging documented clinically suspected pulmonary vaso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moodie DS,Levy JM,Kahn DR,Lieberman LM,Pastakia B

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00