Factitious methemoglobinemia caused by hyperlipemia.

abstract：:This is a report of an unusual case of left, predominantly upper lobe, pulmonary edema secondary to paravalvular mitral regurgitation (MR) complicating mitral valve replacement. Transesophageal echocardiography proved helpful in making the diagnosis of MR and suggesting the mechanism of the pulmonary edema. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rice J,Roth SL,Rossoff LJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man developed histologic lesions characteristic of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis in skin and lung during preleukemic and leukemic phases of acute myeloid leukemia. These lesions showed improvement and resolution during oral prednisone therapy, requiring higher doses during each relapse. The respo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lazarus AA,McMillan M,Miramadi A

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study of 70 patients with pleural effusion, the underlying disease could be identified in 62 cases. By predefined criteria, 31 of these effusions were classified as transudates and 31 as exudates. Pleural fluid protein content, LDH activity and cholesterol level were measured to investigate their u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamm H,Brohan U,Bohmer R,Missmahl HP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that pentoxifylline, administered after phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), would diminish the severity of lung injury. SETTING:Animal research laboratory. DESIGN:Comparative study. SUBJECTS:Mongrel dogs (n = 33). INTERVENTIONS:Baseline measurements were obtained from the isolated blood-perfu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Creamer KM,McCloud LL,Fisher LE,Ehrhart IC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke. The contribution of arrhythmia to events is clear in sustained forms of AF, but in paroxysmal AF, presently available data have yet to identify what proportion of time spent in AF (ie, arrhythmia burden [AFB]) is of clinical relevance. We aim...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Watson T,Arya A,Sulke N,Lip GY

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nearly 3,000 e-cigarette-related hospitalizations have been reported in North America, the long-term outcomes in these patients have not been described. We followed an 18-year-old boy who survived acute critical illness and respiratory failure related to 5 months of e-cigarette use. Chronic irreversible airfl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eddy RL,Serajeddini H,Knipping D,Landman ST,Bosma KJ,Mackenzie CA,Dhaliwal I,Parraga G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway inflammation is important in the development and progression of asthma. Activation of inflammatory cells induces a respiratory burst resulting in the production of reactive oxygen species, such as H(2)O(2). The aim of this study was to measure the concentration of H(2)O(2) in exhaled breath condensate...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Emelyanov A,Fedoseev G,Abulimity A,Rudinski K,Fedoulov A,Karabanov A,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been known to be associated with health and cognitive impacts for more than a century, and yet our understanding of this disorder is in its infancy. Neuropsychological consequences in children with snoring or subtle breathing disturbances not meeting the traditional defin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Halbower AC,Ishman SL,McGinley BM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning in July 1977, cold potassium-induced cardioplegia has been used in 60 consecutive patients undergoing correction of congenital heart defects in whom the aorta was cross clamped. Ages ranged from 4 weeks to 18 years (mean 5.8 years); 40 percent were less than 24 months of age. Surgery included correction of v...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Crawford FA Jr,Barnes TY,Heath BJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To define the clinical characteristics of the patients showing bronchoscopic findings of bronchial narrowing or obliteration with black pigmentation on overlying mucosa (we named this finding as "anthracofibrosis"), and to determine the association of anthracofibrosis with tuberculosis. PATIENTS AND M...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chung MP,Lee KS,Han J,Kim H,Rhee CH,Han YC,Kwon OJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 37-year-old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes presented with severe right-sided pleuritic chest pain, respiratory splinting, and cough. Two weeks earlier, he had been evaluated at an urgent care for cough and was prescribed a 5-day course of azithromycin for bronchitis. He then presented to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Galant-Swafford J,Light M,Onaitis MW,Rawlings SA,Fierer J,Landsberg JW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for anatomically resectable non-small cell lung cancer. However, the presence of associated comorbid conditions increases the risk of death and surgical complications. Several studies have evaluated the usefulness of preoperative exercise testing for p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Win T,Jackson A,Sharples L,Groves AM,Wells FC,Ritchie AJ,Laroche CM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown "beat-to-beat" variation in systemic BP with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV). However, it is not clear if such changes are paralleled by changes in cardiac output. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of HFJV near or equal to the heart rate (HR) on beat-to-beat cardiac outp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Angus DC,Lidsky NM,Dotterweich LM,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To identify which tests would be useful in selecting patients for a specific inhalation challenge with bovine dander allergens (bSIC). DESIGN:A prospective study. SETTING:A university hospital. PATIENTS:Thirty-seven dairy farmers with a clinical suspicion of occupational asthma due to bovine allerge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koskela H,Taivainen A,Tukiainen H,Chan HK

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Bronchial stenosis (BS) and bronchomalacia (BM) are often associated with lung allograft rejection or infection in lung transplant (LT) recipients. We reviewed our experience using balloon-expandable metallic (Palmaz) stents in the management of BS and BM in LT. DESIGN:Retrospective review of cases. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Susanto I,Peters JI,Levine SM,Sako EY,Anzueto A,Bryan CL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnea after polio can occur for a variety of reasons, including neuromuscular disease and upper airway abnormalities resulting from prolonged intubation, including tracheal stenosis, tracheomalacia, and vocal cord paralysis. Routine studies such as spirometry and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) measurements can ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Knobil K,Becker FS,Harper P,Graf LB,Wolf GT,Martinez FJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to characterize the practice of routinely obtaining tracheal aspirate cultures in children with tracheostomy tubes and to analyze the appropriateness of using this information to guide antibiotic selection for treatment of subsequent lower respiratory infections. METHODS:Pediatric ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cline JM,Woods CR,Ervin SE,Rubin BK,Kirse DJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal subjects were exposed to an aerosol of Escherichia coli endotoxin. Carbon monoxide diffusion (Dco), spirometry, blood neutrophils, white blood cells, and platelets were determined at various times thereafter. A significant decrease in Dco and an increase in blood neutrophils was found, with a maximum effect 4 t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herbert A,Carvalheiro M,Rubenowitz E,Bake B,Rylander R

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute elevation of the ST segment in several ECG leads was observed in seven patients with bacterial shock during the course of therapy. Six patients had bacterial pneumonia, one had acute cholecystitis, and none had a previous history of heart disease. At the onset of the ST elevation, all patients were receiving dop...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terradellas JB,Bellot JF,Sarís AB,Gil CL,Torrallardona AT,Garriga JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABAs), or treatment with high doses of ICSs alone improves asthma control when therapy with low-dose ICSs is not sufficient. However, it is not known which of these treatment options is more effective in sustaining ast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Byrne PM,Naya IP,Kallen A,Postma DS,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs) are slow-growing neoplasms. Approximately 800 cases have been reported in the literature to date. The aim of this study was to address our experience with the management of SFTPs and to evaluate the advantage of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Takahama M,Kushibe K,Kawaguchi T,Kimura M,Taniguchi S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been demonstrated that total parenteral nutrition (TPN) results in increased O2 consumption (VO2), CO2 production (VCO2) and minute ventilation (VE). TPN consists of a mixture of glucose and amino acids. The individual role of each of these nutrients in mediating these changes has not been well established. To ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rodriguez JL,Askanazi J,Weissman C,Hensle TW,Rosenbaum SH,Kinney JM

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The inhalation of hypoxic gas has been reported to enhance the airway responsiveness to methacholine in some animal models. However, the data on humans have so far been conflicting. We attempted to examine the effect of hypoxic gas inhalation on the airway responsiveness to methacholine. DESIGN:We eva...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Saito H,Nishimura M,Shinano H,Sato F,Miyamoto K,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postinfluenza toxic shock syndrome is a recently described entity that results from a respiratory tract infection with toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus following an episode of influenza or influenzalike illness. This report describes a 19-year-old man who developed an influenza B respiratory infection complicated...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Prechter GC,Gerhard AK

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amputation neuroma is a nerve's attempt at repair following amputation. While many are asymptomatic, some present as a painful mass. We describe a patient who, following a forequarter amputation for sarcoma, developed a stump neuroma that was unusual because it was first discovered on a routine chest roentgenogram....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Donnal JF,Coblentz CL,Bergin CJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to determine the incidence rate, define risk factors, and suggest proper management protocols for pulmonary artery (PA) rupture associated with Swan-Ganz catheters. DESIGN:This is a retrospective chart-review study. SETTING:This study involved 32,442 inpatients requiring hemodynamic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kearney TJ,Shabot MM

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with a history of bilateral mastectomy and silicone implants for fibrocystic disease and a history of atrial septal defect repair presented with pleural nodules on a chest radiograph. A thorascopic biopsy performed for possible mesothelioma demonstrated chronic inflammation and focal pleural fibrosis due to a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levine RL,Allen TC,Cartwright J Jr,Cagle PT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An overdiagnosis bias occurs with the diagnosis of a disease that does not produce signs or symptoms before the patient dies from other causes. We sought to determine whether overdiagnosis bias is a factor when screening for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. DESIGN:Retrospective study of the Miyagi Popula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sato M,Saito Y,Endo C,Sakurada A,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A,Kondo T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial epithelial damage and mucus hypersecretion are characteristic features of chronic airway inflammation that can impair mucociliary clearance and can cause recurrent or persistent respiratory infection. In response to chemoattractants produced by damaged or inflamed tissue, neutrophils move through sequential ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tamaoki J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00