Pulmonary function following the adult respiratory distress syndrome.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:(1) To define the incidence and natural history of Aspergillus colonization and infection in lung transplant recipients, and (2) to assess the impact of prophylaxis, surveillance, and therapy on the incidence and outcome of the disease. DESIGN:Retrospective review of 133 consecutive single or bilatera...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mehrad B,Paciocco G,Martinez FJ,Ojo TC,Iannettoni MD,Lynch JP 3rd

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual site and cause of disabling inspiratory and expiratory airflow limitation mimicking fixed upper airway obstruction is reported in two patients with sarcoidosis who had stenosis of almost the entire lengths of both main bronchi. The observed flows were consistent with a cross sectional airway diameter of 3 m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Miller A,Brown LK,Teirstein AS

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon and usually fatal cancer, for which there is no standard treatment. However, surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment because of the inability to treat the entire hemithorax effectively with radiation and the lack of effective chemotherapy drugs. Extrapleural pneumonec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rusch VW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diaphragm plays a pivotal role in weaning and successful extubation. We hypothesized that ultrasonographic evaluation of the movements of the diaphragm by measuring liver/spleen displacement during spontaneous breathing trials is a good predictor for extubation outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The studie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jiang JR,Tsai TH,Jerng JS,Yu CJ,Wu HD,Yang PC

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:There is now a new pathway and examination for sleep medicine, sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a number of accredited sleep medicine fellowship programs through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This review takes an historical approach to discuss the process of educati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strohl KP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of microaspiration in gastroesophageal reflux-induced bronchoconstriction. DESIGN:Prospective study blinded to the subject. SETTING:Outpatient laboratory of a 908-bed university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty nonsmoking adults divided into two groups: asthmatics with reflux (AR), ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harding SM,Schan CA,Guzzo MR,Alexander RW,Bradley LA,Richter JE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old Japanese man demonstrated a sultamicillin-induced hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. A positive lymphocyte stimulation test for sultamicillin and a decreased CD4/CD8 ratio of lymphocytes in BAL fluid suggested that an alteration in cell-mediated mechanisms was respon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yonemaru M,Mizuguchi Y,Kasuga I,Utsumi K,Ichinose Y,Toyama K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease-specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are important in assessing the impact of disease and treatment. The Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact Questionnaire is the first instrument for quantifying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) symptoms and impacts developed accord...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chin KM,Gomberg-Maitland M,Channick RN,Cuttica MJ,Fischer A,Frantz RP,Hunsche E,Kleinman L,McConnell JW,McLaughlin VV,Miller CE,Zamanian RT,Zastrow MS,Badesch DB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical manifestations of bronchial remodeling in asthma and the potential impact of this process on lung function remain unclear. We aimed to determine whether the presence of pathologic features of airway remodeling in patients with asthma was associated with steroid responsiveness in the short term. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bourdin A,Kleis S,Chakra M,Vachier I,Paganin F,Godard P,Chanez P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) can result from diverse lung insults. Toxic oxygen metabolites have been implicated in this clinical condition and in animal models of pulmonary edema. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxygen metabolite, mediates tissue injury. We measured H2O2 levels by a spectrophotometric tech...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sznajder JI,Fraiman A,Hall JB,Sanders W,Schmidt G,Crawford G,Nahum A,Factor P,Wood LD

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-efficacy explores the emotional functioning and coping skills of an individual and is thought to be a strong predictor of health behaviors, which is particularly important for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). However, to our knowledge, there is no measure of self-efficacy developed to explore behavior cha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent E,Sewell L,Wagg K,Deacon S,Williams J,Singh S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a central inhibitory neurotransmitter that also exists in peripheral tissues, including the lung. The GABA-agonist baclofen has been shown, in animal studies, to inhibit cough via a central mechanism, but has not been investigated in humans (to our knowledge). STUDY OBJECTI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dicpinigaitis PV,Dobkin JB

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antisynthetase syndrome consists of interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, myositis, fever, mechanic's hands, and Raynaud phenomenon in the presence of an antisynthetase autoantibody, most commonly anti-Jo-1. It is believed that all the antisynthetases are associated with a similar clinical profile,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalluri M,Sahn SA,Oddis CV,Gharib SL,Christopher-Stine L,Danoff SK,Casciola-Rosen L,Hong G,Dellaripa PF,Highland KB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of effective dynamic and static relationships between pressure and volume aided in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease, its course, and the effects of therapy in 22 patients receiving continuous mechanical ventilation. These measurements were made on multiple occasions early in the course of mechanica...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bone RC

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the respiratory changes in peak velocity (Vpeak) of aortic blood flow could be related to the effects of volume expansion on cardiac index. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Medical ICUs of a university hospital (20 beds) and of a nonuniversity hospital (15 beds). PATI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Feissel M,Michard F,Mangin I,Ruyer O,Faller JP,Teboul JL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study compared two weaning modalities in COPD patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) for acute respiratory failure. Nineteen patients with COPD were studied when their precipitating illness was controlled. Although they satisfied the conventional bedside weaning criteria, they could not tolera...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jounieaux V,Duran A,Levi-Valensi P

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：:We evaluated two patients with systemic cholesterol embolization (SCE) associated with the development of pleural effusions. These two patients had evidence of atherosclerosis and presented with livedo reticularis, renal insufficiency, and gangrenous cutaneous changes as manifestations of their SCE. In both cases, clo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kollef MH,McCormack MT,Kristo DA,Reddy VV

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients presenting with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis, 20 patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis, and 12 healthy volunteers were investigated. They were evaluated for roentgenographic findings, as well as for immunologic marker expression of cells in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. The patients presenting wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoogsteden HC,van Dongen JJ,Adriaansen HJ,Hooijkaas H,Delahaye M,Hop W,Hilvering C

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:Tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that carries a risk of complications. We report a patient with liver cirrhosis, ascites and large left-sided pleural effusion, in whom a trocar type chest tube was inserted at the seventh left intercostal space in the midaxillary line. Chest roentgenogram revealed that the dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Foresti V,Villa A,Casati O,Parisio E,De Filippi G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of essential thrombocythemia in a young man presenting with progressive angina pectoris is presented. Angiography revealed proximal left anterior descending artery stenosis. Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty along with antiplatelet therapy and a calcium channel blocking drug have rendere...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanger KH Jr,Kilgore J,James E

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous pneumothorax (SPTX) is an uncommon phenomenon in the general population and is most commonly associated with prior bulbous emphysema, cystic parenchymal lung disease, and tuberculous lung disease. A rare cause of SPTX is malignant disease, either in the form of primary lung or pleural cancers, or...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoag JB,Sherman M,Fasihuddin Q,Lund ME

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact on survival and clinical correlates of pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurring in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care, referral medical center. PATIENTS:Among 487 consecutive patients with IPF, we identified 136 p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadrous HF,Pellikka PA,Krowka MJ,Swanson KL,Chaowalit N,Decker PA,Ryu JH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic myocardium undergoes many physiologic changes, including alterations in contractile function, histologic condition, and oxygen utilization. Reperfusion of ischemic myocardium may reverse some of these changes; however, the level of reperfusion needed for adequate functional recovery, as opposed to myocyte sal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rohs TJ Jr,Benedict MB,Bolling SF

更新日期：1997-10-01 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:Physicians are often asked about complementary therapies by patients with cancer, and data show that the interest in and use of these therapies among patients with cancer is common. Therefore, it is important to assess the current evidence base on the benefits and risks of complementary therapies (modalities...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deng GE,Rausch SM,Jones LW,Gulati A,Kumar NB,Greenlee H,Pietanza MC,Cassileth BR

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The relationship between coffee consumption and the prevalence of bronchial asthma has been evaluated using data from the 1983 Italian National Health Survey, based on 72,284 individuals aged over 15 years randomly selected within strata of geographic area, size of the place of residence and of the household in order ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pagano R,Negri E,Decarli A,La Vecchia C

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00