C-reactive protein in simple community-acquired pneumonia.

abstract：:Pulmonary encroachment by a large chronic pericardial effusion is reported in a woman with pericardiocentesis whom we recently treated. A restrictive pulmonary impairment is documented with pulmonary function data obtained before and after drainage of the effusion and the patient's dyspnea improved. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kane GC,Figueroa WG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with right lower lung (RLL) pneumonia of a subacute nature. Sputum and bronchial washings both grew N asteroides. Open lung biopsy showed bronchiolitis obliterans. Both the clinical and radiologic picture dramatically improved during three weeks of treatment with trimethoprim and sulfam...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Camp M,Mehta JB,Whitson M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the population of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has changed dramatically, including more advanced age at diagnosis. We hypothesized that older patients have a distinct clinical profile with different disease characteristics and response to intervention. METHODS:All pre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rose JA,Cleveland JM,Rao Y,Minai OA,Tonelli AR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A female patient was treated with high-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate for her asthma. Over 2 years, she developed features of Cushing's syndrome with proximal myopathy, osteopenia, hypertension, depressive psychosis, and cushingoid appearance. She had biochemical evidence of marked adrenal suppression with a 9:00...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson AM,Blumsohn A,Jung RT,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) administered with a face mask was compared to oxygen supplementation in 40 patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Baseline arterial blood gas values and pH, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure were recorded after patients breathed 28 per...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Väisänen IT,Räsänen J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is uniquely suited for the study of large airway lesions in the ventilated premature infant. However, no standardized clinical scoring system of distal tracheal injury exists and the adverse consequences of FB in ventilated premature infants are not well described. Using a prototype Olympus ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schellhase DE,Graham LM,Fix EJ,Sparks LM,Fan LL

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the physiologic range of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) has been reported, data on how it is manifested in athletes are limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the full spectrum of PASP and the long-term training impact in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： D'Andrea A,Naeije R,D'Alto M,Argiento P,Golia E,Cocchia R,Riegler L,Scarafile R,Limongelli G,Di Salvo G,Citro R,Caso P,Russo MG,Calabrò R,Bossone E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of perioperative treatment with methylprednisolone on the development of lung injury after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. METHODS:This was a randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 98 adult patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kerr KM,Auger WR,Marsh JJ,Devendra G,Spragg RG,Kim NH,Channick RN,Jamieson SW,Madani MM,Manecke GR,Roth DM,Shragg GP,Fedullo PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Thoracic splenosis (post-traumatic autotransplantation of splenic tissue) is rare and generally asymptomatic. We report a patient with thoracic splenosis presenting with repeated hemoptysis. The blood supply of the hypervascular splenic transplants originated from a bronchial and an intercostal artery. Hemoptysis impr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cordier JF,Gamondes JP,Marx P,Heinen I,Loire R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POC testing provides an opportunity for clinicians and laboratorians to work together to consider how best to serve the patients within an individual institution. Each health system has unique characteristics relative to patient population, as well as a unique laboratory structure. If physicians, nurses, laboratorians...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kost GJ,Ehrmeyer SS,Chernow B,Winkelman JW,Zaloga GP,Dellinger RP,Shirey T

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this prospective, multicenter study was to define the accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS:Three hundred sixty-two patients with suspected CAP were enrolled in 14 European centers. At baseline, history, clinical examination, laboratory ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Reissig A,Copetti R,Mathis G,Mempel C,Schuler A,Zechner P,Aliberti S,Neumann R,Kroegel C,Hoyer H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with regionally extensive non-small cell lung cancer (predominantly by virtue of metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes, less commonly by direct extension into the mediastinum) were treated predominantly with chest radiation therapy alone until the early 1980s. At that time, because of the high local recurrenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eagan RT

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat with significant annual impacts on morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have examined the impact of active and latent TB infection (LTBI) on health-related quality of life (HRQL). METHODS:Patients with recently diagnosed active TB or LTBI patients we...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marra CA,Marra F,Colley L,Moadebi S,Elwood RK,Fitzgerald JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of soluble IL-2R were measured in pleural fluid from patients with tuberculosis pleurisy. There were significantly elevated soluble IL-2R values in tuberculous pleural fluid as compared with pleural fluid of nontuberculous etiology including malignant, bacterial and transudative pleural effusions. In patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Shirasaka T,Moriwaki Y,Tachibana I,Kokubu T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year, > 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with an incidentally detected lung nodule. Practice guidelines attempt to balance the benefit of early detection of lung cancer with the risks of diagnostic testing, but adherence to guidelines is low. The goal of this study was to determine guideline adherenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verdial FC,Madtes DK,Cheng GS,Pipavath S,Kim R,Hubbard JJ,Zadworny M,Wood DE,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Superior vena caval (SVC) syndrome may be caused by extravascular compression or intravascular obstruction. Knowing the mechanism of SVC syndrome enables the physician to choose appropriate treatment. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a safe bedside procedure that is excellent for evaluating the SVC and its su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ayala K,Chandrasekaran K,Karalis DG,Parris TM,Ross JJ Jr

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CT scan-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of lung nodules is a well-established diagnostic technique. In our institution, both FNA and tissue core biopsy (using a 20-gauge needle) under CT scan guidance are routinely performed during the same procedure, and a preliminary diagnosis (an immediate assessmen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chandan VS,Zimmerman K,Baker P,Scalzetti E,Khurana KK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No studies have attempted to examine the genetic influence on the habit of snoring. The aim of the present study was to examine whether an association existed between self-reported snoring and family history of snoring and a number of genetic markers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The data were derived from a primar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jennum P,Hein HO,Suadicani P,Sørensen H,Gyntelberg F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 12 patients with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP). They represent 4 percent of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax seen at our hospital from 1971 to 1990. Five of the 12 had no underlying lung disease. In the seven remaining patients, SBSP was secondary to histiocytosis X, lymphang...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Graf-Deuel E,Knoblauch A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of quantitative cultures of BAL for diagnosing nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Medical ICU, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France, an academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS:A total of 141 episodes of suspected lung infection in 84 c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jourdain B,Joly-Guillou ML,Dombret MC,Calvat S,Trouillet JL,Gibert C,Chastre J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between November, 1965 and June, 1970, 175 patients underwent mitral valve replacement with the Smeloff-Cutter prosthesis (109 patients) or the toroidal valve (66 patients). The early mortality for patients with a toroidal mitral prosthesis was 18.2 percent (12 patients) and the late mortality 34.8 percent (23 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rees JR,Holswade GR,Carlson RG,Subramanian VA,Murphy TE,Lillehei CW

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the importance of fluid balance and changes in extravascular lung water (EVLW) on survival in the ICU and short-term outcome in patients with pulmonary edema. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of data (sorting by survival and "treatment received") from a recent randomized controlled trial of fl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schuller D,Mitchell JP,Calandrino FS,Schuster DP

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a rodent model of cardiac arrest and resuscitation in which the inspired gas mixture was enriched with oxygen, resuscitability and survival were unaffected by positive pressure ventilation. In the present study, in a larger animal model, tidal volumes generated during precordial compression and with spont...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noc M,Weil MH,Tang W,Turner T,Fukui M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with histologically proven pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in whom radiologic improvement occurred following smoking cessation. The patients had 23- and 25-pack-year smoking histories, respectively. High-resolution CT revealed multiple small nodules, located predominantly in the upper...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mogulkoc N,Veral A,Bishop PW,Bayindir U,Pickering CA,Egan JJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and its ligand intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) are cell adhesion molecules that play an important role in the capacity of monoculear phagocytes (MPs) to present antigens to T lymphocytes. Since in pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) this capacity is increased at sites ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Melis M,Gjomarkaj M,Pace E,Malizia G,Spatafora M

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested a relationship between asthma and obesity. Despite these reports, the effect of being underweight or overweight as a risk factor for airway obstructive diseases (AODs) is not clear. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma, chronic bronchiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guerra S,Sherrill DL,Bobadilla A,Martinez FD,Barbee RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) under different ventilatory support settings prior to extubation trials. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Cardiac surgery unit at a university hospital. PATIENTS:A total of 33 coronary artery bypass grafting patients ready for extubation. INTERVENTIONS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： El-Khatib MF,Jamaleddine GW,Khoury AR,Obeid MY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ratio of FVC to slow inspiratory vital capacity (SVC) has been reported to reflect small airways obstruction, but its validity as such is still unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of the FVC/SVC ratio as a marker of small airways function in patients with bronchiolitis oblitera...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cohen J,Postma DS,Vink-Klooster K,van der Bij W,Verschuuren E,Ten Hacken NH,Koëter GH,Douma WR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00