Surgical management of unresolved pulmonary embolism. A personal series of 72 patients.

abstract：:Using recently published data, a nomogram was constructed to estimate the likelihood of asthma following methacholine challenge. Based on Bayes' theorem, the nomogram makes use of the sensitivity and specificity of methacholine challenge to calculate the post-test probability of asthma once the physician makes a deter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gilbert R,Auchincloss JH Jr

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess airway and lung parenchymal damage non-invasively in cystic fibrosis (CF), chest MRI has been historically out of the scope of routine clinical imaging due to technical difficulties such as the low proton density and respiratory and cardiac motion. However, technological breakthroughs have recently emerged t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dournes G,Walkup LL,Benlala I,Willmering MM,Macey J,Bui S,Laurent F,Woods JC

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial responsiveness assessed by histamine bronchial challenge testing in 22 children with chronic stable asthma was compared with the number of inflammatory cells per milliliter of broncholavage fluid obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Hyperresponsiveness was closely correlated with increased counts of eosinoph...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson AC,Wong FW

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It would be valuable to have a noninvasive method of measuring impaired pulmonary gas exchange in patients with lung disease and thus reduce the need for repeated arterial punctures. This study reports the results of using a new test in a group of outpatients attending a pulmonary clinic. METHODS:Inspired a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： West JB,Crouch DR,Fine JM,Makadia D,Wang DL,Prisk GK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Itraconazole is a new orally active antifungal triazole with impressive activity against Aspergillus spp. Six patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), aged 14 to 49 years, were treated with oral itraconazole (200 mg twice daily) for a mean of 3.9 months (range, one to six months; three patients co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Denning DW,Van Wye JE,Lewiston NJ,Stevens DA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for determining the end-point of the forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver were compared with an algorithm employed by a computer system (Hewlett-Packard), which yields a later end-point. The 150 subjects tested were divided into five groups of 30 on the basis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pistelli G,Carmignani G,Paoletti P,Di Pede F,Viegi G,Carrozzi L,Celi A,Giuntini C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine type 2 receptor blockers (H2Bs) are used for stress ulcer prophylaxis. Although the PPIs have greater potency for acid suppression, their relative effectiveness for preventing clinically important GI bleeding (CIGIB) has not been established. The goal of this study...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lilly CM,Aljawadi M,Badawi O,Onukwugha E,Tom SE,Magder LS,Harris I

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has not been systematically evaluated. We therefore compared the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in 67 HIV-infected and 45 non-HIV-infected patients with culture-proven pulmonary tuberculosis. I...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kennedy DJ,Lewis WP,Barnes PF

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) were prospectively entered into a nonrandomized, single-armed study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant interferon (IFN) alpha-2b (INTRON A; Schering-Plough; Kenilworth, NJ) as an intrapleural palliative agent. From March 1989 through February 19...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilkins HE 3rd,Connolly MM,Grays P,Marquez G,Nelson D

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man developed a rupture of the papillary muscle on the fifth day of acute posterior myocardial infarction. The two-dimensional echocardiographic features of ruptured papillary muscle included (1) mobile mass of echos attached to normal chordae tendineae in the left ventricle, (2) absent tip of papillary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erbel R,Schweizer P,Bardos P,Meyer J

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare the outcome of Legionnaires disease (LD) in patients with and without HIV infection. DESIGN:Retrospective review of clinical charts. SETTING:Six hundred-bed university hospital. PATIENTS:We studied the clinical findings of 64 patients without HIV and 15 patients with HIV. Patients with a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pedro-Botet ML,Sabrià M,Sopena N,García-Núñez M,Dominguez MJ,Reynaga E,Rey-Joly C

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the effect of electrode placement and standing on the 12-lead electrocardiogram required prior to exercise testing, 104 male patients with stable coronary heart disease were studied. Electrocardiograms were recorded with two different placements of the arm electrodes commonly used for exercise te...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gamble P,McManus H,Jensen D,Froelicher V

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying patients with impaired renal function is crucial in the setting of critical illness. Serum creatinine serves as the gold standard for assessing steady-state renal function, helping to define those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although these baseline creatinine values are often not available in the se...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koyner JL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that 350,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest each year in the United States, with one-half occurring out-of-hospital and the other half in-hospital. Overall survival is < 10% and has not changed significantly for decades. CPR is the umbrella term for attempts to restore organized cardiac contractility a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gaieski DF,Abella BS,Goyal M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-pack-year smoker presented with cough, dyspnea and orthopnea of three months' duration. Spirometry revealed severe reduction in maximal expiratory flow; CT of the chest and bronchoscopy demonstrated expiratory collapse of a mid-tracheal segment, and a presumptive diagnosis of tracheomalacia was made. A right late...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dunn WF,Hubmayr RD,Pairolero PC,Sheedy PF,Edell ES,Nelson SB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines psychosocial issues among lung transplant patients from the time of assessment through the posttransplant period. Although psychological factors are recognized as being important in the transplant evaluation, no standard approach to psychological assessment currently exists. Lung transplant candid...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barbour KA,Blumenthal JA,Palmer SM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss a patient with cocaine intoxication in whom the initial presentation was that of asystole and ventricular fibrillation. Cocaine has a direct toxic action on the heart and also sensitizes cardiac tissue to the action of catecholamines. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in any patient with unexplained...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nanji AA,Filipenko JD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of treatment with corticosteroids in patients with COPD. METHODS:In this study, we investigated the effect of a 2-year treatment with corticosteroids on clinical symptoms and the decline of lung function in 58 nonallergic patients with COPD. Subjects were treated in a dou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Renkema TE,Schouten JP,Koëter GH,Postma DS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with ulcerative colitis had extensive upper zone pulmonary disease while taking sulfasalazine. Pulmonary function tests showed progressive restrictive and obstructive disease. Lung biopsy showed bronchiolitis obliterans and chronic interstitial pneumonia or fibrosing alveolitis with a mild eosinophilic infil...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Williams T,Eidus L,Thomas P

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbid obesity is often associated with severe respiratory insufficiency, commonly known as the pickwickian syndrome. This can be divided into the following two primary breathing disorders which can affect patients alone or in combination: the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (SAS); and the obesity-hypoventilation syn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sugerman HJ,Fairman RP,Baron PL,Kwentus JA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic studies were performed in 86 patients with right ventricular volume overload. In 45 of these 86 patients, 58 echocardiograms were performed at different intervals in the postoperative period. For control purposes, 60 normal subjects and 18 patients with right ventricular pressure overload were also e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laurenceau JL,Dumesnil JG

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Evaluation of the effectiveness of negative-pressure ventilation (NPV) with the use of the iron lung vs noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the treatment of COPD patients with acute on chronic respiratory failure. DESIGN:A retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Four Italian respir...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Corrado A,Confalonieri M,Marchese S,Mollica C,Villella G,Gorini M,Della Porta R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Pacing-induced asynchrony may deteriorate left ventricular function; however, limited data exists in humans. The aim of our study was to compare left ventricular hemodynamics during short-term atrioventricular sequential pacing from the right ventricular apex and from the outflow tract of the right ven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolettis TM,Kyriakides ZS,Tsiapras D,Popov T,Paraskevaides IA,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is among the most common reasons for admission to ICUs throughout the world, and it is believed to be the third most common cause of death in the United States. The pathogenetic mechanism and physiologic changes associated with sepsis are exceedingly complex, but our understanding is evolving rapidly. The major...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is an uncommon pulmonary neoplasm with various radiologic and clinical presentations. In this article, we analyze the initial radiologic findings, TNM stagings, surgical types, and radiologic features of recurrence, and correlate them with patient survival. DESIGN:A r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liu YY,Chen YM,Huang MH,Perng RP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the methodology for the Seventh American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence-Based Guidelines. Guideline authors began by specifying the population, the intervention and alternative, and the outcomes for each clinical question, and d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schünemann HJ,Munger H,Brower S,O'Donnell M,Crowther M,Cook D,Guyatt G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients developed severe, progressive acute respiratory insufficiency despite aggressive application of conventional respiratory therapy. Application of increased PEEP (18 torr or greater) resulted in a significant decrease in QA/QT. Selection of the optimal levle of PEEP for each patient required seria...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kirby RR,Downs JB,Civetta JM,Modell JH,Dannemiller FJ,Klein EF,Hodges M

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 121 culture-positive cases of pulmonary tuberculosis from 1979 to 1984, including both Korean and American patients, at the major US military hospital in Korea indicated that most antituberculosis drug resistance occurred in patients with a history of previous antituberculosis therapy. The 98 patients with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Etzkorn ET,Lillis PK,McAllister CK

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current invasive and noninvasive methods for delivering long-term ventilatory support rely on cumbersome patient interfaces that may interfere with upper airway function. To overcome these limitations, a novel system was developed to ventilate conscious, spontaneously breathing dogs through a self-cont...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tagaito Y,Schneider H,O'Donnell CP,Smith PL,Schwartz AR

更新日期：2002-11-01 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