Inhaled diuretics attenuate acid-induced cough in children with asthma.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To use an existing database from a large cohort study with follow-up as long as 5.5 years to assess the extended prognosis of patients who survived their hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:Secondary analysis of an inception cohort of 1,722 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Garland A,Dawson NV,Altmann I,Thomas CL,Phillips RS,Tsevat J,Desbiens NA,Bellamy PE,Knaus WA,Connors AF Jr,SUPPORT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several cross-sectional and short-term studies suggest that patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be useful to help predict COPD exacerbations, but evidence from long-term prospective cohort studies is lacking. Our aim was to assess if PROs add to the prediction of exacerbations. METHODS:Four hundred eight p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strassmann A,Frei A,Haile SR,Ter Riet G,Puhan MA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical audits and practice profiling have become popular tools in the attempt to change physician behavior to improve quality of care. Unfortunately, the growing need for information on quality of care has often outpaced the development of standard, valid, and reliable approaches to using these tools. The studies of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss KB,Wagner R

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:A 10-year-old, 36-kg child with a malignant air leak who failed conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation was successfully treated with a neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilator for 31 days. Since the air leak resolved with minimal hemodynamic compromise, this technique may have app...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mayes TC,Jefferson LS,David Y,Louis PT,Fortenberry JD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 40% of patients in medical ICUs require mechanical ventilation (MV). Approximately 20% to 25% of these patients will encounter difficulties in discontinuing MV. Multiple studies have suggested that MV has an unloading effect on the respiratory muscles that leads to diaphragmatic atrophy and dys...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grosu HB,Lee YI,Lee J,Eden E,Eikermann M,Rose KM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A fixed combination of long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABA) plus inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has never been proven to reduce asthma exacerbations vs ICS alone in children. This 12-month, double-blind, randomized study in 341 children (age range, 4 to 11 years) with asthma uncontrolled on ICS investigated wh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bisgaard H,Le Roux P,Bjåmer D,Dymek A,Vermeulen JH,Hultquist C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of prior cardiac or pulmonary disease upon the utility of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Ventilation/perfusion scans were evaluated among 365 patients with no prior cardiac or pulmonary disease and compared to V/Q ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stein PD,Coleman RE,Gottschalk A,Saltzman HA,Terrin ML,Weg JG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although diaphragmatic motion is readily studied by ultrasonography, the procedure remains poorly codified. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the reference values for diaphragmatic motion as recorded by M-mode ultrasonography. METHODS:Two hundred ten healthy adult subjects (150 men, 60 wome...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boussuges A,Gole Y,Blanc P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between respiratory symptom intensity and quality and dynamic lung hyperinflation (DH) during induced bronchoconstriction in asthma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Subjects with asthma (n = 116) underwent baseline spirometry and lung volume measurement follow...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lougheed MD,Fisher T,O'Donnell DE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If we hope to repair damaged lung tissue associated with a variety of acquired and developmental diseases, we must first gain a full appreciation of normal lung development. As an approach, we have utilized Affymetrix (Santa Clara, CA) high-density, oligonucleotide-based microarrays to generate an expression profile o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mariani TJ,Shapiro SD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an unusual case of orthodeoxia platypnea syndrome exacerbated by right ventricular inflow obstruction due to iatrogenic steroid-induced adipose deposition in cardiac tissues. A 68-year-old man on long-term prednisone therapy for eosinophilic pneumonia presented with progressive dyspnea worsened by bending ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bokhari SSI,Willens HJ,Lowery MH,Wanner A,deMarchena E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the causes and clinical features of hemoptysis in HIV-infected patients. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of inpatient medical records for patients with HIV infection and hemoptysis. SETTING:A large New York City teaching hospital and tertiary referral center. PATIENTS:Fifty HIV-infected adult...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nelson JE,Forman M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) during sleep were investigated in the right middle cerebral artery of 10 patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) (mean age, 37 years) and 10 healthy control subjects (mean age, 32 years) throughout the entire sleep period. A computer-assisted pulsed (2 MHz) transcra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hajak G,Klingelhöfer J,Schulz-Varszegi M,Sander D,Rüther E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the interaction between craniofacial structure and obesity in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a cohort of OSA patients. The relationships between neck circumference (NC), body mass index, apnea severity, and craniofacial and upper airway so...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson KA,Ono T,Lowe AA,Ryan CF,Fleetham JA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe head injury often results in hypoxemia, but the pathophysiology of this phenomenon is unclear. We studied 24 patients hospitalized after severe head injury to determine whether the abnormality of oxygen transfer as measured by venous admixture (Qs/Qt) was associated with a reduction in functional residual capac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper KR,Boswell PA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma presented with orthostatic syncope. Investigation revealed metastatic carcinoma in the left lung extending through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium obstructing the mitral orifice. On review of the literature, this case appears to be the first to describe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fogel RI,Balady GJ,Klein MD,Rajaii-Khorasani A

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:Bronchopulmonary endometriosis is a rare cause of hemoptysis. We describe a woman with catamenial hemoptysis which was localized with chest CAT scanning and treated successfully with danazol. The proposed pathogenesis and manifestations of thoracic endometriosis are reviewed, and the use of new diagnostic and therapeu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elliot DL,Barker AF,Dixon LM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ICU telemedicine improves access to high-quality critical care, has substantial costs, and can change financial outcomes. Detailed information about financial outcomes and their trends over time following ICU telemedicine implementation and after the addition of logistic center function has not been publishe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lilly CM,Motzkus C,Rincon T,Cody SE,Landry K,Irwin RS,UMass Memorial Critical Care Operations Group.

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Physician productivity, practice expense, resource allocation, facilities, staff, and malpractice are variables in medical practice profitability. The ongoing challenge of collecting reliable and consistent data created an opportunity in 2001 for the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Practice Admin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bauer JS,French KD

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old woman presented with abnormal findings on a chest radiograph. She had no significant history other than a fever 4 months prior to presentation that had resolved without a definite cause identified. She denied cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, history of smoking, environmental exposures, or prior pr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Albores J,Smith MI

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of inhaled ipratropium bromide in acute asthma, a double-blind study of 384 emergency department patients compared the effect of the combination of ipratropium and albuterol with that of albuterol alone. Patients were randomized to receive nebulizer treatments with either 2.5 mg of albuterol or 2....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karpel JP,Schacter EN,Fanta C,Levey D,Spiro P,Aldrich T,Menjoge SS,Witek TJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body position can lead to respiratory symptoms and affect gas exchange in disease states. We describe a patient with carcinoma of the left lung in whom dyspnea and oxygen desaturation developed in the right lateral position only. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic study demonstrated a tumor mass protruding into the left main-st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mahler DA,Snyder PE,Virgulto JA,Loke J

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital anomaly resulting in nonfunctioning lung tissue in either the "extralobar" or "intralobar" position. Both forms derive their blood supply from the systemic circulation. Large pulmonary sequestrations can present in the newborn with potentially fatal respiratory distress. Surgica...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Piccione W Jr,Burt ME

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with biopsy specimen-proved pulmonary sarcoidosis without clinical evidence of cardiac disease. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:A large tertiary care university teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND CONTROL SUBJECTS:F...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fahy GJ,Marwick T,McCreery CJ,Quigley PJ,Maurer BJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships among systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP), diastolic pulmonary artery pressure (DPAP), and mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) have been found to be constant in humans breathing air, at rest, while supine. It would be important for those studying the pulmonary circulation if this re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Syyed R,Reeves JT,Welsh D,Raeside D,Johnson MK,Peacock AJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac dysfunction due to systemic sarcoidosis is most of ten due to severe restrictive pulmonary diseases. Although the diagnosis is frequently missed during life, direct granulomatous infiltration of the myocardium may occur with systemic sarcoidosis and, when present in the heart, is a major cause of death. To exp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bulkley BH,Rouleau JR,Whitaker JQ,Strauss HW,Pitt B

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of flock worker's lung (FWL) and longitudinal lung function changes in nylon flock-exposed workers have not been well characterized. METHODS:Symptoms, pulmonary function testing, and chest radiographs from five index cases, subsequent case referrals, and screened employees of a flocking ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turcotte SE,Chee A,Walsh R,Grant FC,Liss GM,Boag A,Forkert L,Munt PW,Lougheed MD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the time course and the relation to prognosis of coagulation and fibrinolytic abnormalities in patients with septic shock. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty-eight consecutive patients admitted to the medical ICU with the diagnosis of septic shock (diagnosed by defined criteria) were studied. Mortali...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lorente JA,García-Frade LJ,Landín L,de Pablo R,Torrado C,Renes E,García-Avello A

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00