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1. Assessing the exudative or transudative nature of a pleural effusion is the initial s...
2. The metabolism of L-arginine to L-citrulline and nitric oxide (NO) by a family of NO ...
3. (CHEST 1997; 111:1117-19) A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for eva...
4. By Lewis Adams and Abraham Guz. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1996, 464 pp, $165 The th...
5. Female sex-steroid hormones have a putative role in the regulation or modulation of [...
6. Thoracentesis is an important procedure in the evaluation and management of pleural e...
7. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma caused severe refractory hypoxemia due to intrapulmonary...
8. Medical screening is used routinely to qualify and classify candidates for a wide var...
9. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare condition of unknown origin, character...
10. A 50-year-old man presented with primary lung cancer with bone lesions and calcifying...
11. Magnesium (Mg), the second most abundant intracellular cation,[1] has shown an in vit...
12. In patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, impaired exercise tolerance is on...
13. Cough is probably the most common symptom of respiratory disease. Cough associated wi...
14. Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare but well-documented cause of respiratory failure i...
15. Production of reactive oxygen species, which elicit lipid peroxidation, is increased ...
16. Nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF) is known to be associated with an increased ris...
17. More than 25 years after its initial description,[1] 195 ARDS remains a challenging o...
18. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is usually a systemic disease at the time of initial di...
19. Injury to the thoracic duct resulting in chylothorax is an uncommon but well-document...
20. Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) following abdominal surgery are frequent...
21. Physicians treating patients with sarcoidosis have long been aware that a reduction i...
22. Hospital-acquired pneumonia complicates the course of mechanical ventilation in as ma...
23. (CHEST 1997; 111:769-78) Abbreviations: BCAA=branched chain amino acids, EN=enteral n...
24. A clinical case is presented illustrating a previously unreported association of (1) ...
25. Previously, we demonstrated that patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had an e...
26. During mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube (ETT) in place, the air condi...
27. Lung disease secondary to exposure to dusty work conditions from exposure to sand (si...
28. A young man suffered an acute inferior myocardial infarction following clinical use o...
29. I'm sick and tired of other people interpreting the rules made by the Health Care Fin...
30. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to induce a generalized inflammatory response t...
31. Sleep apnea, found in 2 to 10% of the population, is frequently associated with chang...
32. (CHEST 1997; 111:787-95) Abbreviations: EMG=electromyogram, LDH=lactate dehydrogenase...
33. A 25-Year Follow-up This report describes a 25-year follow-up of angiographically pro...
34. The complexities presented by acute venous thromboembolism have generated many effort...
35. Countershock is the method of choice for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation (V...
36. Malignant disease involving the pleura is one of the leading causes of pleural effusi...
37. The dramatic increase in cocaine use over the past decade is due largely to the incre...
38. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an uncommon disorder diagnosed in 1 to 4% of patient...
39. This case report demonstrates the utility of echocardiography to definitively diagnos...
40. Lung cancer is occurring in epidemic proportions both nationally and worldwide, and u...
41. Measurements of left ventricular (LV) function that predict exercise capacity in pati...
42. Pleural effusions can present a challenging diagnostic problem. The differential diag...
43. The early mortality rate of 10% for adult patients undergoing cardiac transplantation...
44. (CHEST 1997; 111:800-01) Key words: electrocardiogram; interpretation; vector electro...
45. Fistulas between the aorta and left atrium, invariably a complication of aortic valvu...
46. In this issue of CHEST (see page 813), Embil and colleagues from Winnipeg describe a ...
47. Pneumonia is the most common life-threatening infectious disease.[1] Pleuropulmonary ...
48. Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-[Alpha]), a member of the epidermal growth fact...
49. Abbreviations: C PR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation Closed-chest cardiopulmonary r...
50. Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) is a simple, reproducible, and noninvasive test us...
51. By John A. Bevan, Gabor Kaley, and Gabor Rubanyi. New York Oxford University Press, 1...
52. Venous thromboembolic disease remains a common condition that is both severe and diff...
53. Bleomycin is an antitumor antibiotic originally isolated from Streptomyces verticulli...
54. (CHEST 1997; 111:808-09) Abbreviation: PMF=progressive massive fibrosis A 69-year-...
55. 3rd ed. Calvin B. Ernst, MD and James C. Stanley, MD, eds. St. Louis: Mosby & Company...
56. The clinical manifestations of tuberculosis are dependent on the cellular immune resp...
57. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are common and serious compl...
58. COPD remains one of the leading causes of disability and death in developed countries...
59. (CHEST 1997; 111:808-10) A 41-year-old man was brought to the Emergency Department...
60. It has been estimated that more than 15 million patients in the United States are aff...
61. Aspergillus is a ubiquitous fungus found in soil, water, and decaying vegetation. Asp...
62. Both upper abdominal and thoracic surgery result in a postoperative pulmonary restric...
63. (CHEST 1997; 111:744-53) Abbreviations: ACCP=American College of Chest Physicians; AP...
64. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis or Infection? Background: Mycobacterium avium complex is...
65. Lung resection offers the best prospect of long-term survival in patients with nonmet...
66. Sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown etiology, most commonly presents with manifestation...
67. Smoke inhalation is a well-recognized cause of early respiratory injury and late sequ...
68. Toxicity Secondary to Bromine and Hydrobromic Acid Exposure We describe the clinical ...
69. Pleural empyema is a serious complication of pneumonia associated with substantial mo...
70. Cardiac output (Q) during exercise in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is usually m...
71. [[Alpha].sub.1]-Antitrypsin ([[Alpha].sub.1]-AT) deficiency is a hereditary disorder ...
72. Breathing is normally controlled by a combination of two systems: a metabolic system ...
73. Immediately following orthotopic transplantation, a patient suffered left pump failur...
74. Spontaneous pneumothorax can be divided into primary and secondary groups. Primary sp...
75. Exercise performance is related to disease severity in cystic fibrosis (CF). The two ...
76. The International Labor Organization (ILO) system for the classification of radiograp...
77. Cardiac output (Q) can be determined noninvasively during exercise using the indirect...
78. Dextran solutions are favored distending media for many hysteroscopic procedures beca...
79. A recent article concerning the pulmonary artery flotation catheter (PA catheter)[1] ...
80. The etiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which is characterized by le...
81. Nosocomial bacterial pneumonias commonly complicate the course and adversely affect t...
82. Abbreviations: EC=emergency center FVL=flow volume loop, MICU=medical ICU, MW=maximal...
83. Neurosarcoidosis occurs in approximately 5% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis. A ...
84. The use of peak or sign/symptom-limited exercise testing has expanded greatly to help...
85. Assessment and optimization of right ventricle (RV) preload is a major concern in the...
86. In patients after cardiac surgery, the incidence of infections is high,[1] owing to c...
87. Asthma is one of the few chronic diseases in the developed world that is increasing i...
88. The field of clinical practice guideline development has advanced rapidly over the re...
89. The recent recognition of the importance of airway inflammation in the pathophysiolog...
90. Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects 2 to 3 million Americans with approximately 40...
91. Myocardial contusion frequently occurs in blunt chest trauma and may result in severe...
92. Thoracoscopy was first introduced by Jacobaeus[1] in 1910 as a method of lysis of int...
93. Historically, the structural and functional differences within the respiratory tract ...
94. The article by Loube and Strauss in this issue of CHEST (see page 382) raises three i...
95. Asthma occurs more frequently in the elderly than is usually appreciated and may, the...
96. Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been increased especially in the United States and in ...
97. Patients needing mechanical ventilation represent an important subset of all individu...
98. A 40-year-old African-American man with a 20 pack-year history of smoking was admitte...
99. The paper by Liu et al in this issue of CHEST (see page 489) resurrects an intriguing...
100. The current management of acute asthma consists of regular inhaled bronchodilator the...
101. Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) is a major late complication after lung transplantati...
102. Pleurodesis usually involves the introduction of sclerosing agents into the pleural s...
103. A 42-year-old man is hospitalized with AIDS that is complicated by Pneumocystis carin...
104. The symptoms of asthma--dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness--are caused ...
105. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the new era of video-assist...
106. Over the past decade, heart-lung (HLT) and lung transplantations (LT) have emerged as...
107. Several large clinical studies have demonstrated that thrombolytic therapy decreases ...
108. A 56-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for biopsy of a mediastinal mass. Fo...
109. The metabolism of arachidonic acid produces a family-of substances that have diverse ...
110. Students of the history of respiratory physiology may recall reading about the discov...
111. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), as defined by a respiratory disturba...
112. Respiratory aspiration of the gastric content occurs in patients with a variety of ne...
113. Pranlukast (SB 205312, ONO-1078) has been evaluated in a series of challenge studies ...
114. Patients with empyema that are incompletely drained by tube thoracostomy are often co...
115. Knowledge of the normal course of developmental exercise physiology is important in u...
116. Experience with ambulatory ECG monitoring in the last 20 years indicated that most is...
117. Key words: bronchoalveolar ravage, computed tomography; pulmonary alveolar proteinosi...
118. A 54-year-old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis developed pneumonia caused by Scedosp...
119. The paper of Lodi and colleagues (see page 65) on "Autonomic Regulation in Asthmatics...
120. This study was conducted to investigate whether the changes in the pulmonary diffusin...
121. Study objective: To assess the role of gastric tonometry in monitoring children recei...
122. The appropriate postoperative surveillance strategy after a curative lung resection o...
123. Study objective: To study the role of autonomic regulation in asthmatics with gastroe...
124. Study objectives: Define the incidence of obstructive atelectasis in patients present...
125. Study objective: To investigate the concept that splanchnic ischemia leads to hepatic...
126. A 63-year-old woman was seen with acute onset of pyrexia, nausea, and vomiting. She h...
127. Generally, it is believed that tissue hypoxia plays a significant role in the develop...
128. Study objective: We have previously described activation of the renin-angiotensin sys...
129. Objectives: HIV disease is frequently complicated by episodic acute bronchitis, sugge...
130. Mechanical ventilatory support of patients with obstructive airway disease (OAD) is o...
131. A 60-year-old man was transferred to the Medical ICU because of hypoxemic respiratory...
132. Since its introduction in therapy, direct current (DC) electrical cardioversion is us...
133. Soybean asthma, which occurred as an epidemic among patients in Barcelona, Spain, is ...
134. In patients with AIDS, isolation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from respiratory secretions...
135. An unusual case of Mycobacterium avium complex infection occurred in a young adult wi...
136. The opioid and sympathetic nervous systems are known to be anatomically and physiolog...
137. Study objective: To examine the long-term maintenance of a previously reported behavi...
138. Study objective: To determine the impact of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB), including ...
139. Study objective: To observe (1) whether the reperfusion is one of the causes underlyi...
140. Three Canadian farmers, including a married couple and another close relative, died f...
141. Clinical practice guidelines have been promoted as an effective way of reducing costs...
142. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) is a ubiquitous environmental microo...
143. The two most common albuterol preparations used for nebulization are: (1) Ventolin (a...
144. While being treated for the acute respiratory distress syndrome, a 27-year-old woman ...
145. Background: Some habitual crack cocaine smokers who deny IV drug abuse show decreased...
146. Objective: To assess the relationship of personality and clinical characteristics wit...
147. Background: Tuberculosis is a major health problem in Central America. In Honduras, w...
148. Key words: acute cor pulmonale; adult respiratory distress syndrome; echocardiography...
149. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LEC), an undifferentiated carcinoma with pronounced...
150. For years, physicians have relied upon serum markers to assist with the diagnosis of ...
151. Background: Previous studies on pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis and...
152. The factors that influence decision making among surgeons are not well understood. We...
153. Study objective: To determine the role of craniofacial risk factors in increasing apn...
154. Key words: inotropes; pulmonary embolism; vasopressors Abbreviations: CO=cardiac outp...
155. We describe a case of lung abscess caused by sporadic infection with Legionella mieda...
156. Just 10 years ago, who would have thought that a lethal gas that was "... found in un...
157. Study objectives: Nitric oxide (NO), a potent vasodilator, is present in the exhaled ...
158. Transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (TBFNA)is a valuable and low-risk procedure tha...
159. Objective: To examine the effect of oxygen on apneas and sleep quality in patients wi...
160. In a recent editorial in CHEST,[1] Banner, Kirby, and Blanch raised several issues in...
161. To the Editor: In the article "Ventilation-Perfusion Response After Fenoterol in H...
162. In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary function tests (PFTs) provide a non...
163. Study objective: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) varies widely in its course. To ...
164. Study objective: Treatment of malignant mesothelioma (MM) at an early stage results i...
165. Study objective: To determine whether allergic sensitization occurs curs frequently i...
166. (CHEST 1997; 111:228-29) Dr. Levy makes some comments with which we are in agreeme...
167. In the article "Chest Pain in an Aspirin-Sensitive Asthmatic Patient: Eosinophilic Es...
168. Physiologically, secretory leukoprotease inhibitor (SLPI) is the major antiprotease o...
169. Objective: To determine whether information available 1 week after surgery correlates...
170. Study objective: Since seasonal patterns in morbidity may identify triggers provoking...
171. Patients with systemic sclerosis are known to have histologic pulmonary abnormalities...
172. Abbreviations: ABG=arterial blood gas; CPAP=continuous positive airway pressure; EMG=...
173. In inflammatory lung disorders, oxidants and proteases complement each other in their...
174. Study objectives: To compare short-term outcomes following bilateral lung volume redu...
175. Aim: While asthma education increases knowledge, it is less clear whether education i...
176. Study objective: To determine whether exercise training with coaching is more effecti...
177. Asthma is a common disease for which morbidity and mortality have been increasing. Th...
178. Objective: To investigate the mechanism of airflow limitation before and 6 and 12 mon...
179. Purpose: Herein we report the results of an informal survey of approximately 350 phys...
180. Since sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for about half of all cardiovascular deaths...
181. [[alpha].sub.1]-Proteinase inhibitor ([alpha].sub.1-PI) augmentation therapy has been...
182. Pulmonary function was assessed by spirometry in 497 black and 2,980 white ambulatory...
183. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FEB) is of great importance for diagnostic and ther...
184. Objectives: Video-assisted endoscopic techniques had been applied in the surgical cor...
185. Twenty years ago, the subject of this 65 chapter, 1,365 page, multi-authored textbook...
186. Lung transplantation is an option for appropriately selected patients with end-stage ...
187. Study objective: To determine pulmonary function test (PFT) profile and respiratory m...
188. Study objectives: To define characteristic clinical and radiographic presentations of...
189. Objective: To validate a portable, inexpensive, real-time, B-mode ultrasound device c...
190. A 50-year-old white man with a medical history o ulcerative colitis presented with a ...
191. The early history of [alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin deficiency, in the years between 1962...
192. Telling the readers of CHEST about the serious need for people to quit smoking may be...
193. A reduced diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dco) is common among patients with ...
194. Study objective: To determine oxyhemoglobin saturation ([O.sub.2] Sat) in healthy hum...
195. Background: Phrenic nerve pacing is a recognized substitute to positive pressure vent...
196. A 31-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of a la...
197. The serpin Family of protease inhibitors, to which [alpha.sub.1]-antitrypsin belongs,...
198. Tuberculosis is the oldest documented infectious disease. It has been affecting manki...
199. To determine the effect of theophylline on respiratory muscle efficiency (RME), 12 no...