Stories Collection

1. (CHEST 2001; 120:1014-1017) A 63-year-old white man with stage IIA Hodgkin disease ...
2. The hair on the back of my neck stands up and I get an acid stomach when I watch the ...
3. Background: Less than one third of patients with fatal pulmonary embolism (PE) are id...
4. Objective: There are several reports of the use of adenosine as a cardioprotective ag...
5. An Assessment of Four Severity-of-Illness Measures Study objectives: Investigators ...
6. (CHEST 2001; 120:1018-1020) A 38-year-old man was referred to our University Hospit...
7. Overview and Introduction (CHEST 2001; 120:87S-88S) Aerosolized therapeutic agent...
8. Who Should Care for the Critically Ill? By the middle of the last century, new ther...
9. Study objectives: To investigate whether erythromycin therapy lowers the frequency of...
10. Study objectives: To determine whether primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is associ...
11. Objective: To assess short-term and long-term responses to treatment with pulmonary v...
12. Delineation of Margins of Safety Using an In Vitro Experimental Model Study objecti...
13. Near-drowning syndrome depends on the duration of submersion, the amount of fluid asp...
14. Although inhalation is one of the oldest modes of drug delivery, it is currently rece...
15. The control and containment of tuberculosis in the industrialized world in the first ...
16. The Salute Respiratoria nell'Anziano (Sa.R.A.) Study Objectives: To compare the eff...
17. Aim: To investigate the potential association between the chronic myeloid disorders (...
18. Study objectives: To characterize the course of patients with advanced sarcoidosis wh...
19. Experimental Study in Rats With Biliary Cirrhosis Study objectives: In regard to nu...
20. A 26-year-old woman presented with fever, chills, and back pain 6 weeks postpartum. A...
21. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), which colonizes the airways of approximately 90% of pati...
22. It is well-recognized that sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiolog...
23. Are Emphysema and Airflow Obstruction Found Together? Study objectives: We determin...
24. Background: Measurements of pulmonary pressure and resistance are still considered to...
25. Study objective: To determine the relationship between airway hyperreactivity (AHR) a...
26. Study objective: To compare the effects of biphasic defibrillation waveforms and conv...
27. A Case Report and Review Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is characterized by the acc...
28. Because of the pain, inconvenience, and disruption of lifestyle associated with the i...
29. In this issue of CHEST (see page 915), Yan and colleagues demonstrate that 90% of a p...
30. Effect on Dyspnea, Exercise Performance, and Quality of Life Objective: The aim of ...
31. Study objective: To determine and compare the cardiopulmonary responses of healthy ch...
32. Study objectives: We studied the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)...
33. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important health problem that still gener...
34. A case of pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) and concomitant low-grade, small lymp...
35. High rates of colonization and the challenge of managing Pseudomonas aeruginosa infec...
36. The Quest Continues In 1997, I wrote an editorial for CHEST regarding the search fo...
37. Study objectives: The aim of this study was to measure inspiratory pressure-generatin...
38. Study objective: To assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiac output asse...
39. Study objective: Unsuspected sleep-related respiratory events are common in patients ...
40. A Systematic Review Objective: To systematically review the evidence examining the ...
41. We describe a case of donor-acquired small cell lung cancer after pulmonary transplan...
42. For 20 years, multiple manpower studies have proclaimed the existence of a physician ...
43. Study objectives: To determine if soluble leukocyte selectin (sL-selectin) levels in ...
44. Effect of Therapy Objective: To determine the prevalence of electrolyte disturbance...
45. Canine Model of Acute Coronary Occlusion and Reperfusion Study objective: To assess...
46. A Pulmonary and Critical-Care Medicine Perspective The clinical spectrum of mitocho...
47. To the Editor: It was in San Francisco at Chest 2000 where I heard Ann Woolcock spe...
48. In 1992, Michael Iseman observed that: "As the epidemic tide of tuberculosis recedes ...
49. A Prospective Study of 34 Consecutive Cases Study objectives: Obesity has many detr...
50. Study objectives: To assess oxygen desaturation during activities and to evaluate the...
51. Background: The incidence of pulmonary complications in heart transplant recipients h...
52. Study objective: Oxygenation may be improved in 40 to 60% of ARDS patients by inhalat...
53. (CHEST 2001; 120:649-651) A 39-year-old man underwent distal gastrectomy and vagoto...
54. A 23-year-old woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy presented with a 2.1 x 2.5-cm pedu...
55. In the November 1999 issue, the article "Gastroesophageal Reflux in Asthmatics: A Dou...
56. Objective: To document health-care utilization (ie, physician claims and hospitalizat...
57. Effects of Emphysema and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Study objectives: To define ...
58. Study objective: Recently, the number of new eases of Paragonimus westermani in human...
59. Study of Five Ventilators and a Bedside Pitot Tube Spirometer Objective: To assess ...
60. (CHEST 2001; 120:652-654) Key words: acute exacerbations; chronic bronchitis; COPD;...
61. A 77-year-old man became asystolic 3 days after aortic valve replacement and coronary...
62. In some parts of the United States, pleural tuberculosis accounts for [is less than] ...
63. Limitation of Memory Storage Capabilities Background: Memory oximeters enable diagn...
64. A Report From the Vesnarinone Trial Study objectives: Proinflammatory cytokines may...
65. Objectives: To evaluate the predictive accuracy as well as the rates of false-positiv...
66. Catamenial hemoptysis is a rare condition, and only 36 cases have been reported since...
67. The obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) was originally described in 1955 in subjec...
68. Study objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether presence of expira...
69. Study objectives: Tezosentan, an IV dual endothelin-receptor antagonist, has demonstr...
70. Objectives: We used noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring in the initial resuscitation b...
71. Background: Induced sputum from asthmatic patients has been recently used to assess i...
72. (CHEST 2001; 120:659-661) A 77-year-old man presented with slowly progressive fatig...
73. The value of noninvasive cardiac output (Qt) monitoring lies first and foremost in it...
74. Study objectives: Nasal prongs (NPs), when used to assess nasal flow, can result in d...
75. Study objectives: To determine the effects of hyperoxia on left ventricular (LV) func...
76. An Analysis of Causes and Outcomes Introduction: Reports on reintubation have focus...
77. Background: T cells are important cellular components of bronchial inflammation in di...
78. A Case Report An HIV-positive patient presented with pulmonary tuberculosis as her ...
79. Alternatives to Conscious Sedation Conscious sedation enhances the safety, technica...
80. Background: The perception of dyspnea is not a prominent complaint of resting patient...
81. Background: Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) that causes severe pulmonary hypertension...
82. A Frequent Etiology for Pneumomediastinum in Severe Blunt Chest Trauma Study object...
83. Objective: To report five new eases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and to re...
84. Objective: To study the clinical characteristics and results of patients with diagnos...
85. Background: Airway function, as assessed by standard spirometry, and the intensity of...
86. Background: Asthma is characterized in part by small airways dysfunction. Peak expira...
87. Clinical Experience With 16 Adults Study objectives: To describe the clinical featu...
88. We report the first ease of myopericarditis after triple vaccination against diphther...
89. Background: Clinicians need to decide whether to begin empiric therapy for patients w...
90. Regulation With Clarithromycin Treatment Background: Although airway angiogenesis a...
91. Results From the Strong Heart Study Study objective: To derive spirometry normative...
92. Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes Study objectives: To prospectively identify the ...
93. The cytotoxic agent bleomycin is feared for its induction of sometimes fatal pulmonar...
94. This case report documents a substantial increase in chest wall expansion in a middle...
95. Objectives: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) can aid in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural...
96. Study objectives: Comparison of inhaled salmeterol powder vs oral montelukast treatme...
97. Study objectives: To investigate whether exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxid...
98. Study objectives: To our knowledge, the predictors of respiratory failure (RF) and lo...
99. Two patients with subacute symptoms and signs compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis ...
100. Readers who think they know the answer to this question should read the carefully ana...
101. A Descriptive Study Background: Patients who present with malignant pleural/maligna...
102. Bedside Tests To Exclude Pulmonary Embolism Study objective: Less than 35% of patie...
103. Emphasis on Microbiological Spectra, Patient Outcome, and Prognostic Factors Study ...
104. Study objectives: To examine the lung defense mechanisms of both young and aged rats ...
105. Sildenafil is being used by a number of patients with erectile dysfunction. Some of t...
106. Abbreviations: BOS = bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; CCR2 = chemokine receptor 2; ...
107. Abbreviation: EC-SOD = extracellular superoxide dismutase (CHEST 2001; 120:10S) Int...
108. Abbreviations: CREB = cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein...
109. Abbreviation: TGF = transforming growth factor (CHEST 2001; 120:32S-33S) Myofibro...
110. The integrin [Alpha]v[Beta]6 is restricted to epithelial cells and is dramatically in...
111. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-[Beta] is an inflammatory cytokine that plays multip...
112. Abbreviations: IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; SP = surfactant protein (CHEST ...
113. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and usually fatal lung...
114. Analysis of Temporal Trends From a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Databa...
115. Results From a 128-Patient Monocenter Registry Study objectives: To assess the pote...
116. Study objectives: To evaluate the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) by...
117. Objectives: To evaluate the routine performance and the technical parameters of diffe...
118. Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature Spontaneous rupture of the pulmon...
119. Abbreviations: AP = activating protein; MMP = matrix metalloproteinase; NF = nuclear ...
120. Abbreviations: BAMC = bronchoalveolar mononuclear cell; IL = interleukin (CHEST 2001;...
121. Eosinophils Induce Fibroblast Secretion of Interleukin--6 and Expression of Genes Inv...
122. Key words: asbestos; epithelial growth factor receptor; fibrosis; p53; transforming g...
123. Role of the CD40-CD40 Ligand System in Fibroblast Activation and Lung Inflammation an...
124. Abbreviation: PDGF = platelet-derived growth factor (CHEST 2001; 120:61S-62S) Asb...
125. Key words: [[Alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin; nitric oxide, pulmonary fibrosis; serine prot...
126. What Is New and What Is True? The urinary catheter is an essential part of modern m...
127. Study objectives: Due to the lack of consensus in the literature in the use of poster...
128. Study objective: The use of abciximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody Fab fragment sp...
129. Objective: To determine the incidence of paradoxical worsening of tuberculosis (TB) i...
130. [[Beta].sub.2]-Adrenergic agonists are commonly used as bronchodilators to treat pati...
131. A Rare Complication of Heparin Anticoagulation We present a case of a 69-year-old w...
132. Abbreviation: TGF = transforming growth factor (CHEST 2001; 120:3S) Ingestion of ...
133. Abbreviations: MCP = monocyte chemoattractant protein; MIP = macrophage inflammatory ...
134. Abbreviations: BLM = bleomycin; CAM = clarithromycin; EM = erythromycin; 14-MRML = 14...
135. (CHEST 2001; 120:34S) Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases, particular...
136. Abbreviations: EGF-R = epidermal growth factor receptor; ERK = extracellular signal-r...
137. Comparison to Glucocorticoids Abbreviations: ssPT = sense phosphorothioate oligodeo...
138. Role in Proliferation and Apoptosis Abbreviations: ERK = extracellular signal-regul...
139. Study objectives: To determine the utility of forced oscillation technique (FOT) for ...
140. Study objectives: To evaluate the benefit of sinus rhythm (SR) restoration in patient...
141. Background: Low-dose erythromycin therapy improves airflow limitation and airway infl...
142. Study objective: To measure the in vivo rate of alveolar epithelial fluid clearance o...
143. Spontaneous hemomediastinum is a rare event, occurring in association with bleeding d...
144. Abbreviations: CCR2 = chemokine receptor 2; FITC = fluorescein isothiocyanate; GM-CSF...
145. Abbreviations: dnEGFR = dominant-negative epidermal growth factor receptor; EGF = epi...
146. (CHEST 2001; 120:35S-36S) Pulmonary fibrosis, a disease characterized by excess col...
147. Abbreviation: IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (CHEST 2001; 120:56S) Investigati...
148. Survival as a Function of Oxygen Therapy and Treatment Program (CHEST 2001; 120:62S...
149. Study objectives: To review therapeutic strategies in the management of pneumothorax ...
150. Study objective: Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) is frequen...
151. A 10-Year Experience Objective: The persistence of a left superior vena cava (LSVC)...
152. Objective: To evaluate the effect of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase) ...
153. Amiodarone is a commonly used anti-arrhythmic agent, with well-recognized chronic tox...
154. (CHEST 2001; 120:4S-5S) Persistent alveolar fibrin formation may promote the develo...
155. Abbreviation: [PDE.sub.4] = phosphodiesterase 4 (CHEST 2001; 120:14S-15S) Fibroblas...
156. Abbreviations: AM = alveolar macrophage; AP-1 = activator protein-1; IFN = interferon...
157. Repair involves an orderly progression of events to reestablish the integrity of the ...
158. Abbreviations: IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; UIP = usual interstitial pneumoni...
159. Abbreviations: JNK = c-Jun N-terminal kinase; RTLF = radiation-induced lung fibrosis;...
160. Abbreviations: AAT = [[Alpha].sub.1]-antitrypsin; IPF = idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis...
161. Study objective: To evaluate the efficacy of small-bore (12 French vanSonnenberg) cat...
162. A Doppler Echocardiographic Study of Boys 10 to 14 Years Old Study objective: Facto...
163. Study objectives: To analyze the outcome of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patien...
164. There is heightened concern that older adults and individuals with occult or known he...
165. A case is reported of 38-year-old woman with chest pain attributed to a left lung sar...
166. In the December 2000 issue, the article "Surgery for Second Lung Cancers" (CHEST 2000...
167. Abbreviations: IL = interleukin; TGF = transforming growth factor (CHEST 2001; 120:15...
168. Abbreviations: C1qa-/- = C1qadeficiency; LPS = lipopolysaccharide; PMN = polymorphonu...
169. Study objective: To assess whether the withdrawal of salmeterol treatment for 3 days ...
170. Objectives: Tuberculosis, a reemergent killer, is threatening to assume serious propo...
171. Objectives: This study was designed to examine respiratory control in patients with o...
172. Background: Computerized analysis of breath sounds has relied on human auditory perce...
173. (CHEST 2001; 119:1948-1950) A 51-year-old man is referred for evaluation of an abno...
174. The current American and British guidelines for COPD highlight the limited available ...
175. Study objectives: To measure the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) an...
176. Background: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are among the main causes of m...
177. Study objectives: COPD patients run a risk of developing nocturnal oxygen desaturatio...
178. Objective: We hypothesized that pentoxifylline, administered after phorbol myristate ...
179. (CHEST 2001; 119:1951-1952) A 55-year-old woman presented with intermittent palpita...
180. Each year with the onset of the influenza "season," we are reminded of our inability ...
181. Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Aging Study objective: We evaluated whether aging...
182. Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmon...
183. Study objectives: To determine whether generation of negative intrathoracic pressure ...
184. Background: At the present time, talc is the one of the agents most commonly used for...
185. (CHEST 2001; 119:1953-1955) A 66-year-old man underwent retrobulbar anesthesia for ...
186. It is a platitude known to all second-year medical students that the most common caus...
187. Background: COPD is thought to be more prevalent among men than women, a finding usua...
188. Study objectives: Respiratory muscle strength has been shown to be reduced in patient...
189. Respiratory Compensation in Advanced Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Background: "Row-a...
190. Study objectives: Some respiratory units routinely administer supplemental oxygen to ...
191. Paraquat is a potent herbicide of lethal toxicity. Its injury mechanism is attributed...
192. The deepest nonrapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep stages in humans, stages 3 and 4, are ...
193. A 2-Year Controlled Study Study objectives: To answer the following questions: in p...
194. Noninvasive Monitoring Using MRI Objective: To analyze the effect of primary pulmon...
195. Introduction: Accurate outcomes data and predictors of outcomes are fundamental to th...
196. Background: Tracheobronchial stenting is performed increasingly often. Fluoroscopic c...
197. Pectus excavatum has never been reported to cause hypercapnic respiratory failure. In...
198. Study objectives: To determine whether there is an association between cigarette smok...
199. A Randomized Controlled Trial Background: Patients with chronic pulmonary disease h...