editorials

A Dentist's Office Is the Template for Medicine

A. Jay Block
Chest 1999 115: 909. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emergency Department Care of the Asthma Patient : Predicting "Bounce-Back" Patients

Joseph Varon and Robert E. Fromm, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 909-911. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchodilator Therapy in Status Asthmaticus

John G. Teeter
Chest 1999 115: 911-912. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Artery Embolotherapy for Control of Acute Hemoptysis : Analysis of Outcome

Robert I. White, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 912-915. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Video-Assisted Endoscopy, not Just Endoscopy, for Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Pasquale Ciaglia
Chest 1999 115: 915-916. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Not a Matter of Life and Death!

Waldemar G. Johanson, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 916-917. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Point-of-Care Blood Testing : More Than Simply Changing Venue

Barry A. Shapiro
Chest 1999 115: 917-918. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Prospective Multicenter Study of Relapse Following Treatment for Acute Asthma Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department

Charles L. Emerman, Prescott G. Woodruff, Rita K. Cydulka, Michael A. Gibbs, Charles V. Pollack, Jr., and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 919-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence and Prevalence of Asthma Among Adult Finnish Men and Women of the Finnish Twin Cohort From 1975 to 1990, and Their Relation to Hay Fever and Chronic Bronchitis

Elisa Huovinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Lauri A Laitinen, and Markku Koskenvuo
Chest 1999 115: 928-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHODILATORS

Effect of Continuously Nebulized Ipratropium Bromide Plus Albuterol on Emergency Department Length of Stay and Hospital Admission Rates in Patients With Acute Bronchospasm: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Ellen J. Weber, M. Andrew Levitt, Jack K. Covington, and Elaine Gambrioli
Chest 1999 115: 937-944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Long-term Treatment With HFA Albuterol

Joe W. Ramsdell, Nancy M. Klinger, Bruce P. Ekholm, and Gene L. Colice
Chest 1999 115: 945-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clickhaler (a Novel Dry Powder Inhaler) Provides Similar Bronchodilation to Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhaler, Even at Low Flow Rates

Michael T. Newhouse, Normand P. Nantel, Carole B. Chambers, Barbara Pratt, and Mark Parry-Billings
Chest 1999 115: 952-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of Salmeterol Xinafoate in the Treatment of COPD

Donald A. Mahler, James F. Donohue, Robert A. Barbee, Michael D. Goldman, Nicholas J. Gross, Michael E. Wisniewski, Steven W. Yancey, Bradford A. Zakes, Kathleen A. Rickard, and Wayne H. Anderson
Chest 1999 115: 957-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Combination of Ipratropium and Albuterol Optimizes Pulmonary Function Reversibility Testing in Patients With COPD

Paul M. Dorinsky, Colin Reisner, Gary T. Ferguson, Shailendra S. Menjoge, Charles W. Serby, and Theodore J. Witek, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 966-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Criteria for Outpatient Management of Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Roger D. Yusen, Brennan M. Haraden, Brian F. Gage, Robert S. Woodward, Brian G. Rubin, and Mitchell D. Botney
Chest 1999 115: 972-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frequency of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Low-Probability Lung Scan and Negative Lower Extremity Venous Ultrasound

Michael F. Meyerovitz, Finn Mannting, Joseph F. Polak, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 1999 115: 980-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

The Effects of Erythromycin on the Electrocardiogram

Archana Mishra, Howard S. Friedman, and Anjan K. Sinha
Chest 1999 115: 983-986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Routine Intraoperative Angiography Improves the Early Patency of Coronary Grafts Performed on the Beating Heart

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, Kim S. Khaw, Wassim Atassi, Anthony P. C. Yim, Song Wan, and M. Hazem El-Zufari
Chest 1999 115: 987-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DEVICES AND PROCEDURES

A Comparative Analysis of Arranging In-Flight Oxygen Aboard Commercial Air Carriers

James K. Stoller, Edward Hoisington, and Glen Auger
Chest 1999 115: 991-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immediate and Long-term Results of Bronchial Artery Embolization for Life-Threatening Hemoptysis

Hervé Mal, Isabelle Rullon, François Mellot, Olivier Brugière, Charles Sleiman, Yves Menu, and Michel Fournier
Chest 1999 115: 996-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accuracy of an Infrared Tympanic Thermometer

Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, Jonathon Del Mundo, and Constantine A. Manthous
Chest 1999 115: 1002-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Function Improves After Expandable Metal Stent Placement for Benign Airway Obstruction

Mark D. Eisner, Roy L. Gordon, W. Richard Webb, Warren M. Gold, Sameer E. Hilal, Keith Edinburgh, and Jeffrey A. Golden
Chest 1999 115: 1006-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

FDG SPECT in Patients With Lung Masses

Suzanne T. Mastin, Walter E. Drane, Eloise M. Harman, James J. Fenton, and Larry Quesenberry
Chest 1999 115: 1012-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Histopathologic Prognostic Factors in Resected Adenocarcinomas: Is Nuclear DNA Content Prognostic?

Hisao Asamura, Masahi Ando, Yoshihiro Matsuno, and Yukio Shimosato
Chest 1999 115: 1018-1024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Performance of an Algorithm To Detect Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Symptomatic HIV-Infected Persons

Laurence Huang, John Stansell, Dennis Osmond, Joan Turner, Kimberly Page Shafer, William Fulkerson, Paul Kvale, Jeanne Wallace, Mark Rosen, Jeffrey Glassroth, Lee Reichman, and Philip Hopewell
Chest 1999 115: 1025-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Pulmonary Infection in HIV-Negative Patients Without Preexisting Lung Disease: Diagnostic and Management Limitations

Judy H. Huang, Peter N. Kao, Virginia Adi, and Stephen J. Ruoss
Chest 1999 115: 1033-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Comprehensive Evaluation of 35 Patients With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Shan C. Chu, Koji Horiba, Jiro Usuki, Nilo A. Avila, Clara C. Chen, William D. Travis, Victor J. Ferrans, and Joel Moss
Chest 1999 115: 1041-1052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Use of Anti-inflammatory Medications in Cystic Fibrosis: Trends and Physician Attitudes

Christopher M. Oermann, Marianna M. Sockrider, and Michael W. Konstan
Chest 1999 115: 1053-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Value of ICAM-1 Expression and Soluble ICAM-1 Level as a Marker of Activity in Sarcoidosis

Dong Soon Kim, Sang Hoon Paik, Chae Man Lim, Sang Do Lee, Younsuck Koh, Woo Sung Kim, and Won Dong Kim
Chest 1999 115: 1059-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations THE PLEURA

Hypoalbuminemia as a Cause of Pleural Effusions

Alain A. Eid, Jean I. Keddissi, and Gary T. Kinasewitz
Chest 1999 115: 1066-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Late Outcome From Percutaneous Tracheostomy Using the Portex Kit

Richard C. Leonard, Richard H. Lewis, Bhajan Singh, and P. Vernon van Heerden
Chest 1999 115: 1070-1075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Utility of Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in the Setting of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Daren K. Heyland, Deborah J. Cook, John Marshall, Mark Heule, Ben Guslits, Jeff Lang, and Roman Jaeschke
Chest 1999 115: 1076-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Incidence of and Clinical Variables Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Sangeeta M. Bhorade, Jeffrey Christenson, Anne S. Pohlman, Paul M. Arnow, and Jesse B. Hall
Chest 1999 115: 1085-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Significant Tracheal Obstruction Causing Failure to Wean in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Forgotten Complication of Long-term Mechanical Ventilation

Mark J. Rumbak, Frank W. Walsh, W. McDowell Anderson, Mark W. Rolfe, and David A. Solomon
Chest 1999 115: 1092-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Unidirectional Valve Is the Best Method To Determine Maximal Inspiratory Pressure During Weaning

Pedro Caruso, Celena Friedrich, Silvia DC Denari, Soraia AL Ruiz, and Daniel Deheinzelin
Chest 1999 115: 1096-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Electrical Impedance Tomography in the Measurement of PEEP-Induced Changes in Lung Volume

Peter W. A. Kunst, Peter M. J. M. de Vries, Piet E. Postmus, and Jan Bakker
Chest 1999 115: 1102-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

The Potential for Dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Through the Anesthesia Breathing Circuit

Paul B. Langevin, Kenneth H. Rand, and A. Joseph Layon
Chest 1999 115: 1107-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Argyrophilic Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Cells of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: Correlation With DNA Ploidy and Clinicopathologic Characteristics

Yu-Chin Lee, Jia-Haur Chern, Chin-Chen Pan, Shi-Chuan Chang, and Reury-Perng Perng
Chest 1999 115: 1115-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Emerging Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 1999 115: 1120-1126. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

Elliott N. Exar and Nancy A. Collop
Chest 1999 115: 1127-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

The Laboratory-Clinical Interface: Point-of-Care Testing

Gerald J. Kost, Sharon S. Ehrmeyer, Bart Chernow, James W. Winkelman, Gary P. Zaloga, R. Phillip Dellinger, and Terry Shirey
Chest 1999 115: 1140-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Presidential Address—CHEST 1998

D. Robert McCaffree
Chest 1999 115: 1155-1157. [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

An Approach to the Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis With Corticosteroids: The Six Phases of Treatment

Marc A. Judson
Chest 1999 115: 1158-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Treadmill Test—Where To Stop and What Does It Mean?

Gita Ramamurthy, Jamie E. Kerr, David Harsha, and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 1999 115: 1166-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

impact of basic research on tomorrow's medicine

Tumor Necrosis Factor-: A Mediator of Disease Progression in the Failing Human Heart

Eduardo H. Herrera-Garza, Sonny J. Stetson, Angela Cubillos-Garzon, Mary T. Vooletich, John A. Farmer, and Guillermo Torre-Amione
Chest 1999 115: 1170-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Effect of Betaxolol on the Hemodynamic, Gas Exchange, and Cardiac Output Response to Exercise in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

J. Edwin Atwood, Jonathan Myers, Susan Quaglietti, Jill Grumet, Renato Gianrossi, and Tianna Umman
Chest 1999 115: 1175-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Fevers, Weight Loss, and Bilateral Peripheral Infiltrates in a Young Man

Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, Cynthia F. Caracta, Alan Fine, and John L. Berk
Chest 1999 115: 1181-1183. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Multiple Cavitating Nodules in a Patient With Hemoptysis

Salim Meghjee, Anne Campbell, and Michael A. Greenstone
Chest 1999 115: 1184-1187. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Bronchiolitis Causing Severe Restrictive Lung Disease in Adults: Report of Three Cases and Literature Review

Edward D. Chan, Tul Kalayanamit, David A. Lynch, Rubin Tuder, Patrick Arndt, Robert Winn, and Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 1999 115: 1188-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Negative Pressure Pulmonary Hemorrhage

David R. Schwartz, Anjli Maroo, Atul Malhotra, and Howard Kesselman
Chest 1999 115: 1194-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Propofol-Induced Pancreatitis: Recurrence of Pancreatitis After Rechallenge

Ananth N. Kumar, David E. Schwartz, and Kaiser G. Lim
Chest 1999 115: 1198-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism Associated With Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome

Adriane Gianlupi, Richart W. Harper, Denis M. Dwyre, and Gregory P. Marelich
Chest 1999 115: 1199-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heart Transplantation After Successful Donor Postpartum Pulmonary Embolectomy

Ivan Aleksic, Mersa M. Baryalei, Bernd Schorn, Thomas Busch, Justus Strauch, Andreas Weyland, and Harald Dalichau
Chest 1999 115: 1202-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Intrapulmonary Shunting Associated With Metastatic Carcinoid

Daniel F. Lee and Lawrence S. Lepler
Chest 1999 115: 1203-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Intravascular Lymphomatosis: Presentation with Dyspnea and Air Trapping

Jeffrey G. Walls, Y. Gia Hong, Joseph E. Cox, Kevin M. McCabe, Kevin E. O'Brien, Jeffrey P. Allerton, and Stephen Derdak
Chest 1999 115: 1207-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extraction of a Rubber Bullet From a Bronchus After 1 Year: Complete Resolution of Chronic Pulmonary Damage

M. Francesca Bertolani, Francesca Marotti, Barbara M. Bergamini, Marco Pellegrino, Ruggero Balli, and PierLuigi Calandra Buonaura
Chest 1999 115: 1210-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Temporary Pacing After Pneumonectomy

Alan S. Coulson, Scott E. Kopec, Richard S. Irwin, and A. Alan Conlan
Chest 1999 115: 1214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Choosing the Appropriate Control

Peter E. Morris, Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Atsuko Kobayashi, Satoru Hashimoto, and Yoji Urata
Chest 1999 115: 1214-1215. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Issues in Ventilator Weaning

Neil R. MacIntyre, Constantine A. Manthous, Gregory A. Schmidt, and Jesse B. Hall
Chest 1999 115: 1215-1216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation : Now for the Rest of the Story

John R. Bach, Constantine A. Manthous, Gregory A. Schmidt, and Jesse B. Hall
Chest 1999 115: 1217. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Stethoscope

Roberto Llamas
Chest 1999 115: 1218. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Audibility of Fourth Heart Sound

David H. Spodick
Chest 1999 115: 1218-1219. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracic Empyema in HIV-Infected Patients

Marc Riquet, Jean Pierre Hubsch, and Antoine Chehab
Chest 1999 115: 1219-1220. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous IV Sedation and Mechanical Ventilation

Moshe Hersch and Shoshana Zevin
Chest 1999 115: 1220. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide During Gas Embolism

Jose Eduardo Tanus-Santos, Heitor Moreno, Jr., Lindell K. Weaver, and Alan H. Morris
Chest 1999 115: 1220-1221. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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