editorials

Hospitals vs Merchants of Nicotine

Alfred Soffer
Chest 2002 122: 391-392. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacologic Therapy for Nicotine Addiction

Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr
Chest 2002 122: 392-394. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suffer the Children

Dwaine Rieves
Chest 2002 122: 394-396. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnesium Treatment for Asthma : Where Do We Stand?

Marc Noppen
Chest 2002 122: 396-398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Snoring May Not Mean That You Had a Good Night’s Sleep

Edward Morgan
Chest 2002 122: 398-399. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV With Tuberculosis : Pardon the Granuloma

Marc A. Judson
Chest 2002 122: 399-400. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cultures and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia : Not How, But How Many

David L. Bowton
Chest 2002 122: 401-402. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING

Stopping Smoking^* : A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Nortriptyline to Placebo

Célia Lidia da Costa, Riad Naim Younes, and Maria Teresa Cruz Lourenço
Chest 2002 122: 403-408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Involuntary Smoking and Asthma Severity in Children^* : Data From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

David M. Mannino, David M. Homa, and Stephen C. Redd
Chest 2002 122: 409-415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor- Gene Promoter Polymorphism With Low Attenuation Areas on High-Resolution CT in Patients With COPD^*

Seiichiro Sakao, Koichiro Tatsumi, Hidetoshi Igari, Reiko Watanabe, Yuji Shino, Hiroshi Shirasawa, and Takayuki Kuriyama
Chest 2002 122: 416-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reversal of COPD-Associated Weight Loss Using the Anabolic Agent Oxandrolone^*

Shing-shing Yeh, Bernadette DeGuzman, and Ted Kramer
Chest 2002 122: 421-428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Using Quality of Life to Predict Hospitalization and Mortality in Patients With Obstructive Lung Diseases^*

Vincent S. Fan, J. Randall Curtis, Shin-Ping Tu, Mary B. McDonell, and Stephan D. Fihn
Chest 2002 122: 429-436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abnormal Peripheral Blood T-Lymphocyte Subsets in a Subgroup of Patients With COPD^*

Won-Dong Kim, Woo-Sung Kim, Younsuck Koh, Sang-Do Lee, Chae-Man Lim, Dong-Soon Kim, and Young-Joo Cho
Chest 2002 122: 437-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations OXYGEN

Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Patients With Terminal Lung Disease^*

Gabrielle Jensen, Henning Bay Nielsen, Kojiro Ide, Per Lav Madsen, Lars Bo Svendsen, Ulrik Gerner Svendsen, and Niels Henry Secher
Chest 2002 122: 445-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refillable Oxygen Cylinders May Be an Alternative for Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy in COPD^*

Antoine Cuvelier, Jean-François Nuir, Nadia Chakroun, Jérôme Aboab, Gabriella Onea, and Daniel Benhamou
Chest 2002 122: 451-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benefits of Oxygen on Exercise Performance and Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Patients With COPD With Mild Hypoxemia^*

Keisaku Fujimoto, Yukinori Matsuzawa, Shinji Yamaguchi, Tomonobu Koizumi, and Keishi Kubo
Chest 2002 122: 457-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations POSITIVE PRESSURE

Effects of Training With Heliox and Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation on Exercise Ability in Patients With Severe COPD^*

James E. Johnson, Daniel J. Gavin, and Stacy Adams-Dramiga
Chest 2002 122: 464-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on the Measurement of Thoracoabdominal Asynchrony and Minute Ventilation in Children Anesthetized With Sevoflurane and Nitrous Oxide^*

Adrian Reber, Jeremy M. Geiduschek, Sandro A. Bobbià, Heinz R. Bruppacher, and Franz J. Frei
Chest 2002 122: 473-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mask Proportional Assist vs Pressure Support Ventilation in Patients in Clinically Stable Condition With Chronic Ventilatory Failure^*

Roberto Porta, Lorenzo Appendini, Michele Vitacca, Luca Bianchi, Claudio F. Donner, Roberta Poggi, and Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2002 122: 479-488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

IV Magnesium Sulfate in the Treatment of Acute Severe Asthma^* : A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Robert A. Silverman, Harold Osborn, Jeffrey Runge, E. John Gallagher, William Chiang, James Feldman, Theodore Gaeta, Katherine Freeman, Bruce Levin, Noel Mancherje, and Steven Scharf
Chest 2002 122: 489-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teaching Time for Metered-Dose Inhalers in the Emergency Setting^*

Yuka Numata, Jean Bourbeau, Pierre Ernst, Guylaine Duquette, and Kevin Schwartzman
Chest 2002 122: 498-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Esophageal Acid Perfusion on Cough Responsiveness in Patients With Bronchial Asthma^*

De-Nan Wu, Kohei Yamauchi, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Yukio Tanifuji, Chieko Kato, Kazuyuki Suzuki, and Hiroshi Inoue
Chest 2002 122: 505-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Deposition of Hydrofluoroalkane-134a Beclomethasone Is Greater Than That of Chlorofluorocarbon Fluticasone and Chlorofluorocarbon Beclomethasone^* : A Cross-over Study in Healthy Volunteers

Chet L. Leach, Patricia J. Davidson, Bruce E. Hasselquist, and Robert J. Boudreau
Chest 2002 122: 510-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Is Telemetry Monitoring Necessary in Low-Risk Suspected Acute Chest Pain Syndromes?^*

Adam Snider, Marco Papaleo, Stuart Beldner, Chong Park, Dennis Katechis, David Galinkin, and Alan Fein
Chest 2002 122: 517-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Electrocardiography to Define Clinical Status in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Collagen Vascular Disease^*

Gregory S. Ahearn, Victor F. Tapson, Abdallah Rebeiz, and Joseph C. Greenfield, Jr
Chest 2002 122: 524-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Congestive Heart Failure and QRS Duration^* : Establishing Prognosis Study

Heather J. Shenkman, Vijayamalini Pampati, Akshay K. Khandelwal, John McKinnon, David Nori, Scott Kaatz, Keisha R. Sandberg, and Peter A. McCullough
Chest 2002 122: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Occurrence of Transient U-Wave Inversion During Vasospastic Anginal Attack Is Not Related to the Direction of Concurrent ST-Segment Shift^*

Koji Kodama-Takahashi, Kiyotaka Ohshima, Kozo Yamamoto, Takeru Iwata, Mareomi Hamada, Kunio Hiwada, and Eiki Murakami
Chest 2002 122: 535-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dobutamine Gated Blood Pool Scintigraphy Predicts the Improvement of Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Cardiac Function, and Symptoms After Treatment in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy^*

Shu Kasama, Takuji Toyama, Hiroshi Hoshizaki, Shigeru Oshima, Koichi Taniguchi, Tadashi Suzuki, and Masahiko Kurabayashi
Chest 2002 122: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Arterial Wall Distensibility Assessed by Intravascular Ultrasound in Children With Congenital Heart Disease^* : An Indicator for Pulmonary Vascular Disease?

Rolf M. F. Berger, Adri H. Cromme-Dijkhuis, Wim C. J. Hop, Marco N. Kruit, and John Hess
Chest 2002 122: 549-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Are Associated With Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator^*

Joachim Fichter, Dirk Bauer, Spyridon Arampatzis, Roland Fries, Armin Heisel, and Gerhard Walter Sybrecht
Chest 2002 122: 558-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Who Are the "Occasional" Snorers?^*

Dan Teculescu, Bernard Hannhart, Catherine Aubry, Bettina Montaut-Verient, Jean-Marc Virion, Jean-Pierre Michaely, and René Gueguen
Chest 2002 122: 562-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Individually Adjustable Oral Appliance vs Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Mild-to-Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome^*

Winfried J. Randerath, Markus Heise, Rolf Hinz, and Karl-Heinz Ruehle
Chest 2002 122: 569-575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Pleural Fluid Levels of Interleukin-5 and Eosinophils Are Closely Correlated^*

K. H. Mohamed, Amany I. Abdelhamid, Y. C. Gary Lee, Kirk B. Lane, Barrett Conner, Michael Hawthorne, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2002 122: 576-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iodopovidone Pleurodesis for Recurrent Pleural Effusions^*

Carlos A. Olivares-Torres, Rafael Laniado-Laborín, Cesáreo Chávez-García, César León-Gastelum, Alberto Reyes-Escamilla, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2002 122: 581-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Quality of Life Following Lung Cancer Resection^* : Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery vs Thoracotomy

Wilson W. L. Li, T. W. Lee, Shirley S. Y. Lam, Calvin S. H. Ng, Alan D. L. Sihoe, Innes Y. P. Wan, and Anthony P. C. Yim
Chest 2002 122: 584-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Classification of Emphysema in Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery^* : A New Objective and Surgically Oriented Model for Describing CT Severity and Heterogeneity

Kerstin Cederlund, Ulf Tylén, Lennart Jorfeldt, and Peter Aspelin
Chest 2002 122: 590-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Reconstitution of Immune Responses to Tuberculosis in Patients With HIV Infection Who Receive Antiretroviral Therapy^*

Neil W. Schluger, Daniel Perez, and Yuk Ming Liu
Chest 2002 122: 597-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Economic Burden of Respiratory Infections in an Employed Population^*

Howard G. Birnbaum, Melissa Morley, Paul E. Greenberg, and Gene L. Colice
Chest 2002 122: 603-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Deviation From Guidelines on the Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumonia^*

Rosario Menéndez, David Ferrando, José M. Vallés, and Julia Vallterra
Chest 2002 122: 612-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations STEROIDS

Therapeutic Ratio of Hydrofluoroalkane and Chlorofluorocarbon Formulations of Fluticasone Propionate^*

Stephen J. Fowler, Linda C. Orr, Erika J. Sims, Andrew M. Wilson, Graeme P. Currie, Lesley McFarlane, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2002 122: 618-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adverse Behavioral Effects of Treatment for Acute Exacerbation of Asthma in Children^* : A Comparison of Two Doses of Oral Steroids

Sohail Kayani and Daniel C. Shannon
Chest 2002 122: 624-628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DIFFUSION

Chronic and Acute Effects of "Crack" Cocaine on Diffusing Capacity, Membrane Diffusion, and Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume in the Lung^*

Eric C. Kleerup, Sankar N. Koyal, Jose A. Marques-Magallanes, Michael D. Goldman, and Donald P. Tashkin
Chest 2002 122: 629-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abnormalities of Pulmonary Diffusion Capacity in Long-term Survivors After Kidney Transplantation^*

Ralf Ewert, Christian Opitz, Roland Wensel, Michael Dandel, Sven Mutze, and Petra Reinke
Chest 2002 122: 639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MISCELLANEOUS

Respiratory Disease and Panic Attacks Among Adults in the United States^*

Renee D. Goodwin and Daniel S. Pine
Chest 2002 122: 645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paradoxical Movement of the Lateral Rib Margin (Hoover Sign) for Detecting Obstructive Airway Disease^*

Eduardo Garcia-Pachon
Chest 2002 122: 651-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Why Do Physicians Not Follow Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?^* : A Survey Based on the Opinions of an International Panel of Intensivists

Jordi Rello, Carmen Lorente, Maria Bodí, Emili Diaz, Maite Ricart, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 122: 656-661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Culture of Endotracheal Aspirates in the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Patients With Treatment Failure^*

Chien Liang Wu, Dine Ie Yang, Nai Yu Wang, Hsu Tah Kuo, and Pai Zan Chen
Chest 2002 122: 662-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Independent Association of Renal Dysfunction and Arrhythmias in Critically Ill Patients^*

Sandeep S. Soman, Keisha R. Sandberg, Steven Borzak, Michael P. Hudson, Jerry Yee, and Peter A. McCullough
Chest 2002 122: 669-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumothorax in the ICU^* : Patient Outcomes and Prognostic Factors

Kuan-Yu Chen, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Wei-Yu Liao, Liang-Wen Ding, Lu-Cheng Kuo, Jann-Yuan Wang, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Chest 2002 122: 678-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tidal Volume and Respiratory Timing Derived From a Portable Ventilation Monitor^*

F. Dennis McCool, John Wang, and Kristi L. Ebi
Chest 2002 122: 684-691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Hospital Initiatives in Promoting Smoking Cessation^* : A Survey of Internet and Hospital-Based Programs Targeted at Consumers

John T. Denny, Steven Ginsberg, Denes Papp, George Browne, Sharon Morgan, Lawrence Kushins, and Alann Solina
Chest 2002 122: 692-698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Management of Head Trauma^*

Paul E. Marik, Joseph Varon, and Todd Trask
Chest 2002 122: 699-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

literature reviews

Top Ten List in Antibiotic Policy in the ICU^*

Emili Diaz and Jordi Rello
Chest 2002 122: 712-714. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Use of Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathicotomy in Intractable Postherpetic Neuralgia of the Chest^*

Isao Matsumoto, Makoto Oda, and Hiromoto Shintani
Chest 2002 122: 715-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Pleural Nodularity in a Patient With Pyrexia of Unknown Origin^*

Peter B. Wold and Michael A. Farrell
Chest 2002 122: 718-720. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Effect of Occupational Silica Exposure on Pulmonary Function^*

Vicki Stover Hertzberg, Kenneth D. Rosenman, Mary Jo Reilly, and Carol H. Rice
Chest 2002 122: 721-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Upper Respiratory Symptoms Associated With Aging of the Ventilation System in Artificially Ventilated Offices in São Paulo, Brazil^*

Gustavo S. Graudenz, Jorge Kalil, Paulo H. Saldiva, Walderez Gambale, Maria do Rosário D. O. Latorre, and Fabio F. Morato-Castro
Chest 2002 122: 729-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Two of a Kind^* : Diverse Presentations of the Same Disease

Juliette L. Wohlrab and Eric D. Anderson
Chest 2002 122: 736-739. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Organophosphate Intoxication as a Consequence of Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing From an Affected Case^*

Nurhan Koksal, Mehmet Akif Buyukbese, Aytekin Guven, Ali Cetinkaya, and Hatice Canan Hasanoglu
Chest 2002 122: 740-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Following Anthrax Vaccination^*

LT Suzanne J. Timmer, CAPT Dennis E. Amundson, and CAPT John D. Malone
Chest 2002 122: 741-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma^* : A Case Report of Surgical Cure and 5-Year Follow-up

Anil Mattoo, Peter F. Fedullo, David Kapelanski, and Jonathan S. Ilowite
Chest 2002 122: 745-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in a Child With Severe Airflow Obstruction and Hyperinflation due to Constrictive Bronchiolitis^*

Konrad E. Bloch, Walter Weder, Annette Boehler, Marco P. Zalunardo, and Erich W. Russi
Chest 2002 122: 747-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Need for Broader Training in Sleep?

David Posner and Nancy A. Collop
Chest 2002 122: 751. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abbreviated Methacholine Challenge: How Safe Are Short Procedures?

Ephraim Bar-Yishay, Donald W. Cockcroft, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Thomas S. Hurst, David J. Cotton, Karen F. Laframboise, Brian D. McNab, and Robert P. Skomro
Chest 2002 122: 752-753. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Controversies Over UICC-TNM Classification of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer : Model for a Diagnostic Path

Massimiliano Paci, Giorgio Sgarbi, Guglielmo Ferrari, Salvatore De Franco, and Valerio Annessi
Chest 2002 122: 754. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Activation in Heart Failure, Aldosterone Escape

Philip Andrew
Chest 2002 122: 755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metabolic Alkalosis and Cystic Fibrosis

J. Scott Baird, Patricia Walker, Agnes Urban, and Maria Berdella
Chest 2002 122: 755-756. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Critical Diagnostic Thinking in Respiratory Care: A Case-Based Approach

Gary J. Hospodar
Chest 2002 122: 757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Steroids in Asthma: Optimizing Effects in the Airways

Michelle Harkins
Chest 2002 122: 757-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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