editorials

Weaning Parameters: Read the Methodology Before Proceeding

Bruce P. Krieger and Michael Campos
Chest 2002 122: 1873-1874. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Ultrasound and Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: Localization and Histopathologic Correlates Using a Miniature Probe and the Flexible Bronchoscope

J. F. Turner
Chest 2002 122: 1874-1875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pulmonary Myth Unmasked?

Michael H. Baumann
Chest 2002 122: 1875-1877. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Measurement of Pulmonary Edema

Michael A. Matthay
Chest 2002 122: 1877-1879. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radiographic Assessment of Intravascular Volume

Alexander G. Duarte
Chest 2002 122: 1879-1881. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Would Euclid Approve of How We Select Mechanical Ventilators?

Graziano C. Carlon and Arthur H. Combs
Chest 2002 122: 1881-1883. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Is There Any Gold in These Standards?

Kenneth D. Chinsky
Chest 2002 122: 1883-1885. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Women and Mesothelioma

Dorsett D. Smith
Chest 2002 122: 1885-1886. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TECHNIQUES

Analysis of the Internal Structure of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions Using Endobronchial Ultrasonography

Noriaki Kurimoto, Masaki Murayama, Shinkichiro Yoshioka, and Takashi Nishisaka
Chest 2002 122: 1887-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Significance of Myocardial Magnetic Resonance Abnormalities in Patients With Sarcoidosis: A 1-Year Follow-up Study

Olivier Vignaux, Robin Dhote, Denis Duboc, Philippe Blanche, Daniel Dusser, Simon Weber, and Paul Legmann
Chest 2002 122: 1895-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cigarette Smoking, Preinvasive Bronchial Lesions, and Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy

Denis Moro-Sibilot, Michel Jeanmart, Sylvie Lantuejoul, François Arbib, Marie Hélène Laverrière, Elizabeth Brambilla, and Christian Brambilla
Chest 2002 122: 1902-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Bronchoscopy, Biopsy, and BAL in Research Patients With COPD

Keith Hattotuwa, Elizabeth A. Gamble, Terence O’Shaughnessy, Peter K. Jeffery, and Neil C. Barnes
Chest 2002 122: 1909-1912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Diagnosis of Pleural Malignancy

Susan M. Sallach, John A. Sallach, Eduardo Vasquez, Lonni Schultz, and Paul Kvale
Chest 2002 122: 1913-1917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Role of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Patients With Lung Cancer and Suspected Malignant Pleural Effusion

Naresh C. Gupta, John S. Rogers, Geoffrey M. Graeber, Jessica L. Gregory, Usman Waheed, David Mullet, and Melany Atkins
Chest 2002 122: 1918-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Heavy-Ion Radiotherapy on Pulmonary Function in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Kennosuke Kadono, Toshiaki Homma, Kazuyuki Kamahara, Mika Nakayama, Hiroaki Satoh, Kiyohisa Sekizawa, and Tadaaki Miyamoto
Chest 2002 122: 1925-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low Rate of Venous Thromboembolism After Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Using Multimodality Prophylaxis

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Kelly Dunn, Marie Gerhard-Herman, John K. Park, and Peter McL Black
Chest 2002 122: 1933-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advanced Presentation of Lung Cancer in Asian Immigrants: A Case-Control Study

Geraldine A. Finlay, Brenda Joseph, Cynthia R. Rodrigues, John Griffith, and Alexander C. White
Chest 2002 122: 1938-1943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Lung Function Decline in Bronchial Asthma

Fabio Cibella, Giuseppina Cuttitta, Vincenzo Bellia, Salvatore Bucchieri, Silvestre D’Anna, Daniela Guerrera, and Giovanni Bonsignore
Chest 2002 122: 1944-1948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Female Patients With COPD and Bronchial Asthma

Hideki Katsura and Kozui Kida
Chest 2002 122: 1949-1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy and Safety of Beclomethasone Dipropionate Extrafine Aerosol in Childhood Asthma: A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Anjuli Nayak, Robert Lanier, Steven Weinstein, Patti Stampone, and Michael Welch
Chest 2002 122: 1956-1965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Varying Doses of Fluticasone Propionate on the Physiology and Bronchial Wall Immunopathology in Mild-to-Moderate Asthma

Siobhán O’Sullivan, Liam Cormican, Maeve Murphy, Leonard W. Poulter, and Conor M. Burke
Chest 2002 122: 1966-1972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patterns of Inhaled Asthma Medication Use: A 3-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Prescription Claims Data From British Columbia, Canada

Larry D. Lynd, Daphne P. Guh, Peter D. Paré, and Aslam H. Anis
Chest 2002 122: 1973-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Single 7.5-mg Dose Treatment vs Sequential Multidose 2.5-mg Treatments With Nebulized Albuterol in the Treatment of Acute Asthma

Rita K. Cydulka, E. Regis McFadden, Joshua H. Sarver, and Charles L. Emerman
Chest 2002 122: 1982-1987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vocal Cord Dysfunction Induced by Methacholine Challenge Testing

Patrick J. Perkins and Michael J. Morris
Chest 2002 122: 1988-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Costs of COPD in Sweden According to Disease Severity

Sven-Arne Jansson, Fredrik Andersson, Sixten Borg, Åsa Ericsson, Elsy Jönsson, and Bo Lundbäck
Chest 2002 122: 1994-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Characteristics of Adults Dying With COPD

Pamela A. Meyer, David M. Mannino, Stephen C. Redd, and David R. Olson
Chest 2002 122: 2003-2008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inspiratory Capacity and Decrease in Lung Hyperinflation With Albuterol in COPD

Roberto Duranti, Mario Filippelli, Roberto Bianchi, Isabella Romagnoli, Riccardo Pellegrino, Vito Brusasco, and Giorgio Scano
Chest 2002 122: 2009-2014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline Solution Treatment in Ambulatory Children With Viral Bronchiolitis Decreases Symptoms

E. Michael Sarrell, Guy Tal, Michaela Witzling, Eli Someck, Sion Houri, Herman A. Cohen, and Avigdor Mandelberg
Chest 2002 122: 2015-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improved Sputum Expectoration Following a Single Dose of INS316 in Patients With Chronic Bronchitis

Fred L. Johnson, James F. Donohue, and Christy L. Shaffer
Chest 2002 122: 2021-2029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese Version of the St. George Respiratory Questionnaire in Patients With Bronchiectasis

Shelley L. Chan, Moira M. Chan-Yeung, Gaik C. Ooi, Cindy L. Lam, Tung F. Cheung, Wah K. Lam, and Kenneth W. Tsang
Chest 2002 122: 2030-2037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COUGH

Measurement of Gastric Emptying in Gastroesophageal Reflux-Related Chronic Cough

Jack A. Kastelik, Warren Jackson, Trevor W. Davies, Graham A. Wright, Anthony E. Redington, Kevin R. Wedgwood, and Alyn H. Morice
Chest 2002 122: 2038-2041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunostimulation With OM-85 in Children With Recurrent Infections of the Upper Respiratory Tract: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study

Urs B. Schaad, Ralph Mütterlein, and Heidi Goffin
Chest 2002 122: 2042-2049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Troponin T and Cardiac Enzymes After External Transthoracic Cardioversion of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Omer Goktekin, Mehmet Melek, Bulent Gorenek, Alpaslan Birdane, Gulmira Kudaiberdieva, Yuksel Cavusoglu, and Bilgin Timuralp
Chest 2002 122: 2050-2054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With COPD Are Associated With QT Dispersion

Pinar Yildiz, Tufan Tükek, Vakur Akkaya, Ahmet Bilge Sözen, Alaattin Yildiz, Ferruh Korkut, and Veysel Yilmaz
Chest 2002 122: 2055-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carvedilol Reduces the Inappropriate Increase of Ventilation During Exercise in Heart Failure Patients

Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Marco Guazzi, Maurizio Bussotti, Stefano De Vita, and Pietro Palermo
Chest 2002 122: 2062-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Features and Outcome of Patients With Direct Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Resulting From Left Circumflex Artery Occlusion

Hon-Kan Yip, Chiung-Jen Wu, Morgan Fu, Kuo-Ho Yeh, Teng-Hung Yu, Wei-Chin Hung, and Mien-Cheng Chen
Chest 2002 122: 2068-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Midterm Clinical Results in Myocardial Revascularization Using the Radial Artery

Cesare Beghi, Francesco Nicolini, Alessandro Maria Budillon, Bruno Borrello, Luca Ballore, Claudio Reverberi, and Tiziano Gherli
Chest 2002 122: 2075-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Prognostic Value of Extravascular Lung Water in Critically Ill Patients

Samir G. Sakka, Magdalena Klein, Konrad Reinhart, and Andreas Meier-Hellmann
Chest 2002 122: 2080-2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Findings on the Portable Chest Radiograph Correlate With Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Patients

Greg S. Martin, E. Wesley Ely, Frank E. Carroll, and Gordon R. Bernard
Chest 2002 122: 2087-2095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Inspiratory Flow Waveforms on Lung Mechanics, Gas Exchange, and Respiratory Metabolism in COPD Patients During Mechanical Ventilation

Shieh Ching Yang and Sze Piao Yang
Chest 2002 122: 2096-2104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Five Bilevel Pressure Ventilators in Patients With Chronic Ventilatory Failure: A Physiologic Study

Michele Vitacca, Luca Barbano, Silvestro D’Anna, Roberto Porta, Luca Bianchi, and Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2002 122: 2105-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Large US Database

Jordi Rello, Daniel A. Ollendorf, Gerry Oster, Montserrat Vera-Llonch, Lisa Bellm, Rebecca Redman, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 122: 2115-2121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Lung Damage in Experimental Pleurodesis Induced by Silver Nitrate or Talc: 1-Year Follow-up

Francisco S. Vargas, Leila Antonangelo, Vera Capelozzi, Marcelo A.C. Vaz, Eduardo H. Genofre, Evaldo Marchi, and Lisete R. Teixeira
Chest 2002 122: 2122-2126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Nebulized Diethylenetetraamine-NONOate in a Mouse Model of Acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia

Adam M. Dukelow, Sean Weicker, Tim A. Karachi, Habib M. Razavi, David G. McCormack, Mariamma G. Joseph, and Sanjay Mehta
Chest 2002 122: 2127-2136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fourteen-Membered Ring Macrolides Inhibit Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 Messenger RNA Induction and Leukocyte Migration: Role in Preventing Lung Injury and Fibrosis in Bleomycin-Challenged Mice

YingJi Li, Arata Azuma, Satoru Takahashi, Jiro Usuki, Kuniko Matsuda, Akinori Aoyama, and Shoji Kudoh
Chest 2002 122: 2137-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Pulmonary Staple Line Reinforcement on Air Leaks

Kevin D. Murray, Chih-Hsiang Ho, Jiun-Yi James Hsia, and Alex G. Little
Chest 2002 122: 2146-2149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia: A Narrative Review

Jeffrey J. Swigris, Gerald J. Berry, Thomas A. Raffin, and Ware G. Kuschner
Chest 2002 122: 2150-2164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hormones and Breathing

Tarja Saaresranta and Olli Polo
Chest 2002 122: 2165-2182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Nosocomial Pneumonia: The Importance of a De-escalating Strategy for Antibiotic Treatment of Pneumonia in the ICU

Gert Höffken and Michael S. Niederman
Chest 2002 122: 2183-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

Informal Caregiving for Chronic Lung Disease Among Older Americans

Kenneth M. Langa, A. Mark Fendrick, Kevin R. Flaherty, Ferndando J. Martinez, Mohammed U. Kabeto, and Sanjay Saint
Chest 2002 122: 2197-2203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Family Member Presence During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Survey of US and International Critical Care Professionals

Bruce M. McClenathan, Kenneth G. Torrington, and Catherine F.T. Uyehara
Chest 2002 122: 2204-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

Evaluation of the Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in Pleural Fluid Samples

Miquel Falguera, Aurora López, Antoni Nogués, José Manuel Porcel, and Manuel Rubio-Caballero
Chest 2002 122: 2212-2216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

How Should We Quantify Asthma Control?: A Proposal

Louis-Philippe Boulet, Véronique Boulet, and Joanne Milot
Chest 2002 122: 2217-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Malignant Mesothelioma due to Environmental Exposure to Asbestos: Follow-Up of a Turkish Cohort Living in a Rural Area

Selma Metintas, Muzaffer Metintas, Irfan Ucgun, and Ulku Oner
Chest 2002 122: 2224-2229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Unilateral Pulmonary Edema in a 29-Year-Old Man Visiting High Altitude

Patrick Nana-Sinkam, Thomas W. Bost, and Jeffrey M. Sippel
Chest 2002 122: 2230-2233. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Adel K. Ayed
Chest 2002 122: 2234-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Bilateral Alveolar Infiltrates in a 29-Year-Old Man With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Shih-Lung Cheng, Ping-Hung Kuo, Pan-Chyr Yang, and Kwen-Tay Luh
Chest 2002 122: 2238-2241. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

Knee Discomfort in a 38-year-old Man

Richard S. Irwin
Chest 2002 122: 2242-2245. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Diagnosis of Vocal Cord Dysfunction: The Utility of Spirometry and Plethysmography

Nicholas E. Vlahakis, Ashokakumar M. Patel, Nicolas E. Maragos, and Kenneth C. Beck
Chest 2002 122: 2246-2249. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multidisciplinary Therapy Including High-Dose Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Invasive Thymoma

Yoshinobu Iwasaki, Shuji Ohsugi, Yoshizumi Takemura, Kazuhiro Nagata, Hidehiko Harada, and Masao Nakagawa
Chest 2002 122: 2249-2252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subarachnoid Pleural Fistula Due to Penetrating Trauma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Christian Lloyd and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 2002 122: 2252-2256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Decortication (Epicardiectomy) for Occult Constrictive Cardiac Physiology After Left Extrapleural Pneumonectomy

John G. Byrne, Alexandros N. Karavas, Yolonda L. Colson, Raphael Bueno, William G. Richards, David J. Sugarbaker, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 2002 122: 2256-2259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Endocarditis and Functional Mitral Stenosis: A Report of Two Cases and Brief Literature Review

Irving Y. Tiong, Gian M. Novaro, Brian Jefferson, Michael Monson, Nicholas Smedira, and Marc S. Penn
Chest 2002 122: 2259-2262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Criteria for Bronchodilator Response

Rafael E. de la Hoz and Lutz Forkert
Chest 2002 122: 2263-2264. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Troponins in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Piotr Pruszczyk, Marcin Szulc, Adam Torbicki, and Kenneth E. Wood
Chest 2002 122: 2264-2265. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male Patient With Combined Hormonal Disorder

Damianos Eleftheriadis, Eleni Fourla, Panajiotis Vrizidis, Christos Fourlas, Nikolaos Eleftheriadis, and Gunter Lehmann
Chest 2002 122: 2265-2266. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux: Symptom of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Association With Impaired Swallowing

Shinji Teramoto, Haruki Kume, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Christer Janson, and Thorarinn Gislason
Chest 2002 122: 2266-2267. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fluticasone vs Placebo in Toddlers With Asthma: Good Science or Questionable Ethics?

Edward R Carter, Hans Bisgaard, Clair Maden, and Niels Olsen
Chest 2002 122: 2267-2268. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metal Stenting as First-Line Therapy for Tracheal Compression After Gastric Pull-up

Armin Ernst, Suil Kim, Roy L. Gordon, and Jeffrey A. Golden
Chest 2002 122: 2269. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases

Christopher M. Stafford and Dennis E. Amundson
Chest 2002 122: 2270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Medicine Specialist Handbook

Ashok Shah
Chest 2002 122: 2270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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