editorials

Chronic Cough: Practical Considerations

Susan M. Harding
Chest 2003 123: 659-660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Cough Reflex and the "Healthy Smoker"

Umesh G. Lalloo
Chest 2003 123: 660-662. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: By Nose or Mouth?

Michael R. Littner
Chest 2003 123: 662-664. [Full Text] [PDF]  

What Is "Heart Rate Variability" and Is It Blunted by Tumor Necrosis Factor?

David R. Murray
Chest 2003 123: 664-667. [Full Text] [PDF]  

What Is the Best Way To Measure Lung Function?

Clement L. Ren
Chest 2003 123: 667-668. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Urine Color Test to Monitor Isoniazid Compliance: "Pissin’ in the Wind"?

Elena S. Hollender, David Ashkin, and Masahiro Narita
Chest 2003 123: 668-670. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antibiotic Therapy of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: In Search of the Magic Bullet

Christian Brun-Buisson
Chest 2003 123: 670-673. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heliox Redux

Jonathan E. Kass
Chest 2003 123: 673-676. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heliox for Status Asthmaticus?

Constantine A. Manthous
Chest 2003 123: 676-677. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinician or Statistician?

Carlos V.R. Brown and George C. Velmahos
Chest 2003 123: 677-678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COUGH

Chronic Cough and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Experience With Specific Therapy for Diagnosis and Treatment

Robert H. Poe and Michael C. Kallay
Chest 2003 123: 679-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cough Reflex Sensitivity in Cigarette Smokers

Peter V. Dicpinigaitis
Chest 2003 123: 685-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

A Physiologic Comparison of Nasal and Oral Positive Airway Pressure

Philip L. Smith, Christopher P. O’Donnell, Lawrence Allan, and Alan R. Schwartz
Chest 2003 123: 689-694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of a Portable Device Based on Peripheral Arterial Tone for Unattended Home Sleep Studies

Amir Bar, Giora Pillar, Itsik Dvir, Jacob Sheffy, Robert P. Schnall, and Peretz Lavie
Chest 2003 123: 695-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Unattended Automated Titration To Determine Therapeutic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Romain Kessler, Emmanuel Weitzenblum, Ari Chaouat, Carmen Iamandi, and Thierry Alliotte
Chest 2003 123: 704-710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With Systolic Arterial Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Routine Doppler Echocardiography

Robert S. Finkelhor, Shawn X. Yang, Georgene Bosich, and Robert C. Bahler
Chest 2003 123: 711-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circulating Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Correlate With Indexes of Depressed Heart Rate Variability: A Study in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure

Hector A. Malave, Addison A. Taylor, Jaggarao Nattama, Anita Deswal, and Douglas L. Mann
Chest 2003 123: 716-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SPIROMETRY

Spirometry Testing Standards in Spinal Cord Injury

Alyson Kelley, Eric Garshick, Erica R. Gross, Steven L. Lieberman, Carlos G. Tun, and Robert Brown
Chest 2003 123: 725-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate and Forced Expiratory Flow at 50% of Vital Capacity in Children

Ephraim Bar-Yishay, Israel Amirav, and Shmuel Goldberg
Chest 2003 123: 731-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Use of the Urine Color Test to Monitor Compliance With Isoniazid Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Tal Eidlitz-Markus, Avraham Zeharia, Gerald Baum, Marc Mimouni, and Jacob Amir
Chest 2003 123: 736-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Significance of Interferon- in Tuberculous Pleural Effusions

Keisuke Aoe, Akio Hiraki, Tomoyuki Murakami, Ryosuke Eda, Tadashi Maeda, Kazuro Sugi, and Hiroyasu Takeyama
Chest 2003 123: 740-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

The Role of Fungal Spores in Thunderstorm Asthma

Robert E. Dales, Sabit Cakmak, Stan Judek, Tom Dann, Frances Coates, Jeffrey R. Brook, and Richard T. Burnett
Chest 2003 123: 745-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prospective Evaluation of the Validity of Exhaled Nitric Oxide for the Diagnosis of Asthma

Lieven J. Dupont, Maurits G. Demedts, and Geert M. Verleden
Chest 2003 123: 751-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Concomitant Chronic Sinusitis Treatment in Children With Mild Asthma: The Effect on Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness

Ching-Hsiung Tsao, Li-Chen Chen, Kuo-Wei Yeh, and Jing-Long Huang
Chest 2003 123: 757-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma Features in Severe ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Experience of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Registry

Edward Eden, Jeffrey Hammel, Farshid N. Rouhani, Mark L. Brantly, Alan F. Barker, A. Sonia Buist, Robert J. Fallat, James K. Stoller, Ronald G. Crystal, and Gerard M. Turino
Chest 2003 123: 765-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHITIS

Efficacy and Safety of Azithromycin vs Levofloxacin in the Outpatient Treatment of Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis

Guy W. Amsden, Ian M. Baird, Stuart Simon, and Glenda Treadway
Chest 2003 123: 772-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Repeatability of Induced Sputum Cells and Inflammatory Markers in Stable, Moderately Severe COPD

Kai M. Beeh, Jutta Beier, Oliver Kornmann, Annette Mander, and Roland Buhl
Chest 2003 123: 778-783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Costs of Chronic Bronchitis and COPD: A 1-Year Follow-up Study

Marc Miravitlles, Cristina Murio, Tina Guerrero, and Ramon Gisbert
Chest 2003 123: 784-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Analysis of Sequential Aliquots of Hypertonic Saline Solution-Induced Sputum From Clinically Stable Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Moira L. Aitken, Kelly E. Greene, Mark R. Tonelli, Jane L. Burns, Julia C. Emerson, Christopher H. Goss, and Ronald L. Gibson
Chest 2003 123: 792-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aspergillus Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients With Cystic Fibrosis: Risk Factors and Outcomes Comparison to Other Types of Transplant Recipients

Mohamed Helmi, Robert B. Love, Debbie Welter, Richard D. Cornwell, and Keith C. Meyer
Chest 2003 123: 800-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Thromboembolic Disease Involving the Superior Vena Cava and Brachiocephalic Veins

Todd R. Otten, Paul D. Stein, Kalpesh C. Patel, Syed Mustafa, and Allen Silbergleit
Chest 2003 123: 809-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Logistic Regression Analysis of Potential Prognostic Factors for Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Hugo Hyung Bok Yoo, Sérgio Alberto Rupp de Paiva, Liciana Vaz de Arruda Silveira, and Thais Thomaz Queluz
Chest 2003 123: 813-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

A Randomized, Phase III, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intrapleural Instillation of Methylprednisolone Acetate in the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Scott A. North, Heather-Jane Au, Steven B. Halls, Linda Tkachuk, and John R. Mackey
Chest 2003 123: 822-827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Use of Selective Bronchography in Predicting Reversal of Neoplastic Obstructive Atelectasis

Gordon H. Downie, Carter J.H. Childs, Dante L. Landucci, Imtiaz Khurshid, Paul Vos, and Ralph Whatley
Chest 2003 123: 828-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Variability in Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns and Outcomes in Patients With Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Robert A. Fowler, Kara E. Flavin, Juliana Barr, Ann B. Weinacker, Julie Parsonnet, and Michael K. Gould
Chest 2003 123: 835-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Assessment of Lung Function in Survivors of Severe ARDS

Thomas A. Neff, Reto Stocker, Hans-Rudolf Frey, Sonja Stein, and Erich W. Russi
Chest 2003 123: 845-853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Utility of Blood Cultures Drawn From Central Vein Catheters and Peripheral Venipuncture in Critically Ill Medical Patients

Michelle Beutz, Glenda Sherman, Jennie Mayfield, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2003 123: 854-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Pharmacologic Effects of Tobacco Dust Extract on Isolated Guinea Pig Trachea

E. Neil Schachter, Eugenija Zuskin, Satindra Goswami, Vincent Castranova, Paul Siegel, Mike Whitmer, and Aneal Gadgil
Chest 2003 123: 862-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Two Aerosolized Nitric Oxide Adducts as Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators for Acute Pulmonary Hypertension

Chen F. Lam, Peter V. van Heerden, Kenneth F. Ilett, Paul Caterina, and Pierre Filion
Chest 2003 123: 869-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Chronic Intermittent Asphyxia on Rat Diaphragm and Limb Muscle Contractility

Michelle McGuire, Mary MacDermott, and Aidan Bradford
Chest 2003 123: 875-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Heliox vs Air-Oxygen Mixtures for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Asthma: A Systematic Overview

Anthony M.-H. Ho, Anna Lee, Manoj K. Karmakar, Peter W. Dion, David C. Chung, and LeeAnne H. Contardi
Chest 2003 123: 882-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Helium-Oxygen Mixtures in the Treatment of Acute Asthma: A Systematic Review

Gustavo J. Rodrigo, Carlos Rodrigo, Charles V. Pollack, and Brian Rowe
Chest 2003 123: 891-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Adult Toxicology in Critical Care: Part II: Specific Poisonings

Babak Mokhlesi, Jerrold B. Leikin, Patrick Murray, and Thomas C. Corbridge
Chest 2003 123: 897-922. [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

An Appraisal of Multivariable Logistic Models in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Literature

Marc Moss, D. Andrew Wellman, and George A. Cotsonis
Chest 2003 123: 923-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Bilateral Cavitary Pulmonary Consolidations in a Patient Undergoing Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Acute Leukemia

Thyo J. N. Hiltermann, Robbert G. M. Bredius, Birthe J. Gesink-vd Veer, Bryan Corrin, Klaus F. Rabe, and Joey J. Brahim
Chest 2003 123: 929-934. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

Woman With Dry Cough and Dyspnea on Exertion Has Clubbing, Conjunctival Injection, and Diffuse Crackles

Susan M. Harding
Chest 2003 123: 935-936. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A Cavitary Lung Lesion

Syed Fayyaz Hussain, Nawal Salahuddin, and Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
Chest 2003 123: 937-940. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Distraction Therapy With Nature Sights and Sounds Reduces Pain During Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Complementary Approach to Routine Analgesia

Gregory B. Diette, Noah Lechtzin, Edward Haponik, Aline Devrotes, and Haya R. Rubin
Chest 2003 123: 941-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

A Novel Form of Manually Assisted Ventilation

Andrew C. Stone, Sheila Nolan, Muhanned Abu-Hijelhia, Dennis McCool, and Nicholas S. Hill
Chest 2003 123: 949-952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Effusion Caused by Prostaglandin E₁ Preparation

Hiroshi Watanabe, Satoshi Anayama, Tadahiro Horiuchi, Eiichi Sato, Yoshiki Hamada, and Hiroshi Ishihara
Chest 2003 123: 952-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Klaus-Dieter K. L. Lessnau and Samer Qarah
Chest 2003 123: 953-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pericardiocentesis and Pancreatic Aspiration Needle Biopsy in Coagulopathic and Thrombocytopenic Cirrhotic Patient

Ayse L. Mindikoglu, Abhinandana Anantharaju, Jaime Villanueva, Nikunj Shah, and David H. Van Thiel
Chest 2003 123: 956-958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

COPD Screening in High-Risk Groups

Isa Cerveri, Angelo Corsico, Maria C. Zoia, Jan Zieliñski, and Michal Bednarek
Chest 2003 123: 959-960. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Difficult Step in Meta-analysis: Refining the Search

Mihai-Sergiu Jalba, Marcia L. Edmonds, and Brian H. Rowe
Chest 2003 123: 960-961. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep Apnea Devices and Sleep Apnea Surgery Should Be Compared on Effectiveness, Not Efficacy

Edward M. Weaver, Marie-Louise Walker-Engström, and Ivar Ringqvist
Chest 2003 123: 961-962. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orthotopic Lung Transplant for Sarcoidosis

Thomas M. Egan, Andrew F. Shorr, and Steven Nathan
Chest 2003 123: 962-963. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer Screening: Contumacy vs Mendacity

Jerome M. Reich
Chest 2003 123: 963-964. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarification of Salmeterol Studies

Harold S. Nelson and Kathleen A. Rickard
Chest 2003 123: 965. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Best Shot

Yigal Efrati
Chest 2003 123: 965. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agenesis of Pulmonary Artery

George Mixides and Imran Niami
Chest 2003 123: 966. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Diagnostic Tool for Tumor Angiogenesis

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Hirohisa Takano, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Chest 2003 123: 966-967. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fatal Liver Injury Associated With Rifampin-Pyrazinamide Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Kenneth G. Castro, John A. Jereb, Venkatarama Rao Koppaka, and David L. Cohn
Chest 2003 123: 967. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum

Chest 2003 123: 967. [Full Text]  

bookshelf

The Basis for Gene Therapy

Toby L. Merlin
Chest 2003 123: 968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinicians’ Guide to Sleep Medicine

Peter S. Guido
Chest 2003 123: 968-969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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