Stories Collection

1. Objective: To evaluate the current definitions for sepsis and clarify and quantify t...
2. We used capnometry during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), and compared...
3. Sudden death in asthma can be a devastating and inexplicable event that forces physic...
4. A 57-year-old man with small cell lung carcinoma developed benign, obstructing endobr...
5. Direct extention of bronchogenic carcinoma via pulmonary veins into the left atrium i...
6. Diagnosis by Transesophageal Echocardiography Two cases of infective endocarditis w...
7. The redefinition of well-described terminology frequently occurs as more information ...
8. The percutaneous femoral vein approach is used routinely for cardiac catheterization ...
9. In order to appropriately utilize pharmacologic agents in the treatment of asthma, it...
10. The oxygen consumption (Vo2)/oxygen delivery (Do2) relationship was analyzed in ten p...
11. This study was to determine whether the [PCONCO.sub.2] and [PCONO.sub.2] which collec...
12. Control of pain, discomfort, and agitation is an integral part of the postoperative m...
13. Fibronectin, a dimeric cell-adhesive extracellular matrix glycoprotein, is secreted b...
14. We employed a canine model of coronary thrombosis, induced by injection of radioactiv...
15. A 54-year-old woman with pseudoxanthoma elasticum presented with tight mitral stenosi...
16. A 29-year-old man presented with a four-week history of pneumonic symptoms and progre...
17. Two women, aged 44 and 29 years, respectively, were admitted to the hospital in early...
18. The manifestations of cardiac mucormycosis may dominate the clinical picture of disse...
19. United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote, "I can't define obscen...
20. To evaluate the difference in pulmonary gas exchange in patients with and without rig...
21. A series of 32 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and/or operation to docume...
22. Asthma is a major health problem in the United States and throughout the world. In t...
23. The etiology of asthma is not known. Acute and chronic asthma can be triggered by se...
24. Although asthma is a disease that has been described for centuries, attempts at defin...
25. Pulmonary surfactant is altered in experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Alth...
26. Fifteen patients with different degrees of chronic bradyarrhythmias of supraventricul...
27. Background: Pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC-PD) radiograph...
28. We evaluated the clinical characteristics of eight patients who presented with vascul...
29. A patient with a previously unsuspected intrathoracic tracheal malignancy presented w...
30. Erythrocytosis, a known response to chronic hypoxemia, is considered infrequent in in...
31. Three radiologically and bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patients ...
32. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been documented as a pathogen in adults who are...
33. Programmed instruction has been around since World War II, finding its niche in many ...
34. Pneumothorax is a potentially life-threatening complication of cystic fibrosis (CF),[...
35. James E. Hansen, M.D., F.C.C.P. There is scant objective information regarding the ...
36. David Small, M.D., F.C.C.P.; William Gibbons, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) Robert D. ...
37. Harold L. Israel, M.D., M.P.H.; Jonathan E. Gottlieb, M.D., F.C.C.P.; and Willis C. M...
38. A. Sampath Narayanan, Ph.D.; John Whithey, B.A.; Augustine Souza, Ph.D.; and Ganesh R...
39. Firuz Celikoglu, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) Alvin S. Teirstein, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([un...
40. Joseph Mattana, M.D.; and Pravin C. Stighal, M.D. Objective: We undertook this stu...
41. John H. Coakley, M.D.; Kulan Nagendran, M.D., M.R.C.P.; Ian E.C. Ormerod, M.D.; Colin...
42. Thomas E. Nolan, M.D.; Marsha L. Walefield, M.D.; and Lawrence D. Devoe, M.D. The p...
43. Sami Viskin, M.D.; Bernard Belhassen, M.D.; and Shlomo Laniado, M.D. We report the ...
44. Devendra N. Amin, M.B.B.S., F.C.C.P.; Kirk Sperber, M.D.; Lee K. Brown, M.D., F.C.C.P...
45. Jeffrey P. Renston, M.D., F.C. C.P.; Janet Morgan, M.D.; and Anthony F. DiMarco, M.D....
46. The continuous growth of cardiothoracic surgery periodically necessitates the publica...
47. This edition is an important updated textbook for the training of respiratory care pr...
48. Takasuke Imai, M.D.; Kiyoshi Saitoh, M.D.; Hiroyuki Kani, M.D.; Tatushi Fujita, M.D.;...
49. Fernando Verra, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Houssem Hmouda, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Alain Rauss, M....
50. Jacques G.H. Gubler, M.D.; Max Salfinger, M.D.; and Alexander von Graevenitz, M.D. ...
51. Anthony C. Campagna, M.D., F.C.C.P.; [unkeyable] Paul D. Blanc, M.D., F.C.C.P. [unkey...
52. Beth L. Laube, Ph.D; Donald Y. Chang, B.A.; Anna Nussbaum Blask, M.D.; and Beryl J. R...
53. Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H., and David H. Mark, M.D., M.P.H. Several recent rep...
54. Thomas E. Gamsky, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Marc B. Schenker, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Stephen A. ...
55. John F. Cade, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P.; Jeffrey Presneill, M.B.; Craig Keighley, M.B., F...
56. Alfred Soffer, M.D., F.C.C.P.[*1] The Editor of the ACP Journal Club, Dr. R. Brian ...
57. Bruce B. Forster, M.D.; Nestor L. Muller, M.D., F.C.C.P., Ph.D.; John R. Mayo, M.D.; ...
58. Jerome M. Reich, M.D. Primary pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium-intracel...
59. Costas A. Tentolouris, M.D.; Michael K. Kyriakidis, M.D.; F.C.C.P.; Isidoros P. Gaval...
60. Bernard J. Roth, M.D., F.C. C.P.; Thomas W. Irvine, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Douglas A. Lienin...
61. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book by an individual who has done much t...
62. This practical, concise volume again emphasizes the rationale for selection or reject...
63. A Manifestation of Occult Right Ventricular Infarction Jesse E. Adams III, M.D.; Ba...
64. Riccardo Stoohs, M.D.; and Christian Guilleminault, M.D. A validation study was per...
65. Leonard C. Altman, M.D.; Steven R. Findlay, M.D.; Manuel Lopez, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Peter...
66. Charles A. Read, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) Daniel Clauw, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Clancy...
67. Thomas C. Y. Tsao, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Yeong-Chang Juang, M.D.; Ying-Huang Tsai, M.D., F....
68. Ernest L. York, M.B.B.Ch., F.C.C.P.; Donald A. Enarson, M.D.; Eva J. Nobert, M.D.; F....
69. Katsuhiro Nakagawa, M.D.; Kazuya Nakahara, M.D.; Shinichirou Miyoshi, M.D.; and Yasun...
70. William T. Peruzzi, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Barry A. Shapiro, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Gary A Noskin, ...
71. The International Clinical Respiratory Group provides a forum for a number of special...
72. Aryan N. Mooss, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Daniel E. Hilleman, Pharm. D.; Joseph Rysavy, B.A.; M...
73. Andrew N. Vernon, M.D.; [unkeyable] Leslie R. Sheeler, M.D.; Charles V. Biscotti, M.D...
74. Failure of Preventive Practices Neil W. Brister, M.D., Ph.D.;([unkeyable]) and Rodg...
75. James I. Couser, Jr., M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) Joseph Berley, M.D.;([unkeyable]) ...
76. Making a precise diagnosis in a patient with a systemic vasculitis affords a clandest...
77. We are a pulmonary and critical care specialist and a nurse family counselor who rout...
78. An Isotope Study of Mechanisms Mark S. M. Alexander, F.R.C.R.;([unkeyable]) A. Mich...
79. Robert J. Farney, M.D., F.C.C.P.; James M. Walker, Ph.D.; Jeffrey C. Elmer, M.D., F.C...
80. Stephen W. Crawford, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) and Lloyd Fisher, Ph.D. Objective...
81. Gianfranco Buccheri, M.D., F.C.C.P.; and Domenico Ferrigno, M.D. The prognostic imp...
82. Jean-Michel Vergnon, M.D.; Jean-Claude Barthelemy, M.D.; Jeanne Riffat, M.D.; Christi...
83. Sue A. Ravenscraft, M.D., F.C.C.P.;([unkeyable]) William C. Burke, Ph.D.;([unkeyable]...
84. Francis P.V. Maesen, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.CP.; Robert Costongs, M.D.; Sjef J. Smeets; Pet...
85. A Prospective Study Samuel A. Bozzette, M.D.; David Feigal, M.D., M.P.H.; Joseph Ch...
86. Neil J. Duval, M.D., F.C.C.P. A 24-year-old Filipino man was noted on routine chest...
87. Davidson H. Hamer, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Lee Edward Schwab, M.D.;([unkeyable]) and Richa...
88. Ang Yuan, M.D.; Pan-Chyr Yang, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Li-Na Lee, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Dun-Bing Ch...
89. Psychogenic Pharyngeal Constriction Atsushi Nagai, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Eriko Yamaguchi,...
90. Mauricio A. Reinoso, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Kenneth W. Schroeder, M.D., Ph.D.; and Richard J...
91. This monograph is composed of papers originally presented at the First International ...
92. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has provided the pulmonologist with several challen...
93. G. Hossein Almassi, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Jule N. Wetherbee, M.D.; Raymond G. Hoffmann, Ph....
94. Amelia Pareja, M.D.; Carmen Bernard, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Ana Leyva, M.D.;([unkeyable])...
95. Leland J. From, M.D; Larry G. Bergen, Ph.D.; and Carol J. Humlie, R.R.T. The purpos...
96. Pulmonary Complications from Arthroscopic Shoulder Decompression Hing-Chung Lee, M....
97. Influence of Treatment Dun-Bing Chang, M.D.; Pan-Chry Yang, M.D., F.C.C.P.; Kwen-Ta...
98. Chantale Benoit; Jean-Luc Malo, M.D.; Heberto Ghezzo, Ph.D.; and Andre Cartier, M.D. ...
99. Raul Sansores, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Rogelio Perez-Padilla, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Peter D. ...
100. Uichi Ikeda, M.D.; Makoto Furuse, M.D.; Osamu Suzuki, M.D.; Kenichi Kimura, M.D.; Hir...
101. Sarah J. Kilpatrick, M.D., Ph.D.; [unkeyable] and Michael A. Matthay, M.D., F.C.C.P. ...
102. William P. Sexauer, M.D., F.C.C.P., and Gerard J. Criner, M.D., F.C.C.P. A 30-year-...
103. John H. Russomanno, M.D.; and Lee K. Brown, M.D., E.C.C.P. Barotrauma is a well-kno...
104. Clare M. Laroche M.D.; Francis Wells, M.D.; and John Shneerson, D.M. A 37-year-old ...
105. Milind M. Karve, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Mandakolathur R. Murali, M.D.;([unkeyable]) Heman...
106. Takafumi Okura, M.D.; Rumi Tanaka, M.D.; Hiroshi Shibata, M.D.; and Hitoshi Kukita, M...
107. Upper airways obstruction is common during sleep, and sonorous snoring and excessive ...
108. Mucous plugging, goblet cell hyperplasia, smooth muscle hypertrophy, submucosal gland...
109. The single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide is considered a direct asses...
110. Intercostal nerved blockade by local anesthetic (LA) agents is not associated with dr...
111. Pneumonia and influenza combined are the sixth leading cause of death in the United S...
112. The result of the discovery of secretory granules in rat atrial myocytes[1] was the i...
113. Air travel today is relatively convenient, expeditious, affordable, and safe.[1,2] Th...
114. A 29-year-old Hispanic woman was referred from a private hospital for the diagnosis a...
115. Typhoid fever is an acute systematic disease caused by ingestion of food or water con...
116. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common type of soft-tissue sarcoma o...
117. As the popularity of cocaine smoking has increase, numerous reports of its adverse re...
118. Cough has been observed as an adverse effect of ACE-I.[1,2] Estimates of the incidenc...
119. Atrial arrhythmias have been reported in as many as 20 percent of cases of acute myoc...
120. Testing for reversibility of airflow obstruction during routine pulmonary function te...
121. Despite the introduction of several groups of antimicrobial drugs during the last dec...
122. Isolated lung and heart-lung transplantation have become accepted approaches to the t...
123. Tuberclosis (TB) in pregnant women has been a topic of concern and controversy since ...
124. A 35-year-old black man presented with bilateral hilar enlargement and dyspnea. He ha...
125. Stunned myocardium is defined as prolonged but reversible postischemic contractile dy...
126. Delivery of continuous oxygen therapy through a small-bore indwelling tracheal cathet...
127. Amitrole-containing herbicides are commonly used by homeowners on their lawns. Their ...
128. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a troubling symptom for patients who must funct...
129. The multiple sleep latency test[1] is a standard procedure used to assess and diagnos...
130. Recently, the National Asthma Education Program (NAEP) sponsored by the National Hear...
131. An important and controversial question relates to the value of periodic radiographic...
132. Sulfasalazine has been widely used in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease for ove...
133. Many activities in daily life require a significant component of static muscular cont...
134. The pulmonary microcirculation was thought to be composed of the same components (ie,...
135. Pulmonary agenesis and hypoplasia may be one of many multisystem anomalies in primary...
136. Free intra-abdominal gas is usually present on roentgenographic examination when perf...
137. The presence of air in the intrapleural cavity resulting from the rupture of the pulm...
138. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA), which occurs in 1 to 4 percent of the adult m...
139. The diagnosis of PN or HPN presents few problems in thoracic imaging; CXR or computed...
140. It is well known that interferon gamma (IFN-[gamma]), besides its antiviral and antim...
141. Inhaled [Beta].sub.2] agonist are first-line drugs in the treatment of asthma. The ma...
142. Interstitial lung disease in a rare cause of respiratory distress in infants. Most of...
143. Guntheroth et al[1] presented two striking scanning electron micrographs of rubber ca...
144. The noninvasive diagnosis of a retrocardiac spleen as a component of a diaphragmatic ...
145. The postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare, delayed complication following right pneumo...
146. Posterolateral thoracotomy, compared to many other operative approaches, produces a c...
147. We have observed an electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern of deep T-wave or "giant T wav...
148. Adult patients (18 years or older) now represent more than 30 percent of all cystic f...
149. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is a major complication following allogeneic bone mar...
150. In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), upper airway narrowing and sleep-associat...
151. Inhalation of a variety of small organic particles containing bacteria or spores from...
152. I begin by acknowledging the pleasure and honor which you, the members of the America...
153. Atrial fibrillatiofn is a common and perplexing clinical problem. Morbidity and morta...
154. Botryomycosis is an uncommon chronic suppurative and granulomatous lesion. On histolo...
155. Horner's syndrome consists of the classic clinical manifestations of miosis, partial ...
156. In many patients with acute myocardial infarction, the in-hospital mortality can be r...
157. Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) has been recognized as a finding primarily in ol...
158. There is evidence that positive pressure ventilation contributes to the lung damage i...
159. Clinical trials using recombinant human interleukin-2, with or without autologous LAK...
160. Workers in swine confinement buildings are exposed to dust containing feed and fecal ...
161. In the accompanying article[1] we describe the morphologic characteristics of senile ...
162. Complete obstruction of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is an intriguing, rare a...
163. Ischemic hepatic failure and coagulopathy due to critical mitral stenosis and low out...
164. The editors have brought together an outstanding group of contributors to cover the f...
165. Cardiac transplantation is an established therapeutic option in the management of end...
166. Increased nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a feature of asthma, can be meas...
167. Elevated total serum levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE), an objective marker of allergy...
168. Obese patients usually exhibit lung function abnormalities related to the increase in...
169. The major benefits of thrombolytic therapy fro acute myocardial infarction are well e...
170. Previous reports of pharmacologic therapy in obstructive sleep apnea have given mixed...
171. A number of neuromuscular disorders may be complicated by respiratory insufficiency, ...
172. A 43-year-old previously healthy man was seen at another institution because of progr...
173. In the diagnosis of pneumothorax (PN) after a thoracic puncture, chest roentgenograph...
174. The azygous lobe is an anatomic variant that occurs in roughly 0.5 to 1.9 percent of ...
175. Sudden total occlusion of the left main coronary artery is usually a fatal event. Abr...
176. Academically sophisticated scientific assemblies are annual features of European soci...
177. Formal testing of sinus node (SN function currently incudes measurement of SN recover...
178. Several studies[1,2] have demonstrated that supplemental oxygen improves survival and...
179. Frequently, HIV-infected patients develop lifethreatening complications involving the...
180. The two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic findings in hypertrophic obstructiv...
181. Acute mountain sickness occurs in man following rapid ascent to HA.[1] The exact caus...
182. Bronchiolitis obliterans (BrOb) is an obstructive pulmonary disorder affecting the sm...
183. Despite great scientific progress, septic shock remains a highly fatal disease so tha...
184. Occupational lung disease is a growing problem in modern industry.[1-6] Reports of oc...
185. Pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis is caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. It ...
186. Flurbiprofen is a newly released nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (Ansaid,...
187. Asperguillus niger has been infrequently described as an invasive pathogen in the pas...
188. Preoperative pulmonary function testing (PFT) is an integral part of preparing many p...
189. "Vein stripping" is an operation looked upon with as much enthusiasm these days as cu...
190. It has been more than 20 years since coagulation abnormalities were first reported in...
191. The study of cells exfoliated from the tracheobronchial tree continues to be of inter...
192. Mortality due to asthma, as well as the prevalence of asthma, have been reported to v...
193. The recent report entitled "Bilateral Carotid Body Resection for the Relief of Dyspne...
194. Asbestos-induced pleural plaques diffuse pleural thickening have recently been shown ...
195. Terbutaline is a [Beta.sub.2]-adrenoceptor agonist that induces bronchodilation and i...
196. Asbestosis is characterized by an alveolar macrophage alveolitis in the lower respira...
197. A recent report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute[1] defines emphysema...
198. Pulmonary fibrosis following poisoning with paraquat is almost invariably fatal.[1] S...
199. Cardiac effusions resulting in tamponade physiology are uncommon in the late postoper...