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1. Granulomatous involvement of skeletal muscle occurs in 50 to 80 percent of patients w...
2. A previous study identified spirometric testing as a useful adjunct for estimating [P...
3. Objective: Neopterin (N), a marker for activated cell-mediated immunity, was assayed...
4. To analyze the association of the eosinophil granulocyte with pleural effusions, we m...
5. The mechanisms of impaired arterial oxygenation that occur in certain patients with c...
6. A 26-year-old man employed in a company which manufactured hen egg white derived lyso...
7. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the clinical effects, safety, a...
8. The purpose of this study was to examine the consequences of altering ventilator work...
9. Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality observed in a general hospita...
10. Brucellosis rates have decreased in developed countries in recent years, but the path...
11. A 58-year-old white man had bleeding varices in the gastric fundus due to portal hype...
12. Development of spontaneous hemothorax without predisposing conditions is extremely ra...
13. We describe a case of catamenial hemothorax and hemopneumothorax occurring on both si...
14. Lymphocyte accumulation in extravascular, extralymphatic tissue can occur as a result...
15. Many cities now oblige smokers to leave enclosed spaces, such as office buildings and...
16. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is an important infectious complication of AIDS, but p...
17. Several studies have recently demonstrated the presence of increased numbers of activ...
18. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a group of lung diseases which result from repea...
19. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate if evidence at transthoracic echo...
20. To evaluate the relationship of atopy and inflammation to the occurrence of ventilato...
21. An analysis of gallium-67 ([67.sup.Ga]) uptake in the lacrimal and salivary glands an...
22. Study objective: To determine the relative distribution of Pneumocystis carinii in t...
23. One hundred and sixteen healthy high school pupils were interviewed and completed a q...
24. It is known that smoking affects the development and maintenance of certain types of ...
25. The association between pulmonary impairment and all-cause mortality was investigated...
26. Purpose: Cytokines have been associated with the development of sepsis and diffuse t...
27. In cases of acute life-threatening pulmonary hemorrhage we still recommend rigid bron...
28. Background: The traditional central European approach to cardiac rehabilitation invo...
29. A patient presented with recurrent respiratory failure following esophagectomy. Syst...
30. This report decribes findings present on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed...
31. We report the first case of myocardial abscess directly related to percutaneous trans...
32. Visceral leishmaniasis is increasingly reported in immuno-compromised patients, inclu...
33. The antitumor activity of IL2, used either alone or in combination with the adoptive ...
34. Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography The article by Vigna and co-workers in thi...
35. Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an important regulatory mechanism in the immu...
36. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease of unknown etiolo...
37. The value of gene analysis was assessed in patients with pulmonary pseudolymphoma. T...
38. In order to study the acute effects of environmental tobacco smoke on lung function, ...
39. To test the hypothesis that the use of protected specimen brushing (PSB) via flexible...
40. We report adenocarcinoma of the lung in seven patients with human immunodeficiency vi...
41. This case-control study is based on an investigation of 27 nonsmoking patients with r...
42. We compared the parameters pleural adenosine deaminase (PADA, determined in 405 patie...
43. Inhaled amiloride has been recently demonstrated to have an effect on the decline of ...
44. During recovery from dynamic exercise, systemic oxygen extraction rapidly decreases b...
45. Intracellular bacteria (ICB) within recovered cells (>7 percent) obtained via bron...
46. Organophosphates are widely used as agricultural pesticides, and some of these compou...
47. A 59-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholec...
48. A 68-year-old man developed symmetrical bibasal infiltrates. Transbronchial lung biop...
49. A 35-year-old dairy farmer presented with recurrent febrile episodes over more than t...
50. Pericarditis with hemodynamic compromise is a rare manifestation of infection with No...
51. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with neurologic complications...
52. After exposing the lung to an immunizing dose of antigen, a coordinated series of cel...
53. Tuberculosis is back with a vengeance. Case numbers are increasing, and the threat o...
54. TISSUE DISTRIBUTION OF VIRUS DURING HIV INFECTION Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV...
55. The mechanisms that regulate lung collagen deposition after immune-mediated inflammat...
56. A Historical Perspective and Comment on a Magnificent New Book The roots of the fie...
57. Chemoprevention entails using specific agents to suppress carcinogenesis and thereby ...
58. The frequency of adult surgical and medical intensive care unit (ICU) admissions rela...
59. To evaluate the outcome of subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) whose co...
60. Bronchial mucosa inflammation is a hallmark of asthma. Epithelial damage due to infla...
61. We attempted to assess recent changes in the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma...
62. Despite wider application of the use of nocturnal intermitent positive pressure venti...
63. Clotting abnormalities are well-recognized complications that occur with high frequen...
64. To assess the prevalence and severity of Doppler-detected valvular regurgitation, as ...
65. The granulomatous process of sarcoidosis may involve any organ. The affected tissue ...
66. A 33-year-old woman presented with a three-week history of a painful left eye, with b...
67. Fungal endocarditis is a rare complication of permanent pacemaker implantation. In a...
68. A patient with penicillin-induced hyperreactive airways in association with hypersens...
69. Tube thoracostomy is a standard therapy for a number of pulmonary disorders. The pro...
70. About 40 percent of all patients diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ha...
71. The incidence of lung cancer in the United States has stabilized in recent years, but...
72. Interest in rehabilitation of patients with pulmonary disease has increased markedly ...
73. A case of acute pneumonia due to Pasteurella multocida ssp multocida occurred in a yo...
74. The ability of chest radiographs to determine the size of a pneumothorax was tested i...
75. Congestive heart failure (CHF) has been associated with the development of restrictiv...
76. Right ventricular function was assessed in 24 patients with COPD, at rest and during ...
77. There is no standard or known optimal treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. C...
78. The diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) requires expensive and complex instrument...
79. Patients with severe respiratory failure undergoing conventional mechanical ventilati...
80. Changes induced by high-dose intensive specific immunotherapy (ISI) were studied in 1...
81. We studied 70 patients with biopsy-proven pulmonary non-Hodgkin's lymphomas without e...
82. Fifty-eight consecutive patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia were studie...
83. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has become accepted treatment for th...
84. We present a case of an enlarging retrocardiac mass lesion in which we observed the m...
85. A 34-year-old chemical manufacturing worker had new onset of work-related asthma afte...
86. A 47-year-old woman developed pulmonary eosinophilia from the use of maloprim as mala...
87. A 62-year-old woman had chronic cavitary pulmonary sporotrichosis refractory to medic...
88. This review first summarizes the potential survival outcomes for patients with the va...
89. This is a "how to" book about writing your own living will. It is centered on the pr...
90. Two new technologic developments may have a significant impact on the detection and l...
91. Research on dominant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes has characterized differenc...
92. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a simple questionnaire measuring the general le...
93. In patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), catecholaminergic agents may exert t...
94. The efficacy of 8 weeks of treatment with 4 mg of nedocromil sodium 4 times daily in ...
95. Sixty-nine consecutive pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) were prospectively studied i...
96. The purpose of this phase I study was to determine the toxicity and effectiveness of ...
97. Study Objective: To assess the usefulness of fiberscopy for microbiologic diagnosis ...
98. (Chest 1993; 103:262-63) A 31-year-old previously healthy man presented with a 7-da...
99. Although intracoronary thrombosis often occurs after angioplasty and may affect its o...
100. We describe a 30-year-old woman with a normal appearing coronary artery associated wi...
101. We report a patient who received a right single lung transplant (SLT) for progressive...
102. Extrapulmonary pneumocystosis recently has been reported in a number of tissues. Mos...
103. Incapacitating respiratory distress was the presenting manifestation of a choreiform ...
104. As we expand our knowledge of the initiators and promoters of lung cancer, early dete...
105. I suspect that Drs Haas, Axen, Salazar, and Schicchi had some inkling of the "second"...
106. Simple arm elevation results in increased metabolic and ventilatory requirements in p...
107. The study objective was to investigate bronchial mucociliary clearance after heart/lu...
108. Potential etiologic factors of postcardiopulmonary bypass (post-CPB) lung edema (LE) ...
109. To determine if spirometric changes reflect early high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE...
110. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax often requires surgical treatment following variab...
111. Respiratory problems are a major cause of death in the acute and chronic phases of ce...
112. Iodinated glycerol (Organidin) has recently been shown to be a useful adjunct in the ...
113. Twelve men aged 45 to 69 years, NYHA class 3 or 4 with low isotopc ejection fraction ...
114. The protected specimen brush (PSB) with quantitative cultures is one of the most reli...
115. Parasites of the genus Mammomonogamus may occasionally affect the human respiratory t...
116. Interruption of the aortic arch is a rare and usually lethal cardiac malformation. W...
117. A 13-year-old female patient with a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) of 24 perc...
118. A 52-year-old man with probable allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) was tr...
119. An 18-month-old boy was seen in the pediatric pulmona clinic with a history of wheezi...
120. Since the earliest attempt by Klinger in 1931 to describe the systemic vasculitis sub...
121. The 12 percent five-year survival rate for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (...
122. A Potential Supplement to Airway Pressure Therapy? In critically ill patients, acut...
123. Until recently, the effect of bronchodilators on sleep architecture has been relative...
124. We describe the clinical, radiologic, functional, and pulmonary hemodynamic character...
125. Although it is generally accepted that outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (OPR) impr...
126. Exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) is often inferred from the reduction after exerci...
127. Single lung transplantation (SLT) is now successfully used in patients with severe em...
128. Edited by R. M. Greenhalgh and L. H. Hollier. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1991, 485...
129. Follow-up studies of the effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ...
130. We have previously shown in a controlled study, using 24-h ambulatory esophageal pH m...
131. Contrast-material-enhanced echocardiography can demonstrate intrapulmonary shunting i...
132. CFS = chronic fatigue syndrome; PCr = phosphocreatine; Pi inorganic phosphate In tw...
133. Tolerance of severe chronic hypercapnia is well recognized in patients with end-stage...
134. AP=aerolized pentamidine; HEPA=high-efficiency particulate air Administration of ae...
135. AH = alveolar hemorrhage; CMV = cytomegalovirus; HS = hemosiderin score With a hist...
136. Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is one of the most common diagnostic probl...
137. AV =atrioventricular; [FIo.sub.2] = fractional concentration of inspired oxygen; MJA...
138. Lung sequestration is an uncommon congenital abnormality, that may mimic other diseas...
139. Tension pneumopericardium is a rare, but serious complication of mechanical ventilati...
140. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has been used for over a decade to sample lung cells and...
141. Supplemental [O.sub.2] for medical use became available around 1920 after the recogni...
142. Atelectasis frequently complicates the postoperative course in cardiac surgical patie...
143. Cardiac involvement is a well-recognized complication of the acquired immunodeficienc...
144. Over the past decade, it has become apparent that the respiratory muscles can fatigue...
145. NBC = nuclear, biologic, chemical Nuclear, biologic, chemical (NBC) protective mask...
146. (Chest 1992; 102:1842-45) Sodium nitroprusside (NP) is an ultrarapid intravenous hy...
147. (Chest 1992; 102:1871-74) AT = anaerobic threshold; COHb = arterial carboxyhemoglobin...
148. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been shown to provide high quality images ...
149. More than 80 percent of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) w...
150. A young, previously active man presented with severe life-threatening upper airway ob...
151. The two hamartomas of lymphatic origin that may present as tumors of the mediastinum ...
152. It is generally acknowledged that deep vein thrombosis is exceedingly common in paral...
153. Determining the optimal time to discontinue mechanical ventilation can be difficult, ...
154. The association between negative pressure ventilation and transient upper airway obst...
155. Coronary angioplasty is an effective treatment modality for selected patients with ob...
156. Lung cancer in young adults is uncommon. Previous studies have reported that only 1 t...
157. Postmortem studies have shown that the adrenal glands are a common site of metastasis...
158. PPO = predicted postoperative Surgical resection offers the best hope for cure in t...
159. ANA=antinuclear antibodies; CIE=counter immunoelectrophoresis; ELISA=enzyme-linked im...
160. ALI = acute lung injury; APACHE II = acute physiology and chronic health evaluation I...
161. Electrical countershock is the immediate treatment for ventricular fibrillation. When...
162. Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT), a tumor-like reactive lesion, is an uncommon disorder...
163. AV block = atrioventricular block; HCVR = hypercapnic ventilatory response; HVR = hyp...
164. The efficacy of ND:YAG laser in performing open pulmonary resections[1,2] Coupled wit...
165. The report a case of a gas collection in the mediastinum seen on a computed tomograph...
166. The selection and implementation of optimal thromboprophylaxis in patients with spina...
167. Index AIDS-defining neoplasms since 1985 include Kaposi's sarcoma, primary central ne...
168. Diaphragmatic dysfunction has been reported as a frequent complication of coronary ar...
169. Pneumocystis carinii (PC) pneumonia is the leading cause of serious lung disease in p...
170. In patients with neuromuscular disorders, respiratory impairment is often an early si...
171. [[Alpha].sub.2]-m = alpha-2-macroglobulin; APMA = aminophenyl mercuric acetate; DMSO=...
172. COV = coefficient of variation The purpose of having weaning parameters is to ident...
173. (Chest 1992; 102:1853-54) 20-year-old man complained of occasional breathlessness o...
174. (Chest 1992; 102:1875-76) A 65-year-old woman was referred because of a 2-month his...
175. PVE = prosthetic valve endocarditis; TEE = transesophageal echocardiography Prosthe...
176. BOOP = bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia; CHOP = cyclophosphamide, doxoru...
177. LAD=left anterior descending coronary artery; PDA=posterior descending coronary arter...
178. Hodgkin's disease seems to be most aggressive in AIDS patients with a poor prognosis....
179. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly chronic obstructive bronch...
180. Sleep-related breathing disorders are not rare.[1] They are composed of a well-charac...
181. Previous studies of obese subjects at rest have reported an increase in cardiac work,...
182. Patterns of treatment of chronic asthma with oral and inhaled bronchodilators, cromog...
183. ANP=atrial natriuretic peptide; cGMP=guanosin 3',5'-cyclic ate; MPAP = mean pulmonary...
184. Patterns of tissue oxygen uptake and global oxygen consumption ([Vo.sub.2]) have been...
185. The usual method of weaning mechanically ventilated patients from high [FIo.sub.2] in...
186. (Chest 1992; 102:1855-60) CAPD = chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; CHF = cong...
187. (Chest 1992; 102:1875-76) Modern thoracoscopy currently allows minimally invasive a...
188. 2DE = two-dimensional echocardiography; CDM = dilated cardiomyopathy; % FS = fraction...
189. EB = Epstein-Barr (virus); LST = lymphocyte stimulation test; PPD = purified protein ...
190. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) constitute major health proble...
191. Pulmonary embolism remains the most common prevent-able cause of death in the hospita...
192. As the title indicates, this textbook is written for the medical consultant on surgic...
193. Pleural empyema is the accumulation of pus within the pleural space. Empyema may be ...
194. It is known that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) results in impairment of post...
195. In patients with asthma, the respiratory muscles have to overcome the increased resis...
196. Ten patients with chronic lung disease received an implanted ITOC. Seven patients co...
197. Sixty-one pediatric and adolescent patients (age [is less than or equal to]16 years) ...
198. In order to characterize the imbalance between proteinases and proteinase inhibitors ...
199. In order to assess whether the outcome of MI can be predicted by clinical data alone ...