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Contents: Volume 110/Number 4/October, 1996 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

CHEST Grades Out Considerably Well
A. Jay Block Chest Oct 1996: 867. [PDF]

Systemic Corticosteroids in COPD: An Unresolved Clinical Dilemma
Dennis E. Niewoehner and Marcia L. Erbland Chest Oct 1996: 867–869. [PDF]

The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria: Will They Be Useful for Us?
Frederick R. Bode and Phillip N. Cascade Chest Oct 1996: 869–871. [PDF]

Dornase Alfa Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis: Who Should Get It?
Jamshed F. Kanga Chest Oct 1996: 871–872. [PDF]

Endogenous Nitric Oxide in Exhaled Human Breath: A New Means of Monitoring Airway Disease Activity or Another NO-NO?
Stephen J. Brett and Timothy W. Evans Chest Oct 1996: 873–874. [PDF]

ICU Stay After Single Lung Transplantation
Victor F. Tapson Chest Oct 1996: 874–876. [PDF]

Enhancing Mucociliary Clearance
Gerald L. Baum Chest Oct 1996: 876. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Ventilator-Dependent COPD Patients
Gerard J. Criner, Gerald O'Brien, Satoshi Furukawa, Francis Cordova, Morris Swartz, Manucher Fallahnejad, and Gilbert D'Alonzo Chest Oct 1996: 877–884. [Abstract] [PDF]

Combined Operations for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Lung Cancer
Robert J. McKenna, Jr., Richard J. Fischel, Matthew Brenner, and Arthur F. Gelb Chest Oct 1996: 885–888. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of 12-Week Administration of Dornase Alfa in Patients With Advanced Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Karen McCoy, Scott Hamilton, Charles Johnson Pulmozyme Study Group Chest Oct 1996: 889–895. [Abstract] [PDF]

Physiologic Factors That Determine the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With COPD
Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Koichi Nishimura, Akihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Koyama, Michiaki Mishima, and Takateru Izumi Chest Oct 1996: 896–903. [Abstract] [PDF]

Acute Effects of Inhaled and IV Cocaine on Airway Dynamics
Donald P. Tashkin, Eric C. Kleerup, Shankar N. Koyal, Jose A. Marques, and Michael D. Goldman Chest Oct 1996: 904–910. [Abstract] [PDF]

Airway Hyperresponsiveness to Methacholine in Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury
Effie Singas, Marvin Lesser, Ann M. Spungen, William A. Bauman, and Peter L. Almenoff Chest Oct 1996: 911–915. [Abstract] [PDF]

Adaptation of Lung Antioxidants to Cigarette Smoking in Humans
Janet Hilbert and Vahid Mohsenin Chest Oct 1996: 916–920. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cigarette Smoking Habits Among Schoolchildren
Boaz Meijer, David Branski, Eitan Kerem, Klaas Knol, and Boaz Meijer Chest Oct 1996: 921–926. [Abstract] [PDF]

Role of Endogenous Nitric Oxide in Airflow Obstruction in Smokers
Hiroshi Kanazawa, Seiichi Shoji, Kazuto Hirata, Naotsugu Kurihara, and Junichi Yoshikawa Chest Oct 1996: 927–929. [Abstract] [PDF]

Origins of Breath Nitric Oxide in Humans
William C. Dillon, Václav Hampl, Pamela J. Shultz, Jeffrey B. Rubins, and Stephen L. Archer Chest Oct 1996: 930–938. [Abstract] [PDF]

Urinary Leukotriene E₄ Levels in High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Possible Role for Inflammation
David A. Kaminsky, Ken Jones, Norbert F. Voelkel, and Robert B. Schoene Chest Oct 1996: 939–945. [Abstract] [PDF]

Urinary Leukotriene E₄ Levels Increase Upon Exposure to Hypobaric Hypoxia
Stephen R. Muza, Paul B. Rock, Timothy P. Lyons, Allen Cymerman, Craig M. Lilly, Jeffrey M. Drazen, and James M. Roach Chest Oct 1996: 946–951. [Abstract] [PDF]

Patients With Acute Hyperventilation Presenting to an Inner-City Emergency Department
Sigmar G.N. Saisch, Simon Wessely, and William N. Gardner Chest Oct 1996: 952–957. [Abstract] [PDF]

Arterial Blood Gas Changes During Breath-holding From Functional Residual Capacity
Scott A. Sasse, Richard B. Berry, Tan K. Nguyen, Richard W. Light, and C. Kees Mahutte Chest Oct 1996: 958–964. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Prospective Randomized Study of Inpatient IV Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Optimal Duration of Therapy
Robert E. Siegel, Neil A. Halpern, Peter L. Almenoff, Robert Cashin, Alice Lee, and Jerry G. Greene Chest Oct 1996: 965–971. [Abstract] [PDF]

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Lung Aspirates From Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Miquel Falguera, Agustin Ruiz-Gonzalez, Teresa Puig, Antoni Nogues, and Mercé Garcia Chest Oct 1996: 972–976. [Abstract] [PDF]

Utility of CT in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients Without AIDS
Kyung Soo Lee, Jae Woong Hwang, Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, and O Jung Kwon Chest Oct 1996: 977–984. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of Physical Training on Exercise Capacity and Gas Exchange in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Kai Kiilavuori, Hannu Näveri, Timo Ikonen, Hannu Leinonen, and Anssi Sovijärvi Chest Oct 1996: 985–991. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Clinical Relevance of Circulating Tumor Necrosis Factor- $agr$ in Acute Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Without Cachexia
Richard V. Milani, Mandeep R. Mehra, Carl J. Lavie, Jr., Hector O. Ventura, E. Shannon Cooper, Stefan Endres, and Andreas Eigler Chest Oct 1996: 992–995. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Characteristics of the Thrombi of the Lower Limbs, as Detected by Ultrasonic Scanning, Do Not Predict Pulmonary Embolism
Luigi Lusiani, Adriana Visonà, Andrea Bonanome, Raffaele Pesavento, and Pierluigi Zanco Chest Oct 1996: 996–1000. [Abstract] [PDF]

Thromboembolism Following Cardioversion of "Common" Atrial Flutter: Risk Factors and Limitations of Transesophageal Echocardiography
Davendra Mehta and Lawrence Baruch Chest Oct 1996: 1001–1003. [Abstract] [PDF]

Is It Possible To Differentiate Malignant Mediastinal Nodes From Benign Nodes by Size?: Reevaluation by CT, Transesophageal Echocardiography, and Nodal Specimen
Takeshi Arita, Tsuneo Matsumoto, Tatsuya Kuramitsu, Mitsutoshi Kawamura, Naofumi Matsunaga, Kazuro Sugi, and Kensuke Esato Chest Oct 1996: 1004–1008. [Abstract] [PDF]

Postural Variations of Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Leonello Fuso, Salvatore Basso, Marino De Rosa, Riccardo Pistelli, Patrizia Cotroneo, Andrea Manto, and Giovanni Ghirlanda Chest Oct 1996: 1009–1013. [Abstract] [PDF]

Predicting ICU Length of Stay Following Single Lung Transplantation
Kang H. Lee, G. Daniel Martich, Arthur J. Boujoukos, Robert J. Keenan, and Bartley P. Griffith Chest Oct 1996: 1014–1017. [Abstract] [PDF]

Predicting Eventual Success or Failure to Wean in Patients Receiving Long-term Mechanical Ventilation
Eric H. Gluck and Linda Corgian Chest Oct 1996: 1018–1024. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia—Impact on Survival: A Decision Analysis
Timothy R. Sterling, Edward J. Ho, Walter T. Brehm, and Michael B. Kirkpatrick Chest Oct 1996: 1025–1034. [Abstract] [PDF]

Association Between Reduced Cuff Leak Volume and Postextubation Stridor
Rachel L. Miller and Randolph P. Cole Chest Oct 1996: 1035–1040. [Abstract] [PDF]

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Selectively Decreases Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Following Acute Massive Pulmonary Microembolism in Piglets
Bernd W. Böttiger, Johann Motsch, Joachim Dörsam, Ulf Mieck, André Gries, Jörg Weimann, and Eike Martin Chest Oct 1996: 1041–1047. [Abstract] [PDF]

Economic Aspects of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Richard K. Albert, Sarah Lewis, Douglas Wood, and Joshua O. Benditt Chest Oct 1996: 1068–1071. [Abstract] [PDF]

NIDA Conference Report on Cardiopulmonary Complications of "Crack" Cocaine Use: Clinical Manifestations and Pathophysiology
Pushpa V. Thadani Chest Oct 1996: 1072–1076. [PDF]

The Pharyngeal Critical Pressure: The Whys and Hows of Using Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Diagnostically
Avram R. Gold and Alan R. Schwartz Chest Oct 1996: 1077–1088. [PDF]

Atrial Fibrillation: Problems in Management
Morton E. Tavel Chest Oct 1996: 1089–1091. [PDF]

En Bloc Minimal Laser Resection for T3-Chest Wall Lung Cancer in Patients With Poor Pulmonary Function
Tommaso Claudio Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Eugenio Pompeo, Italo Nofroni, and Carlo U. Casciani Chest Oct 1996: 1092–1096. [Abstract] [PDF]

Calcified Cardiac Lesion
Ajay K. Gopal and Matthew T. Roe Chest Oct 1996: 1097–1098. [PDF]

Chronic Mild Dyspnea on Exertion and Diffuse Alveolar Infiltrates in a 37-Year-Old Man
Bennet M. Wang, Eric J. Stern, and David J. Pierson Chest Oct 1996: 1099–1101. [PDF]

Pneumothorax ex vacuo
John H. Woodring, Michael D. Baker, and Paul Stark Chest Oct 1996: 1102–1105. [Abstract] [PDF]

Kyphosis Secondary to Tuberculosis Osteomyelitis as a Cause of Ventilatory Failure: Clinical Features, Mechanisms, and Management
Ian E. Smith, Clare M. Laroche, Sarah A. Jamieson, and John M. Shneerson Chest Oct 1996: 1105–1110. [Abstract] [PDF]

Use of a Bronchial Blocker to Improve Gas Exchange in Respiratory Failure and Differential Lung Disease
Arthur J. Boujoukos and Robert J. Keenan Chest Oct 1996: 1110–1111. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chronic Aortic Dissection Presenting as a Prolonged Febrile Disease and Arterial Embolization
Ami Schattner, Avraham Klepfish, and Avraham Caspi Chest Oct 1996: 1111–1114. [Abstract] [PDF]

Retreatment of Recurrent Invasive Thymoma With Platinum, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide
Primo N. Lara, Jr., Philip D. Bonomi, and L. Penfield Faber Chest Oct 1996: 1115–1117. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chest Pain in an Aspirin-Sensitive Asthmatic Patient: Eosinophilic Esophagitis Causing Esophageal Dysmotility
Stephen L. Hempel and David E. Elliott Chest Oct 1996: 1117–1120. [Abstract] [PDF]

Upper Airway Obstruction Secondary to Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Trachea: Use of Nd:YAG Laser
M. Ali Ansari, Alberto Marchevsky, Leslie Strick, and Zab Mohsenifar Chest Oct 1996: 1120–1122. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nasal-Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Near-Drowning in Freshwater
Maurizio Dottorini, Amir Eslami, Stefano Baglioni, Giuseppe Fiorenzano, and Tommaso Todisco Chest Oct 1996: 1122–1124. [Abstract] [PDF]

Erratum
Chest Oct 1996: 1130. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Treatment of Mucociliary Dysfunction
Matthias Salathe, Thomas G. O'Riordan, and Adam Wanner Chest Oct 1996: 1048–1057. [PDF]

Corticosteroids and the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Past, Present, and Future
Douglas W. Mapel, Jonathan M. Samet, and David B. Coultas Chest Oct 1996: 1058–1067. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Resecting Pulmonary Cancer of a Colorectal Origin
Bob D. Verhoog, Ger Jan Heijmans, Louis P.M. Greefhorst, and Rob A.J. de Vos Chest Oct 1996: 1125. [PDF]

Blunt Cardiac Injury
Krista L. Kaups Chest Oct 1996: 1125–1126. [PDF]

Local Anesthesia With Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage Pleurodesis
Yossef Aelony and Christian Boutin Chest Oct 1996: 1126. [PDF]

Local Anesthesia With Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage Pleurodesis
Mani S. Kavuru, Prasoon Jain, and Thomas Rice Chest Oct 1996: 1126–1127. [PDF]

Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Healthy Athletes
Jan M. Bogaard and S. E. Overbeek Chest Oct 1996: 1127. [PDF]

Myasthenia Gravis and Upper Airway Dysfunction
Eduardo Garcia-Pachon, Pere Casan, and Joaquin Sanchis Chest Oct 1996: 1127–1128. [PDF]

Isotretinoin-Related Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion
Bernard J. Milleron, Judith Valcke, Georges M. Akoun, and Charles M. Mayaud Chest Oct 1996: 1128. [PDF]

Tuberculosis Patients: Who Should We Isolate?
Rogelio M. Co and William A. Ankobiah Chest Oct 1996: 1128–1129. [PDF]

Tuberculosis Patients: Who Should We Isolate?
Robert A. C. Cohen and Shirin Muzaffar Chest Oct 1996: 1129. [PDF]

Intractable Hiccups: Consider Nebulized Lidocaine
Teresa A. Neeno and Edward C. Rosenow, III Chest Oct 1996: 1129–1130. [PDF]

Risks of Home Oxygen Therapy for Cigarette Smokers
Salim Kathawalla and Atul Mehta Chest Oct 1996: 1130. [PDF]