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Contents: Volume 112/Number 6/December, 1997 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

www.journal? Revisited
A. Jay Block Chest Dec 1997: 1447. [PDF]

Flawed Paradigms Drive Aerosol Device Selection
James B. Fink Chest Dec 1997: 1447–1449. [PDF]

An Analysis of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Including a "New" Therapeutic Approach
Eugene D. Robin and Robert F. McCauley Chest Dec 1997: 1449–1451. [PDF]

The Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: A Vascular Disease With Pulmonary Manifestations
Jeffrey Pilling and Michael Cutaia Chest Dec 1997: 1451–1453. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Myocardial Ischemia in Sedated Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Idit Matot, Mordechai R. Kramer, Lucio Glantz, Benjamin Drenger, and Shamay Cotev Chest Dec 1997: 1454–1458. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnostic Accuracy of Transbronchial Biopsy in Acute Farmer's Lung Disease
Yves Lacasse, Richard S. Fraser, Marcien Fournier, and Yvon Cormier Chest Dec 1997: 1459–1465. [Abstract] [PDF]

Breathing Pattern and Arterial Blood Gases During Nd-YAG Laser Photoresection of Endobronchial Lesions Under General Anesthesia: Use of Negative Pressure Ventilation: A Preliminary Study
Michele Vitacca, Enrico Clini, Nicolino Ambrosino, Giuseppe Natalini, Andrea Candiani, Sergio Cavaliere, and Pierfranco Foccoli Chest Dec 1997: 1466–1473. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cigarette Smoking and Histologic Type of Lung Cancer in Men
Fabio Barbone, Massimo Bovenzi, Furio Cavallieri, and Giorgio Stanta Chest Dec 1997: 1474–1479. [Abstract] [PDF]

Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging With FDG-PET Scan in Patients With Potentially Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of 50 Cases
Johan F. Vansteenkiste, Sigrid G. Stroobants, Patrick J. Dupont, Luc A. Mortelmans, Paul R. De Leyn, Johny A. Verschakelen Leuven Lung Cancer Group Chest Dec 1997: 1480–1486. [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinical Results of Treatment of Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma With Hyperthermia in Combination With Chemoradiotherapy
Takashi Sakamoto, Hiroshi Katoh, Tetsuro Shimizu, Iwao Yamashita, Shigeru Takemori, Kenji Tazawa, and Masao Fujimaki Chest Dec 1997: 1487–1493. [Abstract] [PDF]

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Alters Management of Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Severe COPD
Tammy Clark Ojo, John G. Weg, Fernando Martinez, Robert Paine, III, Paul J. Christensen, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Ella A. Kazerooni, and Richard Whyte Chest Dec 1997: 1494–1500. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nebulized Wet Aerosol Treatment in Emergency Department—Is It Essential?: Comparison With Large Spacer Device for Metered-Dose Inhaler
Avigdor Mandelberg, Israel E. Priel, Erez Chen, and Natan Noviski Chest Dec 1997: 1501–1505. [Abstract] [PDF]

Verbal Memory Impairment in COPD: Its Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, PierUgo Carhonin, Antonella Gemma, Oliviero Capparella, Camillo Marra, and Leonello Fuso Chest Dec 1997: 1506–1513. [Abstract] [PDF]

Routine Nebulized Ipratropium and Albuterol Together Are Better Than Either Alone in COPD
COMBIVENT Inhalation Solution Study Group Chest Dec 1997: 1514–1521. [Abstract] [PDF]

Evaluation of Emphysema in Patients With Reversible Airway Obstruction Using High-Resolution CT
Toshio Mochizuki, Fumio Kokubu, Mitsuru Adachi, Hiroaki Nakajima, and Tamio Kushihashi Chest Dec 1997: 1522–1526. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Risk Screening Questionnaire for Adult Asthmatics to Predict Attendance at Hospital Emergency Departments
Melanie Wakefield, Kieran McCaul, Richard Ruffin, Donald Campbell, Rima Staugas, Justin Beilby South Australian Asthma Reference Panel Chest Dec 1997: 1527–1533. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of a Peak Flow-Based Action Plan in the Prevention of Exacerbations of Asthma
Robert L. Cowie, Shirley G. Revitt, Margot F. Underwood, and Stephen K. Field Chest Dec 1997: 1534–1538. [Abstract] [PDF]

Factors That Affect Normal Lung Function in White Australian Adults
Elena G. Belousova, Michelle M. Haby, Wei Xuan, and Jennifer K. Peat Chest Dec 1997: 1539–1546. [Abstract] [PDF]

Reproducibility of Nasal Peak Inspiratory Flow Among Healthy Adults: Assessment of Epidemiologic Utility
Sung-Il Cho, Russ Hauser, and David C. Christiani Chest Dec 1997: 1547–1553. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prepubescents' Ventilatory Responses to Exercise With Reference to Sex and Body Size
Neil Armstrong, Brian J. Kirby, Alison M. McManus, and Joanne R. Welsman Chest Dec 1997: 1554–1560. [Abstract] [PDF]

Accidents in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Treated With Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: A Prospective Study
Jean Krieger, Nicole Meslier, Thérèse Lebrun, Patrick Levy, François Phillip-Joet, Jean-Claude Sailly, Jean-Louis Racineux, Working Group ANTADIR, Paris CRESGE, Lille, France Chest Dec 1997: 1561–1566. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory and Arousal Responses to Acoustic Stimulation
Robert C. Basner, Ergün Önal, Melvin Lopata, Robert Applebaum, and David W. Carley Chest Dec 1997: 1567–1571. [Abstract] [PDF]

Endothelial Selectins in Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Colin K. Grissom, Guy A. Zimmerman, and Ralph E. Whatley Chest Dec 1997: 1572–1578. [Abstract] [PDF]

Urokinase in the Management of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions in Children
Sankaran Krishnan, Nikhil Amin, Gustavo Stringel, and Allen J. Dozor Chest Dec 1997: 1579–1583. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Early Defibrillation by Ambulance Personnel on Short- and Long-term Outcome of Cardiac Arrest Survival: The Munich Experiment
Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Reinhold Danner, Andreas Schoefinius, Rolf Gürtler, Robert Herman, Andreas Koeppel, and Peter Hauber Chest Dec 1997: 1584–1591. [Abstract] [PDF]

Patient-Ventilator Trigger Asynchrony in Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
David C. Chao, David J. Scheinhorn, and Meg Stearn-Hassenpflug Chest Dec 1997: 1592–1599. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Influence of High-Frequency Jet Ventilation With Varying Cardiac-Cycle Specific Synchronization on Cardiac Output in ARDS
Derek C. Angus, Michael R. Pinsky, Lisa M. Dotterweich, and Nathan M. Lidsky Chest Dec 1997: 1600–1606. [Abstract] [PDF]

Hyperoxia Exacerbates Microvascular Lung Injury Following Acid Aspiration
Nader Nader-Djalal, Paul R. Knight, Bruce A. Davidson, and Kent Johnson Chest Dec 1997: 1607–1614. [Abstract] [PDF]

Elevated Levels of Soluble Adhesion Molecules in Serum of Patients With Diffuse Panbronchiolitis
Hiroshi Mukae, Jun-ichi Ashitani, Haruko Taniguchi, Shigeru Matsukura, Hideo Mashimoto, Shigeru Kohno, and Jun-ichi Kadota Chest Dec 1997: 1615–1621. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Vascular Impedance and Recipient Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension Following Cardiac Transplantation
Edward P. Chen, Hartmuth B. Bittner, R. Duane Davis, and Peter Van Trigt Chest Dec 1997: 1622–1629. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nebulized Lidocaine Administered to Infants and Children Undergoing Flexible Bronchoscopy
Suzette T. Gjonaj, Diana B. Lowenthal, and Allen J. Dozor Chest Dec 1997: 1665–1669. [Abstract] [PDF]

Opening of Infectious Giant Bulla With Use of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, Keiichi Suemasu, Gentarou Fuyuno, Ryuichiro Kobayashi, and Shojiroh Morinaga Chest Dec 1997: 1670–1673. [Abstract] [PDF]

Shock in a Patient Exposed to Rodents
Patrick Whitten, Richard E Crowell, and Howard Levy Chest Dec 1997: 1674–1676. [PDF]

Two Asymptomatic Patients With Mediastinal Disease
Richard S. Irwin Chest Dec 1997: 1677–1678. [PDF]

Retrocardiac Mass in a Patient With Cirrhosis
Awani Kumar, Juan Carlos Ricaurte, Ute Rosa, and Peter Smith Chest Dec 1997: 1679–1680. [PDF]

A Rare Cause of Dyspnea and Arterial Hypoxemia
Thamer Al Khouzaie and James R. Busser Chest Dec 1997: 1681–1682. [Abstract] [PDF]

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Related to Aortic Elongation
Gabriele Popp, Hasan Melek, and A. Randolph Garnett, Jr. Chest Dec 1997: 1682–1684. [Abstract] [PDF]

Intratracheal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Mass
Filip Muysoms, Michaël Boedts, and Donald Claeys Chest Dec 1997: 1684–1685. [Abstract] [PDF]

End-Stage Cystic Fibrosis: Improved Diabetes Control 2 Years After Successful Isolated Pancreatic Cell and Double-Lung Transplantation
Jean-Marie Tschopp, Martin H. Brutsche, Jean-Georges Frey, Anastase Spiliopoulos, Laurent Nicod, Thierry Rochat, and Philippe Morel Chest Dec 1997: 1685–1687. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Cholesterol Crystal Embolization
Marc S. Sabatine, David A. Oelberg, Eugene J. Mark, and David Kanarek Chest Dec 1997: 1687–1692. [Abstract] [PDF]

Acute Life-Threatening Toxocaral Tamponade
Isabelle Herry, Bruno Philippe, Christophe Hennequin, Claire Danel, Claire Lejeunne, and Guy Meyer Chest Dec 1997: 1692–1693. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diverse Presentation of Aberrant Origin of the Right Subclavian Artery: Two Case Reports
John D. Bisognano, Benjamin Young, James M. Brown, Edward A. Gill, Ferric C. Fang, and Lawrence S. Zisman Chest Dec 1997: 1693–1697. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchiolitis Obliterans With Organizing Pneumonia and Cold Agglutinin Disease Associated With Phenytoin Hypersensitivity Syndrome
Pamela Angle, Peter Thomas, Brian Chiu, and John Freedman Chest Dec 1997: 1697–1699. [Abstract] [PDF]

Vasculitis and Bronchiectasis in a Patient With Antibodies to Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein and $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Ravi Mahadeva, Ming Hui Zhao, Susan Stewart, Nathaniel Cary, Christopher Flower, Martin Lockwood, and John Shneerson Chest Dec 1997: 1699–1701. [Abstract] [PDF]

Treatment of Diffuse Tracheomalacia Secondary to Relapsing Polychondritis With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Maria Adliff, Dianne Ngato, Shaf Keshavjee, Scott Brenaman, and John T Granton Chest Dec 1997: 1701–1704. [Abstract] [PDF]

Necrotizing Tracheobronchitis With Progressive Airflow Obstruction Associated With Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
James P. Osmanski, II, Armando E. Fraire, and Oren P. Schaefer Chest Dec 1997: 1704–1707. [Abstract] [PDF]

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Presenting as a Refractory Noninflammatory Pulmonary Vasculopathy
Jamie E. Kerr, Robert Poe, and Zachary Kramer Chest Dec 1997: 1707–1710. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Disease Management of COPD With Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Brian L. Tiep Chest Dec 1997: 1630–1656. [Abstract] [PDF]

Penicillin Dosing for Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Charles S. Bryan, Rohit Talwani, and M. Shawn Stinson Chest Dec 1997: 1657–1664. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

www.journal—Good or Bad?
Edward R. Carter Chest Dec 1997: 1711. [PDF]

CyberCHEST
Roberto Llamas Chest Dec 1997: 1711. [PDF]

The Power of Electronic Publishing: Enlightened and Converted
William W. Stringer Chest Dec 1997: 1711–1712. [PDF]

A Complete World Wide Web Without CHEST?
Paul E. Marik and Joseph Varon Chest Dec 1997: 1712–1713. [PDF]

Pneumonitis Due to Mycobacterium avium Complex in Hot Tub Water: Infection or Hypersensitivity?
Leo M. Kahana and J. Michael Kay Chest Dec 1997: 1713. [PDF]

Pneumonitis Due to Mycobacterium avium Complex in Hot Tub Water: Infection or Hypersensitivity?
John M. Embil and C. P.W. Warren Chest Dec 1997: 1713–1714. [PDF]

Pulmonary Vascular Involvement in Pulmonary Histiocytosis X
Robert S. Crausman and Talmadge E. King, Jr Chest Dec 1997: 1714. [PDF]

Usefulness of Walking Test for Arterial Oxygen Desaturation Screening in General Population
Hiroyasu Kobayashi, Osamu Taguchi, Esteban C. Gabazza, and Yukihiko Adachi Chest Dec 1997: 1714–1715. [PDF]

Additional Experiences With Corticosteroids in COPD
Frank W.J.M. Smeenk, Paul J.J. Klinkhamer, Wim Breed, Arjan R. Jansz, and Cornelis A.F. Jansveld Chest Dec 1997: 1715. [PDF]

Additional Experiences With Corticosteroids in COPD
Charlene E. McEvoy and Dennis E. Niewoehner Chest Dec 1997: 1715–1716. [PDF]