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Contents: Volume 113/Number 5/May, 1998 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

My Brother, Ed
A. Jay Block Chest May 1998: 1151. [PDF]

Radiofrequency Ablation for Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Daniel Loube Chest May 1998: 1151–1152. [PDF]

A Scandalous Incompetence . . . Continued
Lee B. Reichman Chest May 1998: 1153–1154. [PDF]

Serum Concentrations of the Antimycobacterial Drugs
Charles A. Peloquin Chest May 1998: 1154–1155. [PDF]

Prescription of Macrolides in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Science or Art?
Jordi Rello Chest May 1998: 1155–1158. [PDF]

New Macrolides or New Quinolones as Monotherapy for Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Our Cup Runneth Over?
Victor L. Yu and Emanuel N. Vergis Chest May 1998: 1158–1159. [PDF]

Cystic Fibrosis: When To Consider Lung Transplantation?
Patrick A. Flume Chest May 1998: 1159–1161. [PDF]

Urban Air Pollution: Why Is It a Health Problem?
Richard E. Kanner Chest May 1998: 1161–1162. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Radiofrequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction of the Palate in Subjects With Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Nelson B. Powell, Robert W. Riley, Robert J. Troell, Kasey Li, Marc B. Blumen, and Christian Guilleminault Chest May 1998: 1163–1174. [Abstract] [PDF]

Underreading of the Tuberculin Skin Test Reaction
Edwin L. Kendig, Jr., Barry V. Kirkpatrick, W. Hans Carter, Forrest Anne Hill, Kay Caldwell, and Marielle Entwistle Chest May 1998: 1175–1177. [Abstract] [PDF]

Low Serum Antimycobacterial Drug Levels in Non-HIV-Infected Tuberculosis Patients
Michael E. Kimerling, Penny Phillips, Patricia Patterson, Marilyn Hall, C. Andrew Robinson, and Nancy E. Dunlap Chest May 1998: 1178–1183. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effectiveness of a Nosocomial Tuberculosis Control Program at an Urban Teaching Hospital
Philip A. LoBue and Antonino Catanzaro Chest May 1998: 1184–1189. [Abstract] [PDF]

Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Various Biopsy and Body Fluid Specimens by the AMPLICOR: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
Sanjay Shah, Albert Miller, Anthony Mastellone, Kyungmee Kim, Peter Colaninno, Lisa Hochstein, and Richard D'Amato Chest May 1998: 1190–1194. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparative Study of the Clinical Presentation of Legionella Pneumonia and Other Community-Acquired Pneumonias
Nieves Sopena, Miquel Sabrià-Leal, María Lluisa Pedro-Botet, Eduardo Padilla, Josep Dominguez, Josep Morera, and Pere Tudela Chest May 1998: 1195–1200. [Abstract] [PDF]

Implications for Macrolide Treatment in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Linda M. Mundy, David Oldach, Paul G. Auwaerter, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Richard D. Moore, John G. Bartlett, Thomas C. Quinn Hopkins CAP Team Chest May 1998: 1201–1206. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pneumococcal Bacteremia in Childhood: A 6-Year Experience in a Community Hospital
Balagangadhar R. Totapally and William T. Walsh Chest May 1998: 1207–1214. [Abstract] [PDF]

Use of Adjunctive Corticosteroids in Severe Adult Non-HIV Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Jaime G. Pareja, Robert Garland, and Henry Koziel Chest May 1998: 1215–1224. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Complications of HIV Infection: Autopsy Findings
Bekele Afessa, William Green, Joseph Chiao, and Winston Frederick Chest May 1998: 1225–1229. [Abstract] [PDF]

Risk of Death in Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Severely Compromised Lung Function
Carlos E. Milla and Warren J. Warwick Chest May 1998: 1230–1234. [Abstract] [PDF]

Allograft Colonization and Infections With Pseudomonas in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients
David R. Nunley, Wayne Grgurich, Aldo T. Iacono, Samuel Yousem, N. Paul Ohori, Robert J. Keenan, and James H. Dauber Chest May 1998: 1235–1243. [Abstract] [PDF]

Can Chest CT Decrease the Use of Preoperative Bronchoscopy in the Evaluation of Suspected Bronchogenic Carcinoma?
Jose F. Aristizabal, K. Randall Young, and Hrudaya Nath Chest May 1998: 1244–1249. [Abstract] [PDF]

Utility of CT Scan Evaluation for Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Parenchymal Lung Disease
Rana Teresa Tan, Ronald Kuzo, Lawrence R. Goodman, Ronald Siegel, George B. Haasler, Kenneth W. Presberg Medical College of Wisconsin Lung Transplant Group Chest May 1998: 1250–1256. [Abstract] [PDF]

Relationship of Alveolar Macrophage Plasminogen Activator and Elastase Activities to Lung Function and CT Evidence of Emphysema
Raja T. Abboud, Anwuli Felix Ofulue, Raul H. Sansores, and Nestor L. Muller Chest May 1998: 1257–1263. [Abstract] [PDF]

Oral Glucocorticosteroid-Sparing Effect of Budesonide Administered by Turbuhaler: A Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Asthma
Harold S. Nelson, I. Leonard Bernstein, Jordan Fink, Thomas B. Edwards, Sheldon L. Spector, William W. Storms, Donald P. Tashkin Pulmicort Turbuhaler Study Group Chest May 1998: 1264–1271. [Abstract] [PDF]

Short-term Cardiovascular Effects of Salmeterol
Carmelindo M.E. Tranfa, Girolamo Pelaia, Rosa D. Grembiale, Saverio Naty, Salvatore Durante, and Gennarino Borrello Chest May 1998: 1272–1276. [Abstract] [PDF]

Race, Income, Urbanicity, and Asthma Hospitalization in California: A Small Area Analysis
Nancy Fox Ray, Mae Thamer, Bahar Fadillioglu, and Peter J. Gergen Chest May 1998: 1277–1284. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With Unilateral or Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting
Maria Daganou, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Nickolaos Michalopoulos, Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Anna Karakatsani, Stephanos Geroulanos, and George E. Tzelepis Chest May 1998: 1285–1289. [Abstract] [PDF]

Systemic Inflammation Present in Patients Undergoing CABG Without Extracorporeal Circulation
Erik Fransen, Jos Maessen, Mieke Dentener, Nicole Senden, Gijs Geskes, and Wim Buurman Chest May 1998: 1290–1295. [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinical Evaluation of the Physio Annuloplasty Ring
Richard Raffoul, Miguel Sousa Uva, Giuseppe Rescigno, Emré Belli, Marcio Scorsin, Frederic Pouillart, and Arrigo Lessana Chest May 1998: 1296–1301. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cytologically Proved Malignant Pleural Effusions: Distribution of Transudates and Exudates
Zakaria Assi, James L. Caruso, James Herndon, and Edward F. Patz, Jr. Chest May 1998: 1302–1304. [Abstract] [PDF]

Sclerotherapy for Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Bleomycin vs Doxycycline with Small-Bore Catheter Drainage
Edward F. Patz, Jr., H. Page McAdams, Jeremy J. Erasmus, Philip C. Goodman, Donna K. Culhane, Robert C. Gilkeson, and James Herndon Chest May 1998: 1305–1311. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory Changes due to Long-term Exposure to Urban Levels of Air Pollution: A Histopathologic Study in Humans
Marcelo B. Souza, Paulo H. N. Saldiva, C. Arden Pope, III, and Vera Luiza Capelozzi Chest May 1998: 1312–1318. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Influence of Gender on Cough Reflex Sensitivity
Peter V. Dicpinigaitis and Khalid Rauf Chest May 1998: 1319–1321. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pediatric Reference Values for Respiratory Resistance Measured by Forced Oscillation
Francine M. Ducharme, G. Michael Davis, and Gilles R. Ducharme Chest May 1998: 1322–1328. [Abstract] [PDF]

Treatment of Idiopathic Bronchiectasis With Aerosolized Recombinant Human DNase I
Anne E. O'Donnell, Alan F. Barker, Jonathan S. Ilowite, Robert B. Fick rhDNase Study Group Chest May 1998: 1329–1334. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Tracheal Suctioning on Respiratory Resistances in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Jean Guglielminotti, Jean-Marie Desmonts, and Bertrand Dureuil Chest May 1998: 1335–1338. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Use of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Kelly A. Wood, Larry Lewis, Benjamin Von Harz, and Marin H. Kollef Chest May 1998: 1339–1346. [Abstract] [PDF]

Assessment of Three Methods to Reduce the Influence of Mathematical Coupling on Oxygen Consumption and Delivery Relationships
John T. Granton, Keith R. Walley, P. Terry Phang, James A. Russell, and Samuel Lichtenstein Chest May 1998: 1347–1355. [Abstract] [PDF]

Protective Effects of Ischemic Preconditioning on Donor Lung in Canine Lung Transplantation
Guohu Li, Shengxi Chen, Wanzhong Lou, and ErXiong Lu Chest May 1998: 1356–1359. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Assault on the Swan-Ganz Catheter: A Case History of Constrained Technology, Constrained Bedside Clinicians, and Constrained Monetary Expenditures
Max Harry Weil Chest May 1998: 1379–1386. [PDF]

A Randomized Comparison of Exercise Training in Patients With Normal vs Reduced Ventricular Function
Ute Goebbels, Jonathan Myers, Gerald Dziekan, Peter Muller, Max Kuhn, Reto Ratte, and Paul Duhach Chest May 1998: 1387–1393. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Role of Atropine Premedication in Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Using Intravenous Midazolam Sedation
Tim Williams, Tina Brooks, and Cliff Ward Chest May 1998: 1394–1398. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: When and How to Operate
Morton E. Tavel and Blase A. Carabello Chest May 1998: 1399–1401. [PDF]

The Value of the Nd:YAG Laser for the Surgery of Lung Metastases in a Randomized Trial
Tommaso C. Mineo, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Eugenio Pompeo, and Italo Nofroni Chest May 1998: 1402–1407. [Abstract] [PDF]

Lung Mass and Large Complex Liver Lesions
John A. Clark, Robert H. Hyland, and Abrahim Shalaby Chest May 1998: 1408–1410. [PDF]

A Middle-Aged Woman With Chronic Productive Cough Diagnosed Using Sputum Wet Mount Examination
Kenneth G. Torrington and Peter L. McEvoy Chest May 1998: 1411–1414. [PDF]

Cardiomyopathic Lentiginosis/LEOPARD Syndrome: Presenting as Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Alexander Woywodt, Julia Welzel, Henning Haase, Anke Duerholz, Uwe Wiegand, Juergen Potratz, and Abdolhamid Sheikhzadeh Chest May 1998: 1415–1417. [Abstract] [PDF]

Coronary Artery Spasm Complicating Anaphylaxis Secondary To Skin Disinfectant
Viviane M. A. Conraads, Philippe G. Jorens, Didier G. Ebo, Marc J. Claeys, Johan M. Bosmans, and Christiaan J. Vrints Chest May 1998: 1417–1419. [Abstract] [PDF]

False Elevation of Serum Creatinine Following Skin Absorption of Nitromethane Complicates the Clinical Diagnosis of Rhabdomyolysis
Andrea Gabrielli and Catherine Hammett-Stabler Chest May 1998: 1419–1422. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

The Therapeutic Potential of Nitric Oxide in Lung Transplantation
Keith C. Meyer, Robert B. Love, and Jerry J. Zimmerman Chest May 1998: 1360–1371. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pathophysiology of Cardiac Tamponade
David H. Spodick Chest May 1998: 1372–1378. [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Online Journals: Moving in the Right Direction
Marc S. Rovner Chest May 1998: 1423. [PDF]

Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: The Clinician's Perspective on Pneumothorax Management
Andrew C. Miller Chest May 1998: 1423–1424. [PDF]

Online Journals: Moving in the Right Direction
Michael H. Baumann and Charlie Strange Chest May 1998: 1424–1425. [PDF]

ACE Inhibitor and Swallowing Reflex
Katsutoshi Nakayama, Kiyohisa Sekizawa, and Hidetada Sasaki Chest May 1998: 1425. [PDF]

Usefulness of Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Pleural Effusion Diagnosis
Valeriano Foresti, Nadia Scolari, and Antonio Villa Chest May 1998: 1425–1426. [PDF]

Usefulness of Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Pleural Effusion Diagnosis
Eduardo Garcia-Pachon and Isabel Padilla-Navas Chest May 1998: 1426. [PDF]

Pleural Fluid pH Determination
Ryland P. Byrd, Jr. and Thomas M. Roy Chest May 1998: 1426–1427. [PDF]

How Often Should β-Agonists Be Administered?
Gustavo Rodrigo and Carlos Rodrigo Chest May 1998: 1427–1428. [PDF]

Adrenomedullin: A Player at High Altitude?
Marcell Toepfer, Gunther Hartmann, Maximilian Schlosshauer, Hubert Hautmann, Matthias Tschöp, Rainald Fischer, and Rudolf M. Huber Chest May 1998: 1428. [PDF]

Solitary Pulmonary Lesion Evaluations
Fred Fefer and Bernard Suster Chest May 1998: 1428–1429. [PDF]

Solitary Pulmonary Lesion Evaluations
Becki Goldberg-Kahn, James C. Healy, and John W. Bishop Chest May 1998: 1429. [PDF]

A Sedation Protocol to Prevent Self-Extubation
Ira J. Wagner Chest May 1998: 1429–1430. [PDF]

A Sedation Protocol to Prevent Self-Extubation
Robert Palmer and Lorraine Mion Chest May 1998: 1430. [PDF]