editorials

Too Many Journals, Too Little Time

W. Michael Alberts
Chest 2000 118: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cirrhotic Hydrothorax and the "Law of Unintended Consequences"

Carl M. Kirsch
Chest 2000 118: 2-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dilemmas and Realities of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis

Leonid Heifets
Chest 2000 118: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exertional Dyspnea in Congestive Heart Failure : Living Longer and Doing More?

Darryl Y. Sue
Chest 2000 118: 5-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Roy Patterson, Paul A. Greenberger, and Kathleen E. Harris
Chest 2000 118: 7-8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Disease Called Asthma

William A. Speir, Jr
Chest 2000 118: 8-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Empiric Antibiotic Use and Resistant Microbes : A "Catch-22" for the 21st Century

Constantine A. Manthous and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Chest 2000 118: 9-11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsTECHNIQUES

Thoracoscopy and Talc Poudrage in the Management of Hepatic Hydrothorax

Jose Ribas Milanez de Campos, Laert Oliveira Andrade Filho, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Hoel Sette, Jr., Angelo Fernandez, Luiz Tarcísio Brito Filomeno, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene
Chest 2000 118: 13-17. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Negative Pressure Ventilation vs External High-Frequency Oscillation During Rigid Bronchoscopy : A Controlled Randomized Trial

Giuseppe Natalini, Sergio Cavaliere, Veronica Seramondi, Pierfranco Foccoli, Michele Vitacca, Nicolino Ambrosino, and Andrea Candiani
Chest 2000 118: 18-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracoscopic Decortication as First-Line Therapy for Pediatric Parapneumonic Empyema : A Case Series

Kent W. Kercher, Robert J. Attorri, J. David Hoover, and Duncan Morton, Jr.
Chest 2000 118: 24-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predicting Culture Results for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex : Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and Acid-Fast Bacilli Microscopy

Massimo Gallina, Panaiota Troupioti, Gaetano Rocco, Giancarlo Sensalari, and Elena Libanori
Chest 2000 118: 28-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsPULMONARY VASCULATURE

Chest Radiographs in Acute Pulmonary Embolism : Results From the International Cooperative Pulmonary Embolism Registry

C. Gregory Elliott, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Luigi Visani, and Marisa DeRosa
Chest 2000 118: 33-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Nitric Oxide Inhalation After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Hideaki Imanaka, Hiroshi Miyano, Muneyuki Takeuchi, Keiji Kumon, and Motomi Ando
Chest 2000 118: 39-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Acute Mountain Sickness

James Maloney, Dale Wang, Timothy Duncan, Norbert Voelkel, and Stephen Ruoss
Chest 2000 118: 47-52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsPULMONARY FUNCTION

Role of Respiratory Function in Exercise Limitation in Chronic Heart Failure

Ashok Chauhan, Guruswamy Sridhar, Ron Clemens, Bharath Krishnan, Darcy D. Marciniuk, and Charles G. Gallagher
Chest 2000 118: 53-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maximum Insufflation Capacity

Seong-Woong Kang and John R. Bach
Chest 2000 118: 61-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsASTHMA

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in the Asthma Clinic : A Prospective Evaluation of CT in the Diagnostic Algorithm

Tam Eaton, Jeffrey Garrett, David Milne, Anthony Frankel, and Athol U. Wells
Chest 2000 118: 66-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of a Thromboxane A₂ Antagonist on Sputum Production and Its Physicochemical Properties in Patients With Mild to Moderate Asthma

Jun Tamaoki, Mitsuko Kondo, Junko Nakata, Yuko Nagano, Kazuo Isono, and Atsushi Nagai
Chest 2000 118: 73-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCYSTIC FIBROSIS

Cystic Fibrosis : End-Stage Care in Canada

Ian Mitchell, Edina Nakielna, Elizabeth Tullis, and Carol Adair
Chest 2000 118: 80-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy in Cystic Fibrosis : Fetal and Maternal Outcome

Marita Gilljam, Maria Antoniou, Janey Shin, Annie Dupuis, Mary Corey, and D. Elizabeth Tullis
Chest 2000 118: 85-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Validation of an Instrument Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Chest Physiotherapy Techniques in Cystic Fibrosis

Christopher M. Oermann, Paul R. Swank, and Marianna M. Sockrider
Chest 2000 118: 92-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsREHABILITATION

Variability in Performance of Timed Walk Tests in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs

Ellen H. Elpern, Damien Stevens, and Steven Kesten
Chest 2000 118: 98-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Results of a Home-Based Training Program for Patients With COPD

Maria Teresa Elías Hernández, Teddoro Montemayor Rubio, Francisco Ortega Ruiz, Hildegard Sánchez Riera, Rosa Sánchez Gil, and Jose Castillo Gómez
Chest 2000 118: 106-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsTRANSPLANTS

Prospective Study of Functional Status and Quality of Life Before and After Lung Transplantation

Dorothy M. Lanuza, Cheryl Lefaiver, Mary Mc Cabe, Gabriella A. Farcas, and Edward Garrity, Jr.
Chest 2000 118: 115-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCANCER

Induction Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Involved Mediastinal Nodes in Multiple Stations

Morihito Okada, Noriaki Tsubota, Masahiro Yoshimura, Yoshifumi Miyamoto, and Hidehito Matsuoka
Chest 2000 118: 123-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beliefs Among Pulmonologists and Thoracic Surgeons in the Therapeutic Approach to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Anneke T. Schroen, Frank C. Detterbeck, Robert Crawford, M. Patricia Rivera, and Mark A. Socinski
Chest 2000 118: 129-137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Clinical Course, Prognostic Factors, and Outcome Prediction for HIV Patients in the ICU : The PIP (Pulmonary Complications, ICU Support, and Prognostic Factors in Hospitalized Patients With HIV) Study

Bekele Afessa and Bethany Green
Chest 2000 118: 138-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Inadequate Antimicrobial Treatment of Bloodstream Infections on Patient Outcomes in the ICU Setting

Emad H. Ibrahim, Glenda Sherman, Suzanne Ward, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2000 118: 146-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effects of Early and Repeated Prone Positioning in Pediatric Patients With Acute Lung Injury

Martha A.Q. Curley, John E. Thompson, and John H. Arnold
Chest 2000 118: 156-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Function and Composition of Pulmonary Surfactant and Surfactant-Derived Fatty Acid Profiles Are Altered in Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Keith C. Meyer, Anuja Sharma, Raymond Brown, Mark Weatherly, Fernando R. Moya, June Lewandoski, and Jerry J. Zimmerman
Chest 2000 118: 164-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nonselective Endothelin-Receptor Antagonism Attenuates Hemodynamic Changes After Massive Pulmonary Air Embolism in Dogs

Jose E. Tanus-Santos, Wladimir M. Gordo, Artur Udelsmann, Máira H. Cittadino, and Heitor Moreno, Jr.
Chest 2000 118: 175-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clara Cell Secretory Protein : Levels in BAL Fluid After Smoking Cessation

Olof Andersson, Tobias N. Cassel, C. Magnus Sköld, Anders Eklund, Johan Lund, and Magnus Nord
Chest 2000 118: 180-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Novel Flexible Bronchoscope and Single-Use Disposable-Sheath Endoscope System : A Preliminary Technology Evaluation

Henri G. Colt, John J. F. Beamis, James H. Harrell, and Praveen M. Mathur
Chest 2000 118: 183-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Anticholinergics in Bronchoscopy : A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clayton T. Cowl, Udaya B. S. Prakash, and Becky R. Kruger
Chest 2000 118: 188-192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsdebate in print

Do Bacteria Cause Exacerbations of COPD?

Jan V. Hirschmann
Chest 2000 118: 193-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Bacteria in Exacerbations of COPD : A Constructive View

Timothy F. Murphy, Sanjay Sethi, and Michael S. Niederman
Chest 2000 118: 204-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Brahms’ Lullaby Revisited : Did the Composer Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Mitchell L. Margolis
Chest 2000 118: 210-213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

review

The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Crises

Joseph Varon and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2000 118: 214-227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsliterature review

Top Ten List in Lung Cancer

Lary A. Robinson
Chest 2000 118: 228-229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Progressive Infiltrates and Eosinophilia With Multiple Possible Causes

Eric B. Milbrandt, William Byron, Jr, and Bruce Davis
Chest 2000 118: 230-234. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

The Results of Thoracoscopic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Adel K. Ayed and Hassan J. Al-Din
Chest 2000 118: 235-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 48-Year-Old Smoker With Cough and Weight Loss

Benjamin T. Suratt and Carolyn H. Welsh
Chest 2000 118: 239-241. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Persistent Severe Hypocapnia and Alkalemia in a 40-Year-Old Woman

Chia-Hsuin Chang, Ping-Hung Kuo, Chih-Hung Hsu, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Chest 2000 118: 242-245. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Occupational Asthma Caused by Pyrazolone Derivative Used in Silver Halide Photographic Paper

Yutaka Nakano, Tomoyoshi Tsuchiya, Kimihiro Hirose, and Kingo Chida
Chest 2000 118: 246-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation in a Marathon Runner During Exercise Testing

Sreenivasulu R. Gangasani, Howard Frumin, Robert D. Safian, William W. O’Neill, and Barry A. Franklin
Chest 2000 118: 249-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Recurrent, Self-Limited, Menstrual-Associated Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Mordechai Yigla, Ofer Ben-Itzhak, Anna Solomonov, Luda Guralnik, and Ilana Oren
Chest 2000 118: 253-256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Uncommon Etiology of Isolated Pleural Effusion : The Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Serge Roden, Karine Juvin, Jean-Paul Homasson, and Dominique Israël-Biet
Chest 2000 118: 256-258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Talc Granulomatosis : A Differential Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in HIV Patients

Daniel N. Nan, Marta Fernández-Ayala, Luis Iglesias, Daniel García-Palomo, Jose A. Parra, and M. Carmen Fariñas
Chest 2000 118: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ECG Changes in a 25-Year-Old Woman With Hypocalcemia Due to Hypoparathyroidism : Hypocalcemia Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction

Günter Lehmann, Isabel Deisenhofer, Gjin Ndrepepa, and Claus Schmitt
Chest 2000 118: 260-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laser Resection of a Pedunculated Tracheal Adenoma

Michael T. Newhouse, Lee Martin, J. Michael Kay, and John D. Miller
Chest 2000 118: 262-266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome in Brainstem Glioma With Improvement After Surgical Resection

S. H. L. Hui, Y. K. Wing, W. Poon, Y. L. Chan, and T. A. Buckley
Chest 2000 118: 266-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Bronchial Artery Embolization for Hemoptysis

Sally A. Chapman, Mark D. Holmes, and D. James Taylor
Chest 2000 118: 269-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Survival Following Treatment of a Cardiac Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Stefano Schena, Alessandro Caniglia, Alfonso Agnino, Gilda Caruso, and Giovanni Ferlan
Chest 2000 118: 271-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Cost-effective Strategies Following Extubation of Trauma Patients

Eric Lipson, Imtiaz Munshi, Orlando Kirton, and Bryan DeHaven
Chest 2000 118: 274-275. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Measuring Quality of Life in Interstitial Lung Disease

Jolanda De Vries, Marjolein Drent, J. Randall Curtis, Donald L. Patrick, Jacqueline A. Chang, and Ganesh Raghu
Chest 2000 118: 275. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Sputum Induction

Martin G. Kelly, Damian G. Downey, Madeleine Ennis, J. Stuart Elborn, Antonio Castagnaro, Alfredo Chetta, and Dario Olivieri
Chest 2000 118: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eosinophilic Bronchitis as a Cause of Cough

D. W. Cockcroft
Chest 2000 118: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Propofol and Too Much Sulfite?

Jonathan E. Lakamp and Paul P. Dobesh
Chest 2000 118: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nocturnal Wheeze in Asthmatic Patients

Akio Kanda, Masaru Yanai, Tomoko Suzuki, Takashi Ohrui, and Hidetada Sasaki
Chest 2000 118: 278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Cough Revisited

Terrance W. Paul
Chest 2000 118: 278-279. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cough Syncope Treated With Imidapril in an Elderly Patient With Dysphagia

Satoshi Ishizuka, Masaru Yanai, Mutsuo Yamaya, Takashi Ohrui, Kiyohisa Sekizawa, and Hidetada Sasaki
Chest 2000 118: 279. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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