Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 3 - Number: 18 - March 15, 2003

Outstanding

Differential Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis Between Linear Artifacts and Intraluminal Flap of Aortic Dissection or Disruption

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension In Israel : A National Survey

Treatment Effects on Carbon Dioxide Retention in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

Underestimation of Nocturnal Hypoxemia Due to Monitoring Conditions in Patients With COPD

Articles

Tracheal Injury Caused by Ingested Paraquat

Severe Immune Hemolytic Anemia in Disseminated Tuberculosis With Response to Antituberculosis Therapy

Bilevel Nasal Positive Airway Pressure and Ballooning of the Stomach

Utility of Wang Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Actinomycosis

Basic Investigation

Pharmacologic Properties of Brewery Dust Extracts In Vitro

Methacholine-Induced Temporal Changes in Airway Geometry and Lung Density by CT

Auditory Detection of Simulated Crackles in Breath Sounds

Pentoxifylline Rescue Preserves Lung Function in Isolated Canine Lungs Injured With Phorbol Myristate Acetate

Talc Preparations Used for Pleurodesis Vary Markedly From One Preparation to Another

Bronchoscopy

Do All Patients Require Supplemental Oxygen During Flexible Bronchoscopy?

Successful Bronchoscopic Placement of Tracheobronchial Stents Without Fluoroscopy

Cardiology

Dobutamine Echocardiography in Patients With Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction : Predicting Outcome as a Function of Management Strategy

Differential Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis Between Linear Artifacts and Intraluminal Flap of Aortic Dissection or Disruption

Cases Reports

Severe Pectus Excavatum Associated With Cor Pulmonale and Chronic Respiratory Acidosis in a Young Woman

Ticlopidine-Induced Interstitial Pulmonary Disease : A Case Report

Critical Care

Predictors of Outcome for Patients With COPD Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Do Blood Transfusions Improve Outcomes Related to Mechanical Ventilation?

The Efficacy of Postoperative Incentive Spirometry Is Influenced by the Device-Specific Imposed Work of Breathing

Acute Respiratory Failure Associated With Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Non-AIDS Patients

Neuromuscular Diseases

Row-a-Boat Phenomenon : Respiratory Compensation in Advanced Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Pulmonary Vasculophaty

Strategies Incorporating Spiral CT for the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism : A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension In Israel : A National Survey

Reviews

Status Asthmaticus in Children : A Review

Sleep and Respiration

Slow-Wave Activity in Sleep Apnea Patients Before and After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment : Contribution to Daytime Sleepiness

Treatment Effects on Carbon Dioxide Retention in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

Underestimation of Nocturnal Hypoxemia Due to Monitoring Conditions in Patients With COPD

Hemodynamic Effects of Simulated Obstructive Apneas in Humans With and Without Heart Failure