Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 3 - Number: 21 - September 15, 2003

Outstanding

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Asleep in Our Consciousness No More

Is there more than one inflammatory phenotype in asthma?

Peripheral airway obstruction in primary pulmonary hypertension

New Procedure: Bronchoscopic Endobronchial Sealing* : A New Mode of Managing Hemoptysis

Asthma

Impact of a Bronchiolitis Guideline* : A Multisite Demonstration Project

Cardiology

Multilevel Likelihood Ratios for Identifying Exudative Pleural Effusions

Intrapleural Infusion of Activated Macrophages and -Interferon in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma* : A Phase II Study

Critical Care

Effect of Crystalloid Resuscitation and Inhalation Injury on Extravascular Lung Water* : Clinical Implications

Cystic Fibrosis

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolation in Cystic Fibrosis

Editorial

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Asleep in Our Consciousness No More

Is there more than one inflammatory phenotype in asthma?

Is the Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinically Important?

How prevalent is aspirin induced asthma?

Infections

Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Asthma* : Effect of Clarithromycin

Minimally Invasive Technique

Four-Step Local Anesthesia and Sedation for Thoracoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Pleural Diseases*

Original Articles

Peripheral airway obstruction in primary pulmonary hypertension

Nitric oxide in chronic airway inflammation in children: diagnostic use and pathophysiological significance

Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in London 1995–7 showing low rate of active transmission

Mid term effects of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy on clinical and cardiopulmonary function status

Influence of family income on hospital visits for asthma among Canadian school children

Increased levels of the chemokines GRO and MCP-1 in sputum samples from patients with COPD

Exhaled nitric oxide levels in atopic children: relation to specific allergic sensitisation, AHR, and respiratory symptoms

Effects of daily variation in outdoor particulates and ambient acid species in normal and asthmatic children

Pleural Diseases

Effects of Emphysema and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Transdiaphragmatic Pressure and Diaphragm Length*

Pulmonar Hypertensión

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Bronchial Responsiveness to Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate in Subjects With Allergic Rhinitis*

Reviews

Incidence of ARDS in an Adult Population of Northeast Ohio*

Evolving concepts on the value of adenosine hyperresponsiveness in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Selected Report

New Procedure: Bronchoscopic Endobronchial Sealing* : A New Mode of Managing Hemoptysis

Endobronchial Actinomycosis Associated With Foreign Body* : Four Cases and a Review of the Literature

Sleep and Respiration

Increased Physician-Reported Sleep Apnea* : The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey