Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 5 - Number: 38 - February 15, 2005

Outstanding

Overall Contribution of Chest Wall Hyperinflation to Breathlessness in Asthma

Hidden Depletion of Fat-Free Mass and Bone Mineral Density in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Cost and Incidence of Social Comorbidities in Low-Risk Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to a Public Hospital

Yield of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lesions

Asthma

Classifying Asthma: Disagreement Among Specialists

Overall Contribution of Chest Wall Hyperinflation to Breathlessness in Asthma

Responsiveness to Three Bronchial Provocation Tests in Patients With Asthma

Cough

Effect of Guaifenesin on Cough Reflex Sensitivity

The Breathlessness, Cough, and Sputum Scale: The Development of Empirically Based Guidelines for Interpretation

Cystic Fibrosis

Longitudinal Determinants of Peak Aerobic Performance in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Hidden Depletion of Fat-Free Mass and Bone Mineral Density in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Exercise and the heart

Adaptation of Pulmonary Oxygen Consumption Slow Component Following 6 Weeks of Exercise Training Above and Below the Lactate Threshold in Untrained Men

Hypercapnia and Mesenteric Injury

Respiratory Distress in Woman Who Began Complaining of Dyspnea and Cough 5 Months Ago

Infection

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Nonimmunocompromised Patients

Cost and Incidence of Social Comorbidities in Low-Risk Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to a Public Hospital

Laboratory and animal investigations

High Expression of p40tax and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in the Lungs of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Related Bronchopulmonary Disorders

Effect of Inhaled NG-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester on Candida-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Cumulative Effects of Aging and Mechanical Ventilation on In Vitro Diaphragm Function

Literature review

Top Ten List in Pleural Disease

Mediastinum

Yield of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Diagnosis of Mediastinal Lesions

minimally invasive techniques

Thoracoscopic Appearance of Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax

occupational and environmental lung disease

Outcome of Occupational Asthma in Patients With Continuous Exposure: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study During Pharmacologic Treatment

Opinion/hypothesis

Intracardiac (Superior Vena Cava/Right Atrial) ECGs Using Saline Solution as the Conductive Medium for the Proper Positioning of the Shiley Hemodialysis Catheter: Is It Not Time To Forgo the Postinsertion Chest Radiograph?

Pleural

Pleurodesis Practice for Malignant Pleural Effusions in Five English-Speaking Countries: Survey of Pulmonologists

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 74-Year-Old Man With Bilateral Pulmonary Opacities and Rapidly Progressive Renal Failure

Review

The Nose and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Detection of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: An In-depth Review

Systematic Review of the Evidence Regarding Potential Complications of Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Asthma: Collaboration of American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and American College of Allergy, Asthm

Roentgenogram of the month

Opacified Hemithorax With Ipsilateral Mediastinal Shift After Transthoracic Needle Biopsy

Selected Report

Endobronchial Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Relapsing Polychondritis With Tracheobronchial Malacia

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis After Initiation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor- Therapy

Successful Treatment of Primary Pulmonary Angiosarcoma

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Treatment With Recombinant Factor VIIa

Sleep and Breathing

Modafinil as Adjunct Therapy for Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 12-Week, Open-Label Study

Oral Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Sleep Apnea: Effectiveness, Patient Preference, and Adherence

Impact of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on the Quality of Life of Bed Partners of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome