Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 5 - Number: 46 - November 15, 2005

Outstanding

The Oximeter: Boon or Bane?

Immunostimulation: Does It Work in COPD?

Decreased Recognition of the Post-Myocardial Infarction (Dressler) Syndrome in the Postinfarct Setting: Does It Masquerade as "Idiopathic Pericarditis" Following Silent Infarcts?

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Zafirlukast Treatment for Acute Asthma: Evaluation in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial

The Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Adult Asthmatics

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Long-term Results of Intrapericardial Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Malignant Pericardial Effusions With Thiotepa

Levels and Values of Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Within 6 Hours After the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction

clinical investigations COPD

Regional Differences in Emphysema Scores and BAL Glutathione Levels in HIV-Infected Individuals

Predictors of Survival in Severe, Early Onset COPD

clinical investigations PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Normal Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume in Patients With Chronic Infiltrative Lung Disease and High Pulmonary Artery Pressure

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

Sarcoidosis Diagnosed in Elderly Subjects: Retrospective Study of 30 Cases

Trends and Occupational Associations in Incidence of Hospitalized Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and Other Lung Diseases in Navy Personnel: A 27-Year Historical Prospective Study, 1975–2001

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Is a 2-Night Polysomnographic Study Necessary in Childhood Sleep-Related Disordered Breathing?

Elevated Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor- by Monocytes in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Editorial

The Oximeter: Boon or Bane?

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Institutionalized Elders: Are Teeth a Reservoir For Respiratory Pathogens?

ICU Care at the End of Life

Immunostimulation: Does It Work in COPD?

Preventing Medical Errors, Avoiding Litigation: Not Easy To Do in 2004

Decreased Recognition of the Post-Myocardial Infarction (Dressler) Syndrome in the Postinfarct Setting: Does It Masquerade as "Idiopathic Pericarditis" Following Silent Infarcts?