Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 10 - Number: 103 - August 15, 2010

Outstanding

American College of Chest Physicians/La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française Statement on Competence in Critical Care Ultrasonography

International Trends in Asthma Mortality Rates in the 5- to 34-Year Age Group: A Call for Closer Surveillance

A Prospective Study of the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Accurate Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Comparative Performance of Tuberculin Skin Test, QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In Tube Assay, and T-Spot.TB Test in Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis

Antithrombotic therapy

Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Major Bleeding Complications and Mortality in Patients With Indication for Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Coronary Stenting

Clinical commentary

International Trends in Asthma Mortality Rates in the 5- to 34-Year Age Group: A Call for Closer Surveillance

Contemporary reviews in critical care medicine

Evaluation of Pain in ICU Patients

Pain Management Principles in the Critically Ill

COPD

Oxidative Damage to Nucleic Acids in Severe Emphysema

Cough and Sputum Production Are Associated With Frequent Exacerbations and Hospitalizations in COPD Subjects

Infectious granulomatous disease

Comparative Performance of Tuberculin Skin Test, QuantiFERON-TB-Gold In Tube Assay, and T-Spot.TB Test in Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis

Blastomycosis in the Mountainous Region of Northeast Tennessee

Lung function testing

Should FEV1/FEV6 Replace FEV1/FVC Ratio To Detect Airway Obstruction?: A Metaanalysis

Malignant diseases

A Prospective Study of the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Accurate Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Delayed and Recurrent Pneumothorax After Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors

Medical ethics

Informed Consent for Clinical Research Involving Patients With Chest Disease in the United States

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations

Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Long-term Results of Embolization According to the Extent of Lung Involvement

Relapsing polichondritis

Relapsing Polychondritis and Airway Involvement

Sleep medicine

The Influence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Gender on Genioglossus Activity During Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

Statement Consensus

American College of Chest Physicians/La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française Statement on Competence in Critical Care Ultrasonography

Trasparency in the health care

Physician Staffing Models and Patient Safety in the ICU