Contents
May 2006 / Volume 51 / Number 5
Editorials
- Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Call for Evidence
- by Steven Deem—Seattle, Washington
Original Contributions
- Use of Dexmedetomidine to Facilitate Extubation in Surgical Intensive-Care-Unit Patients Who Failed Previous Weaning Attempts Following Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Pilot Study
- by Mark S Siobal, Richard H Kallet, Valerie A Kivett, and Julin F Tang—San Francisco, California
- The Impact of Endotracheal Suctioning on Gas Exchange and Hemodynamics During Lung-Protective Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- by Maria Paula Caramez, Guilherme Schettino, Klaudiusz Suchodolski, Tomoyo Nishida, R Scott Harris, Atul Malhotra, and Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts
- The Importance of Nonelectrostatic Materials in Holding Chambers for Delivery of Hydrofluoroalkane Albuterol
- by Joseph L Rau—Atlanta, Georgia; Dominic P Coppolo—Syracuse, New York; Mark W Nagel, Valentina I Avvakoumova, Cathy C Doyle, Kimberly J Wiersema, and Jolyon P Mitchell—London, Ontario, Canada
- Levalbuterol Aerosol Delivery With a Nonelectrostatic Versus a Nonconducting Valved Holding Chamber
- by Dominic P Coppolo—Syracuse, New York, and Jolyon P Mitchell and Mark W Nagel—London, Ontario, Canada
Case Reports
- Progressive Pulmonary Infiltrates in a Patient With Ovarian Cancer
- by Veeta M Vaughn, Bret W Haymore, Ines J Sanchez-Rivera, and Alexander S Niven—El Paso, Texas
Special Articles
- Recommendations of the 6th Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Consensus Conference
- by Dennis E Doherty—Lexington, Kentucky; and Thomas L Petty—Denver, Colorado, for the Writing and Organizing Committees
- A Review of the Alpha-1 Foundation: Its Formation, Impact, and Critical Success Factors
- by John W Walsh—Miami, Florida; Gordon L Snider—Boston, Massachusetts; and James K Stoller—Cleveland, Ohio
Teaching Case of the Month
- Bullous Lung Disease or Bullous Emphysema?
- by Ritesh Agarwal and Ashutosh N Aggarwal—Chandigarh, India
Letters
- More on Novel Oxygen-Concentrator-Based Equipment (Part 1)
- by Tim J Good—Logan, Ohio
response by Linda C Gallegos and John W Shigeoka—Salt Lake City, Utah - More on Novel Oxygen-Concentrator-Based Equipment (Part 2)
- by Joseph Lewarski—Goleta, California; Robert Messenger—Elyria, Ohio; and Thomas J Williams—Scottsdale, Arizona
response by Linda C Gallegos and John W Shigeoka—Salt Lake City, Utah
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
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Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease
(Hamid Q, Shannon J, Martin J) - reviewed by Robb W Glenny—Seattle, Washington
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Pulmonary Pathophysiology, 2nd ed
(Ali J, Summer W, Levitzky M) - reviewed by Robert R Kempainen—Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Practical Pulmonary Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach
(Leslie KO, Wick MR) - reviewed by Joan Gil—New York, New York
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Thurlbeck’s Pathology of the Lung, 3rd ed
(Churg AM, Myers JL, Tazelaar HD, Wright JL) - reviewed by Richard L Kradin—Boston, Massachusetts
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Air Pollutants and the Respiratory Tract, 2nd ed
(Foster WM, Costa DL, editors) - reviewed by Jonathan A Bernstein—Cincinnati, Ohio
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
(Barnes PJ, editors) - reviewed by Sanjay Sethi—Buffalo, New York
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