Editorials
- New Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Technology: The Transition Continues
- by Patrick J Dunne—Fullerton, California
- New Guideline on Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Is an Opportunity to Advance
- by Jonathan B Waugh and Christopher D Lorish—Birmingham, Alabama
Original Contributions
- A Comparison of Health-Care Costs in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Lightweight Portable Oxygen Systems Versus Traditional Compressed-Oxygen Systems
- by Douglas W Mapel, Scott B Robinson, and Eva Lydick—Albuquerque, New Mexico
23rd Annual New Horizons Symposium
Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
The Expanding Evidence Base
Foreword
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The 23rd Annual New Horizons Symposium
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: The Expanding Evidence Base - by Neil R MacIntyre—Durham, North Carolina
Symposium Papers
- Mechanisms of Functional Loss in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease
- by Neil R MacIntyre—Durham, North Carolina
- A Brief History of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- by Richard Casaburi—Torrance, California
- The Roles of Bronchodilators, Supplemental Oxygen, and Ventilatory Assistance in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- by Richard L ZuWallack—Hartford, Connecticut
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients Who Undergo Lung-Volume-Reduction Surgery or Lung Transplantation
- by Carolyn L Rochester—New Haven, Connecticut
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Summary of an Evidence-Based Guideline
- by Andrew L Ries—La Jolla, California
- Neuropsychiatric Function in Chronic Lung Disease: the Role of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- by Charles F Emery, Marquisha R Green, and Sooyeon Suh—Columbus, Ohio
Special Articles
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Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline—Executive Summary - by the 2008 PHS Guideline Update Panel, Liaisons, and Staff
Case Reports
- A Case of Rapidly Progressive Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- by Robert P Dickson, Shay M Martinez, and Justin R Ortiz—Seattle, Washington
Teaching Case of the Month
- Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis: A Rare Cause of Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
- by Bobbak Vahid, Daniel A Salerno, and Paul E Marik—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Letters
- Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis Mimics Asthma
- by Jeffrey M Haynes—Nashua, New Hampshire
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
- Clinical Challenges in COPD (Donner CF, Carone M, editors)
- reviewed by David J Pierson—Seattle, Washington
- Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence (George TP, editor)
- reviewed by Meredith C McCormack—Baltimore, Maryland
- Pulmonary Embolism, 2nd edition (Stein PD)
- reviewed by David J Carlbom—Seattle, Washington
- Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance of the Thorax, 4th edition. (Naidich DP, Webb WR, Müller NL, Vlahos I, Krinsky GA)
- reviewed by Naama R Bogot and Ella A Kazerooni—Ann Arbor, Michigan
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