Contents
October 2006 / Volume 51 / Number 10
Editorials
- Respiratory Symptoms: A Reason to Obtain Spirometry
- by David M Mannino—Lexington, Kentucky
- Continuous Exhaled Breath Condensate Measurements in Ventilated Patients: “Don’t Know What You Guys Are Measuring, But You’re Certainly Measuring It!”
- by Christian Gessner and Hubertus Wirtz—Leipzig, Germany
Original Contributions
- Discrepancy in the Use of Confirmatory Tests in Patients Hospitalized With the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Congestive Heart Failure
- by Mahendra Damarla and Bartolome R Celli—Boston, Massachusetts; Hana X Mullerova— London, United Kingdom; and Victor M Pinto-Plata— Boston, Massachusetts
- Exhaled-Breath Condensate pH Can Be Safely and Continuously Monitored in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- by Brian K Walsh, Dan J Mackey, Thomas Pajewski, Yuanlin Yu, Benjamin M Gaston, and John F Hunt—Charlottesville, Virginia
- A Decremental PEEP Trial Identifies the PEEP Level That Maintains Oxygenation After Lung Recruitment
- by Karim Girgis, Hala Hamed, Yehia Khater—Cairo, Egypt; and Robert M Kacmarek—Boston, Massachusetts
- The Effects of Apparatus Dead Space on PaCO2 in Patients Receiving Lung-Protective Ventilation
- by Carl R Hinkson, Michael S Benson, Lauri M Stephens, and Steven Deem—Seattle, Washington
- Chest Physiotherapy With Positive Airway Pressure: A Pilot Study of Short-Term Effects on Sputum Clearance in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Severe Airway Obstruction
- by Giulia Placidi, Marta Cornacchia, Guido Polese, Luisa Zanolla, Baroukh M Assael, and Cesare Braggion—Verona, Italy
- Immediate Changes in Blood-Gas Tensions During Chest Physiotherapy With Positive Expiratory Pressure and Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
- by Anna-Lena B Lagerkvist, Gunilla M Sten, Staffan B Redfors, Anders G Lindblad, and Ola Hjalmarson—Goteborg, Sweden
- An Evaluation of a Transcutaneous and an End–Tidal Capnometer for Noninvasive Monitoring of Spontaneously Breathing Patients
- by Norman Stein, Holger Matz, Andreas Schneeweib, Christian Eckmann, Angela Roth-Isigkeit, Michael Huppe, and Hartmut Gehring—Luebeck, Germany
- The Long-Term Stability of Portable Spirometers Used in a Multinational Study of the Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- by Rogelio Perez-Padilla and Juan Carlos Vazquez-Garcia—Mexico City, Mexico; Maria Nelly Marquez—Montevideo, Uruguay; Jose Roberto B Jardim—Sao Paulo, Brazil; Julio Pertuze and Carmen Lisboa—Santiago, Chile; Adriana Muino and Maria Victorina Lopez— Montevideo, Uruguay; Carlos Talamo and Marà a Montes de Oca—Caracas, Venezuela; Gonzalo Valdivia—Santiago, Chile; and Ana Maria B Menezes—Pelotas, Brazil; and the Latin American COPD Prevalence Study (PLATINO) Team
Case Reports
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Acute Right-Ventricular Dysfunction After Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
- by Evans R Fernandez-Pérez and Mark T Keegan—Rochester, Minnesota; and Barry A Harrison—Jacksonville, Florida
Teaching Case of the Month
- Traveling As a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
- by Una C Ercegovac, Tracee L Metcalfe, Bennett H Penn, Kelly M Smith, and Joann G Elmore—Seattle, Washington
Books, Films, Tapes, & Software
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Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials, 7th ed.
(West JB) - reviewed by Bruce H Culver—Seattle, Washington
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Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach
(Schwartzstein RM, Parker MJ) - reviewed by Marcy F Petrini—Jackson, Mississippi
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Lung Injury: Mechanisms, Pathophysiology, and Therapy
(Notter RH, Finkelstein JN, Holm BA, editors) - reviewed by William A Altemeier—Seattle, Washington
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Inhalation Toxicology, 2nd ed
(Salem H, Katz SA, editors) - reviewed by Christopher R Carlsten—Seattle, Washington
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Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine
(Chapman S, Robinson G, Stradling J, West S) - reviewed by Amy J Knopke-Mooney—Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Evidence-Based Respiratory Medicine
(Gibson PG, editor) - reviewed by Jaspal Singh—Durham, North Carolina
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