Editorials
- An Evidence-Based Approach to the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Paul E Marik—Norfolk, Virginia
- Technique and the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index
- by Mark D Siegel—New Haven, Connecticut
- New Dual Ventilator Modes: Are We Ready to Perform Large Clinical Trials?
- by Samir Jaber—Montpellier, France
Original Research
- Comparison of Semi-Quantitative Endotracheal Aspirates to Quantitative Non-Bronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Diagnosing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- by Shigeki Fujitani, Mark H Cohen-Melamed, Raymond P Tuttle, Edgar Delgado, Yasuhiko Taira, and Joseph M Darby—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Variation in the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index Associated With Common Measurement Techniques and Conditions
- by Kapil N Patel, Kalpesh D Ganatra, Jason HT Bates, and Michael P Young—Burlington, Vermont
- Work of Breathing in Adaptive Pressure Control Continuous Mandatory Ventilation
- by Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila and Robert L Chatburn—Cleveland, Ohio
- The Addition of Mechanical Insufflation/Exsufflation Shortens Airway-Clearance Sessions in Neuromuscular Patients With Chest Infection
- by Michelle Chatwin and Anita K Simonds—London, United Kingdom
- Laboratory Evaluation of the Acapella Device: Pressure Characteristics Under Different Conditions, and a Software Tool to Optimize Its Practical Use
- by Carlos Eduardo Alves Silva, Josiel G Santos, José M Jansen, and Pedro Lopes de Melo—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- The Influence of Breathing Pattern During Nebulization on the Delivery of Arformoterol Using a Breath Simulator
- by Andrea Bauer, Paul McGlynn—Marlborough, Massachusetts
Li Li Bovet, Pamela L Mims—Durham, North Carolina
Lisa A Curry and John P Hanrahan—Marlborough, Massachusetts
Case Report
- Varicose Bronchiectasis and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- by Don Hayes Jr, Vesna M Kriss, Joseph A Iocono, Brian J Dixon, Paul Bryan Collins, and Hubert O Ballard—Lexington, Kentucky
Teaching Case of the Month
- Refractory Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to Adenocarcinoma of the Lung With Predominant Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma Component
- by Chakradhar Venkata, Jesus A Mireles and Saiprakash B Venkateshiah—Omaha, Nebraska
Letters
- Don’t Use the Flawed Fixed Ratio to Diagnosis COPD
- by Paul L Enright—Tucson, Arizona
and Gregg L Ruppel—St Louis, Missouri
author response by Neil R MacIntyre—Durham, North Carolina
Books, Software, & Other Media
- In the Clinic: Practical Information About Common Health Problems From the Pages of Annals of Internal Medicine (Laine C and Goldmann DR)
- reviewed by Genji S Terasaki—Seattle, Washington
- Allergic Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment, 3rd edition (Lieberman P and Anderson JA, editors)
- reviewed by Leif H Bjermer and Sonja Werner—Lund, Sweden
- From Both Ends of the Stethoscope (Petty TL)
- reviewed by William F Spence—Seattle, Washington
- Clinical Asthma (Castro M and Kraft M)
- reviewed by Le Thi Tuyet Lan—Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 3rd edition (Walls RM and Murphy MF)
- reviewed by Maged Y Argalious—Cleveland, Ohio
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