Original Research
- Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome: CO2 Response and Acetazolamide Treatment Effects
- by Joan-Maria Raurich, Gemma Rialp, Jordi Ibáñez, Juan Antonio Llompart-Pou, and Ignacio Ayestarán—Palma de Mallorca, Illes Ballears, Spain
- Effects of a Flutter Mucus-Clearance Device on Pulmonary Function Test Results in Healthy People 85 Years and Older in China
- by Qi-xing Wang, Xiang-yu Zhang, and Qiang Li—Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Quantitative Analysis of Acid-Base Disorders in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure in Stable or Unstable Respiratory Condition
- by Claude Guérin, Pascale Nesme, Véronique Leray, Florent Wallet, Gael Bourdin, Frédérique Bayle, Michèle Germain, and Jean-Christophe Richard—Lyon, France
- Agreement Between Functional Residual Capacity Estimated via Automated Gas Dilution Versus via Computed Tomography in a Pleural Effusion Model
- by Jeronimo Graf, Arnoldo Santos, David Dries, Alexander B Adams, and John J Marini—St Paul, Minnesota
- Radiation Dose to Patients and Clinicians During Fluoroscopically-Guided Biopsy of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
- by Daniel P Steinfort, Paul Einsiedel, and Louis B Irving—Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Tai Chi Exercise for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study
- by Gloria Y Yeh, David H Roberts, Peter M Wayne, Roger B Davis, Mary T Quilty, and Russell S Phillips—Boston, Massachusetts
Review
- Goal-Directed Therapy for Severely Hypoxic Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Permissive Hypoxemia
- by Mohamed Abdelsalam—Suez, Egypt
and Ira M Cheifetz—Durham, North Carolina
Case Reports
- Chemotherapy-Associated Recurrent Pneumothoraces in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- by Emer Kelly, Elaine Ni Mhurchu, Sumainizah Sukor, Timothy J McDonnell, Dimitrios Tryfonopoulos, and Michael P Keane—Dublin, Ireland
- Intercostal Artery Laceration Following Thoracentesis
- by Mary L Yacovone, Ritha Kartan, and Manuel Bautista—Youngstown, Ohio
Teaching Case of the Month
- Cryptococcosis in the Immunocompetent Patient
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by Jason D Goldman—Seattle, Washington
Michael E Vollmer—Walnut Creek, California
and Andrew M Luks—Seattle, Washington
Editorials
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Bicarbonate Concentration and Acetazolamide
- by Mark A Powers—Durham, North Carolina
- Flutter-Type Mucus-Clearance Devices and Pulmonary Function in the Elderly
- by Helen M Sorenson—San Antonio, Texas
Books, Software, & Other Media
- Handbook for Health Care Research, 2nd edition (Chatburn RL)
- reviewed by Richard H Kallet—San Francisco, California
- The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Review: Entry and Advanced Levels, 5th edition (Sills JR)
- reviewed by James L Hulse—Klamath Falls, Oregon
- Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 5th edition (Bigatello LM, Alam HB, Allain RM, Bittner EA, Hess DR, Pino RM, and Schmidt U, editors)
- reviewed by Gregory Earl Holt—Miami, Florida
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