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Volume 10, Issue 6 | December 2013
ISSN: 2329-6933 | eISSN: 2325-6621
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Original Research

A Longitudinal Study Evaluating the Effect of Exacerbations on Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Mohsin Ehsan, Rana Khan, Dorothy Wakefield, Asher Qureshi, Lindsey Murray, Richard ZuWallack, and Nancy Kline Leidy
pp. 559–564
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (566 KB) 
Spirometry Use among Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 1999–2008
Shawn P. E. Nishi, Yue Wang, Yong-Fang Kuo, James S. Goodwin, and Gulshan Sharma
pp. 565–573
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (872 KB) 
Standardizing Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurement as a Test for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Margaret W. Leigh, Milan J. Hazucha, Kunal K. Chawla, Brock R. Baker, Adam J. Shapiro, David E. Brown, Lisa M. LaVange, Bethany J. Horton, Bahjat Qaqish, Johnny L. Carson, Stephanie D. Davis, Sharon D. Dell, Thomas W. Ferkol, Jeffrey J. Atkinson, Kenneth N. Olivier, Scott D. Sagel, Margaret Rosenfeld, Carlos Milla, Hye-Seung Lee, Jeffrey Krischer, Maimoona A. Zariwala, Michael R. Knowles, and the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium
pp. 574–581
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (519 KB) 
Use of Circulating Tumor Cell Technology (CELLSEARCH) for the Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Daniel E. Schwed Lustgarten, Jeffrey Thompson, Gordon Yu, Anil Vachani, Bhavesh Vaidya, Chandra Rao, Mark Connelly, Michelle Udine, Kay See Tan, Daniel F. Heitjan, and Steven Albelda
pp. 582–589
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (885 KB) 
Respiratory Bronchiolitis with Fibrosis. High-Resolution Computed Tomography Findings and Correlation with Pathology
Taryn L. Reddy, John Mayo, and Andrew Churg
pp. 590–601
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (3337 KB) 
Large ABCA3 and SFTPC Deletions Resulting in Lung Disease
Lindsay B. Henderson, Kristin Melton, Susan Wert, Jonathan Couriel, Andrew Bush, Michael Ashworth, and Lawrence M. Nogee
pp. 602–607
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1190 KB) 
Fever Is Associated with Delayed Ventilator Liberation in Acute Lung Injury
Giora Netzer, David W. Dowdy, Thelma Harrington, Satish Chandolu, Victor D. Dinglas, Nirav G. Shah, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez, Carl Shanholtz, Jeffrey D. Hasday, and Dale M. Needham
pp. 608–615
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (584 KB) 
Outcomes of Lobectomy in Patients with Severely Compromised Lung Function (Predicted Postoperative Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide % ≤ 40%)
Subroto Paul, Weston G. Andrews, Abu Nasar, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Brendon M. Stiles, and Nasser K. Altorki
pp. 616–621
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (467 KB) 
Adjuvant Treatment for Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer Treated with Limited Resection
Rajwanth R. Veluswamy, Grace Mhango, Marcelo Bonomi, Alfred I. Neugut, Dawn L. Hershman, Melissa D. Aldridge, and Juan P. Wisnivesky
pp. 622–628
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (466 KB) 
Accuracy of Clinicians and Models for Estimating the Probability That a Pulmonary Nodule Is Malignant
Alex A. Balekian, Gerard A. Silvestri, Suzanne M. Simkovich, Peter J. Mestaz, Gillian D. Sanders, Jamie Daniel, Jackie Porcel, and Michael K. Gould
pp. 629–635
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (692 KB) 
Optimizing Endobronchial Ultrasound for Molecular Analysis. How Many Passes Are Needed?
Lonny Yarmus, Jason Akulian, Christopher Gilbert, David Feller-Kopman, Hans J. Lee, Paul Zarogoulidis, Noah Lechtzin, Syed Z. Ali, and Vidya Sathiyamoorthy
pp. 636–643
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (631 KB) 

Editorials

A New Definition of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: Far from Perfect, Better Than Before
Mitchell M. Levy
pp. 644–645
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Nasal Nitric Oxide Is an Important Test in the Diagnostic Pathway for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Jane S. Lucas and Woolf T. Walker
pp. 645–647
First Page | Full Text | PDF (449 KB) 

Focused Review

Can Intensive Care Unit Delirium Be Prevented and Reduced?. Lessons Learned and Future Directions
S. Jean Hsieh, E. Wesley Ely, and Michelle N. Gong
pp. 648–656
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (891 KB) 

Perspectives

Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction. A European Perspective
Daniela Gompelmann, Ralf Eberhardt, and Felix J. F. Herth
pp. 657–666
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1032 KB) 
Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction. An American Perspective
Hans J. Lee, Samira Shojaee, and Daniel H. Sterman
pp. 667–679
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (886 KB) 

Opinions and Ideas

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions at Minority-serving Institutions
Valentin Prieto-Centurion, Hélène A. Gussin, Andrew J. Rolle, and Jerry A. Krishnan
pp. 680–684
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (640 KB) 
Teaching Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. A Continuum
Atul C. Mehta and Ko-Pen Wang
pp. 685–689
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (455 KB) 

On the Receiving End

Medical Error. The Personal Cost
Alison S. Clay
pp. 690–692
First Page | Full Text | PDF (434 KB) 

Case Conferences

The Expert Clinician

Cough and Dyspnea. Thinking beyond Pneumonia
Grace Y. Lin, Kim M. Kerr, and Jinghong Li
pp. 693–696
First Page | Full Text | PDF (888 KB) 

The Proceduralist

Bronchoscopic Resection of an Exophytic Endoluminal Tracheal Mass
Russell J. Miller and Septimiu D. Murgu
pp. 697–700
First Page | Full Text | PDF (886 KB) 
“Benign” Tracheal Stenosis in an 18-Year-Old Man
Keerthana Keshava, Jeremy A. Weingarten, and Horiana B. Grosu
pp. 701–703
First Page | Full Text | PDF (781 KB) 

Sleep Fragments

Unusual Rhythmic Movements during Sleep
Lourdes M. DelRosso and Justin Liegmann
pp. 704–707
First Page | Full Text | PDF (1346 KB) 

ATS Seminars

Intensive Care Ultrasound

Intensive Care Ultrasound: III. Lung and Pleural Ultrasound for the Intensivist
Kevin C. Doerschug and Gregory A. Schmidt
pp. 708–712
First Page | Full Text | PDF (792 KB) 
Intensive Care Ultrasound: IV. Abdominal Ultrasound in Critical Care
Keith S. Boniface and Kathleen Y. Calabrese
pp. 713–724
First Page | Full Text | PDF (2114 KB) 

Clinical Resource Reviews

Developing a World Class Clinical Trial Site
Carmen C. Polito and Jonathan E. Sevransky
p. 725
First Page | Full Text | PDF (413 KB) 

Letters

Massive Ascites in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Caution with Epoprostenol
Masaharu Kataoka, Ryoji Yanagisawa, Hideaki Yoshino, and Toru Satoh
pp. 726–727
First Page | Full Text | PDF (939 KB) 
Everolimus-induced Severe Pulmonary Toxicity with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Parichart Junpaparp, Bhavna Sharma, Ambiga Samiappan, Ji Hyun Rhee, and K. Randall Young
pp. 727–729
First Page | Full Text | PDF (938 KB) 

AnnalsATS Supplements

Report of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative

Executive Summary: Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Events
Shelley S. Magill, Michael Klompas, Robert Balk, Suzanne M. Burns, Clifford S. Deutschman, Daniel Diekema, Scott Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David Gutterman, Beth Hammer, David Henderson, Dean R. Hess, Nicholas S. Hill, Teresa Horan, Marin Kollef, Mitchell Levy, Edward Septimus, Carole VanAntwerpen, Don Wright, and Pamela Lipsett
pp. S220–S223
First Page | Full Text | PDF (832 KB) 

American Thoracic Society Documents

An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Comparative Pathobiology of Fibrosing Lung Disorders in Humans and Domestic Animals
Jesse Roman, Kevin K. Brown, Amy Olson, Brendan M. Corcoran, and Kurt J. Williams; on behalf of the ATS Comparative Biology of Lung Fibrosis Working Group
pp. S224–S229
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1211 KB) 
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