Objective: Massive hemoptysis is a potentially lethal condition that deserves to be
investigated thoroughly and brought under control promptly. The mortality rate depends …

The Bronchial Circulation Page 1 States of Art The Bronchial Circulation Small, but a Vital
Attribute of the Lung13 MARK E. DEFFEBACH, NIRMAL B. CHARAN, S. LAKSHMINARAYAN …

Руководство является систематическим изложением и обобщением многочисленных
исследований по основным проблемам патофизиологии. Автор последовательно …

Objectives: Since B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is secreted by the left ventricle (LV) in
response to volume elevated LV pressure, we sought to assess whether a rapid assay for …

Objective: To assess the risk of death associated20with various patterns of alcohol
consumption. Design-Prospective study of mortality in relation to alcohol drinking habits in …

There is no precise definition of 'the aged','the elderly'or 'advanced age'. This is hardly
surprising, because there is no specific clinical marker of the 'geriatric'patient, and ageing …

We have generated transgenic mice that constitutively express murine interleukin (IL)-5 in
the lung epithelium. Airway expression of this cytokine resulted in a dramatic accumulation …

Although neutrophils are of pathogenetic importance in various animal models of acute lung
injury, their role in the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is unclear. To study the …

In this first English-language study of popular and scientific responses to tuberculosis in
nineteenth-century France, David Barnes provides a much-needed historical perspective on …

Objective.—To assess current use of sedating drugs and neuromuscular blocking agents in
patients requiring mechanical ventilation at US hospitals that participate in the training of …