Lung

Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases Causing the Air Crescent Sign: A State-of-the-Art Review

Joyce Betta Sevilha, Rosana Souza Rodrigues, Miriam Menna Barreto, Gláucia Zanetti, Bruno Hochhegger, Edson Marchiori

Tolerability of Bisoprolol on Domiciliary Spirometry in COPD

Sunny Jabbal, Brian J. Lipworth

Sensitivity of Lung Resistance and Compliance to Beta-Blocker Induced Bronchoconstriction and Long Acting Beta-Agonist Withdrawal in COPD

Sunny Jabbal, Brian J. Lipworth

Oxygen Desaturation in Daily Life and During a Laboratory-Based Protocol of Activities of Daily Living in COPD: Is There Relationship?

Thaís Sant’Anna, Leila Donária, Nidia A. Hernandes, Karina C. Furlanetto, Décio S. Barbosa, Rik Gosselink, Fabio Pitta

Cigarette Smoke Induces Activation of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

Anita Somborac-Bačura, Sanja Popović-Grle, Vlasta Zovko, Tihana Žanić-Grubišić

Severe Hemoptysis Associated with Bacterial Pulmonary Infection: Clinical Features, Significance of Parenchymal Necrosis, and Outcome

Guillaume Carteaux, Damien Contou, Guillaume Voiriot, Antoine Khalil, Marie-France Carette, Martine Antoine, Antoine Parrot, Muriel Fartoukh

Assessment of Mediastinal Lymph Node Size in Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Bacteremia

Amit Chopra, Aakash Modi, Haroon Chaudhry, Recai Yucel, Neha Rane, John Fantauzzi, Frederic J. Hellwitz, Marc A. Judson

HIV Infection, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and COPD in Rural Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Crystal M. North, Joseph G. Allen, Samson Okello, Ruth Sentongo, Bernard Kakuhikire, Edward T. Ryan, Alexander C. Tsai, David C. Christiani, Mark J. Siedner

Does FeNO Predict Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Cough?

Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Caroline E. Wright, Simon Hart, Michael Crooks, Alyn H. Morice

Prospective Observational Study on the Association Between Serum Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels and Severe Outcome in Critically Ill Patients with Pandemic Influenza Type A (H1N1) Infection

Elie Zogheib, Remy Nyga, Marjorie Cornu, Boualem Sendid, Julien Monconduit, Vincent Jounieaux, Julien Maizel, Christine Segard, Taïeb Chouaki, Hervé Dupont

Methylene Blue Protects the Isolated Rat Lungs from Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury by Attenuating Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage

Wen-fang Tian, Si Zeng, Qiong Sheng, Jun-liang Chen, Ping Weng, Xiao-tong Zhang, Jia-jia Yuan, Qing-feng Pang, Zhi-qiang Wang

Abstracts From the Sixth American Cough Conference

The Differences in Spirometry Predictive Equations in Classifying Presence and Degree of Lung Function Impairment: Which Suit Fits the Best?

Marija Vukoja, Aleksandar Bokan, Gordana Vujasinovic, Ivan Kopitovic

A Controlled Trial of Inhaled Bronchodilators in Familial Dysautonomia

Bat-el Bar-Aluma, Ori Efrati, Horacio Kaufmann, Jose-Alberto Palma, Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann

5-Aminosalicylic Acid Modulates the Immune Response in Chronic Beryllium Disease Subjects

Brian J. Day, Jie Huang, Briana Q. Barkes, May Gillespie, Li Li, Lisa A. Maier

Concerns About Lung Cancer Among Prisoners

Luc Renault, Emmanuel Perrot, Eric Pradat, Christophe Bartoli, Laurent Greillier, Anne Remacle-Bonnet, Norbert Telmon, Julien Mazières, Laurent Molinier, Sébastien Couraud

Diminished Susceptibility of African–Americans to Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease

Jerome M. Reich, Jong S. Kim