Seattle Area Chest Grand Rounds

How many birds are too many birds? - Eric Walter, MD

Schlesinger C, Koss M, The organizing pneumonias: an update and review. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2005, 11:422-430.

Cazzato S, et al., Bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia: an Italian experience.Respir Med. 2000 Jul;94(7):702-8.

husky voiced and expectant - molly billings, md

Auzary, C et al. Pregnancy in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis: report of five cases in three women. Ann Rheum Dis. 2000 Oct;59(10):800-4

Harber, MA et. Al Wegener's granulomatosis in pregnancy--the therapeutic dilemma. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999 Jul;14(7):1789-91

breathless in the armed forces - Molly Billings, MD

Chapman, J Mehta, A. Bronchoscopy in Sarcoidosis: diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2003; 9:402-407

Costabel, U, Guzman, J. Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Interstitial Lung Disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2001; 7:255-261

Klnc, G, Kolsuk, EA. The role of bronchoalveolar lavage in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2005; 11:417.

Meyer, KC. The role of bronchoalveolar lavage in interstitial lung disease. Clin Chest Med 2004; 25:637.

Welker, L, Jorres, RA, Costabel, U, Magnussen, H. Predictive value of BAL cell differentials in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases. Eur Respir J 2004; 24:1000.

a request for inhaled no - Anne Lipke, MD

Baumann MH, Sahn SA. Medical management and therapy of bronchopleural fistulas in the mechanically ventilated patient. Chest. 1990 Mar;97(3):721-8.

Lois M, Noppen M. Bronchopleural fistulas: an overview of the problem with special focus on endoscopic management. Chest. 2005 Dec;128(6):3955-65.

Pierson DJ, Horton CA, Bates PW. Persistent bronchopleural air leak during mechanical ventilation. A review of 39 cases. Chest. 1986 Sep;90(3):321-3.

34 year old with abdominal pain and recurrent pleural effusion - Anne Lipke, MD

Weissberg D, Refaely Y. Pneumothorax: experience with 1,199 patients. Chest. 2000 May;117(5):1279-85.

Alifano M, Trisolini R, Cancellieri A, Regnard JF. Thoracic endometriosis: current knowledge. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Feb;81(2):761-9.

Alifano M, Roth T, Broet SC, Schussler O, Magdeleinat P, Regnard JF. Catamenial pneumothorax: a prospective study. Chest. 2003 Sep;124(3):1004-8.

Korom S, Canyurt H, Missbach A, Schneiter D, Kurrer MO, Haller U, Keller PJ,
Furrer M, Weder W. Catamenial pneumothorax revisited: clinical approach and systematic review of the literature. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Oct;128(4):502-8.

Peikert T, Gillespie DJ, Cassivi SD. Catamenial pneumothorax. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 May;80(5):677-80.

Joseph J, Sahn SA. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: new observations from an analysis of 110 cases. Am J Med. 1996 Feb;100(2):164-70.

wheezy ain't just george jefferson's wife - Greg Holt, MD

Tilles SA. Differential diagnosis of adult asthma. Med Clin North Am. 2006 Jan;90(1):61-76.

Perepelitsyn I, Shapshay SM. Endoscopic treatment of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis-has mitomycin C improved the outcome? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Jul;131(1):16-20.

Mayse ML, Greenheck J, Friedman M, Kovitz KL. Successful bronchoscopic balloon dilation of nonmalignant tracheobronchial obstruction without fluoroscopy. Chest. 2004 Aug;126(2):634-7.

Soroksky A, Stav D, Shpirer I. A pilot prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of bilevel positive airway pressure in acute asthmatic attack.
Chest. 2003 Apr;123(4):1018-25.

61 y/o woman with shortness of breath and fever - David Hotchkin, md

Collins CE, Quismorio FP Jr. Pulmonary involvement in microscopic
polyangiitis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2005 Sep;11(5):447-51.

65 y/o woman who missed her son's wedding - David Hotchkin, md

Koga, Yoshikata 1; Purssell, Roy A 2; Lynd, Larry D 3 4 The Irrationality of
the Present Use of the Osmole Gap: Applicable Physical Chemistry Principles
and Recommendations to Improve the Validity of Current Practices.
Toxicological Reviews. 23(3):203-211, 2004.

Koenig, Steven M. MD Pulmonary Complications of Obesity. American Journal of
the Medical Sciences. 321(4):249-279, April 2001.

man from alaska - Matt Arentz, md

Jain R, DalNogare A, Pharmacological therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Feb; 81(2): 205-12

Brown M, Desai M, Traber LD, et al: Dimethylsulfoxide with heparin in the treatment of smoke inhalation injury. J Burn Care Rehabil 1988; 9:22-25.

McCall J, Cahill T. Respiratory care of the burn patient. J Burn Care Rehab 2005; 200-6

Westphal M, et al. Combined burn and smoke inhalation injury impairs ovine pulmonary vasoconstriction. Crit Care Med. 2006 May; 34 (5): 1428-36.

Jeng M, Kou Y, et al Effect of exogenous surfactant supplementation of partial liquid ventilation on acute lung injury induced by smoke inhalation in newborn piglets. Critical Care Medicine. April 2003 31
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