Seattle Area Chest Grand Rounds

48 yo man with dyspnea, cough, and weight loss - Wm Ehlenbach, md

Bartlett JG. "The Role of Anaerobic Bacteria in Lung Abscess". Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40:923-5.

Schiza S and Siafakas NM. "Clinical presentation and management of empyema, lung abscess, and pleural effusion". Curr Op Pulm Med 2006; 12:205-211.

Hirschberg et al. "Factors Predicting Mortality of Patients with Lung Abscess". Chest 1999; 115:746-750.

39 y/o Refugee with Encephalopathy Presents to a Rural Thai Hospital - Eric Walter, md

Bartlett JG, Use of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent opportunisitic infections in HIV-infected patients, UpToDate, version 13.3; updated Aug 04.

Cox GM, Perfect JR, AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis, UpToDate, version 13.3; updated Aug 05.

Gilbert DN, et al. Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, 2005.

Heller HM, Toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients, UpToDate, version 13.3; updated Apr 05.

Inverarity D, et al. The spectrum of HIV-related disease in rural central Thailand, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Dec 2002, 33(4).

Koralnik IJ, Approach to HIV-infected patients with central nervous system lesions, UpToDate, version 13.3; updated Mar 05.

Murray PR, et al. Medical Microbiology, Chapter 39: Nocardia, Rhodococcus, and Related Actinomycetes, Mosby, Inc. 1998 p 313-316.

Prasad K, Garner P, Steroids for treating cerebral malaria, The Cochrane Library, 2005, Issue 4.

Tansuphasawadikul S, et al. Clinical presentation of hospitalized adult patients with HIV infection and AIDS in Bangkok, Thailand, JAIDS, Aug 1999, Vol 21 (4).

36 y/o thai immigrant w/exertional dyspnea - Eric Walter, MD

Woolley K, Stark P. Pulmonary parenchymal manifestations of mitral valve disease. Radiographics. 1999 Jul-Aug;19(4):965-72.

Ioachimescu OC, Sieber S, Kotch A. Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis revisited.Eur Respir J. 2004 Jul;24(1):162-70.

Sorrentino, MJ. Natural History of Mitral Stenosis. UpToDate, Version 14.3. July, 2006.

56 y/o man with cough and dyspnea - David Hotchkin, MD

Schiza S. & Siafakas N.M. Clinical presentation and management of empyema, lung abscess and pleural effusion. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2006. 12:205-11.

Rahman N.M. et al. The approach to the patient with a parapneumonic effusion. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2006. 27:253-66.

Light RW. Parapneumonic effusions and empyema. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006;3(1):75-80.

Gene L. Colice, G.L et al. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions : An Evidence-Based Guideline. Chest, Oct 2000; 118: 1158 - 1171.

Interesting Physiology - David Hotchin, MD

Sheffield, JS. Sepsis and septic shock in pregnancy. Clin Crit Care. 2004; 20(4): 651-60; viii.

Soubra SH, Guntupalli KK. Critical illness in pregnancy: an overview. Crit Care Med 2005;33(10 Suppl):S248-55.

Fernandez-Perez ER, Salman S, Pendem S, Farmer JC. Sepsis during pregnancy.Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct;33(10 Suppl):S286-93.

57 y/o with tracheostomal bleeding - Anne lipke, MD

Freeman BD et al. A meta-analysis of prospective trials comparing percutaneous and surgical tracheostomy in critically ill patients. Chest 2000; 118.

Sue RD. Long term complications of artificial airways. Clin Chest Med 2003; 24:457-71.

Bansal A, Miskoff J, Lis RJ. Otolaryngologic critical care. Crit Care Clin 2003; 19:55– 72.

Grant CA et al. Tracheo-innominate artery fistula after percutaneous tracheostomy: three case reports and a clinical review. Br J Anesth 2006; 96:127-31.

Alaskan Airspace Disease - Molly Billings, MD

Saag, M et al, “IDSA Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease” Clinical Infectious Disease 2000; 30:710-8

Pappas, PG et al., “Cryptococcosis in HIV-negative patients in the era of effective azole therapy,” Clinical Infectious Disease 2001; 33:690-9

Winded Shingles - Molly Billings, MD

Kotloff, R and S Crawford. “Pulmonary Complications of Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplant” Am J of Resp Crit Care Med 2004; 170:22-48

De Maar, E.F. et al. “Pulmonary Involvment during Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunosuppressed Patients,” Transplant Infectious Disease 2003; 5:112-120

Zamora, M. “Cytomegalovirus and Lung Transplantation,” Amer J of Transplantation 2004; 4:1219-1226

Hey Doc, look what I coughed up - Greg Holt, MD

Chitkara RK, Krishna G, Parasitic Pulmonary Eosinophilia Semin Resp Crit Care Med 27(2): 171-84, 2006

Sarinas PS, Chitkara RK, Ascaris and Hookworm Semin Resp Infect 12(2): 130-7, 1997

Songur N, Songur Y, Tuzun M, et al, Pulmonary Function Tests and High Resolution CT in the Detection of Pulmonary Involvement in INflammatory Bowel Disease, J Clin Gastroenterol 37(4): 292-8, 2003

Mahadeva r, Walsh G, Flower CD et al, Clinical and radiological characteristics of lung disease in inflammatory bowel disease, Eur Respir J 15(1): 41-8, 2000