Seattle Area Chest Grand Rounds

Suddenly seizing and short of breath - Molly Billings, MD

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Whittstein, I et al. “Neurohormonal Features of Myocardial Stunning Due to Sudden Emotional Stress” NEJM 2005; 352: 539-548

37 y/o man with abnormal cxr - David Hotchkin, md

Luce J.A. & Hill A.C. Metastatic Malignant Tumors in Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, Ed Mason. 2005. 4th Ed.

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56 year old man with dyspnea - David Hotckin, MD

Lynch et al. Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Sem Resp Crit Care Med. 2007, Feb. 28(1): 53-74.

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Judson MA. Noninvasive Aspergillus pulmonary disease. Semin Resp Crit Care Med. 2004 April; 25(2): 203-19.

51 year old with cough and an abnormal chest x-ray - Anthony Gerbino, MD

Daniels CE, Lowe VJ, Aubry MC, Allen MS, Jett JR. The utility of luorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the evaluation of carcinoid tumors presenting as pulmonary nodules. Chest. 2007 Jan;131(1):255-60.

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PAPRs, dementia and Translator - Molly Billings, MD

Pavlidis, N et al. “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Cancer of an Unknown Primary,” Eur J of Cancer 2003; 39:1990-2005

Varadhachary, G et al. “Diagnostic Strategies for Unknown Primary Carcinoma,” Cancer 2004; 100(9):1776-1785

62 yo renal transplant pt with acute hypoxemia - Wm Ehlenbach, MD

Carstens J et al. “Cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant recipients.” Transpl Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;8(4):203-12.

Franquet T et al. “Thin-section CT findings in 32 immunocompromised patients with cytomegalovirus pneumonia who do not have AIDS.” AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Oct;181(4):1059-63.

Horger MS et al. “Cytomegalovirus pneumonia after stem cell transplantation: correlation of CT findings with clinical outcome in 30 patients.” AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Dec;187(6):W636-43

Ljungman P et al. “Definitions of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in transplant recipients.” Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Apr 15;34(8):1094-7. Epub 2002 Mar 11.

Nichols WG and Boeckh M. “Recent advances in the therapy and prevention of CMV infections.” J Clin Virol. 2000 Feb;16(1):25-40

Paya C et al. “Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients.” Am J Transplant. 2004 Apr;4(4):611-20.

medistinal what? - Greg Holt, MD

Kim et al Yonsei Medical Journal 44(4): 727-731, 2003

Tanaka et al J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 7:86-91, 2000

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D'oh! - Greg Holt, MD

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Grandmother with dyspnea - Anne Lipke, MD

Carrat F et al. A virologic survey of patients admitted to a critical care unit for acute cardiorespiratory failure. Int Care Med 2006; 32:156-159.

Falsey A et al. Respiratory syncytial virus infection in elderly and high-risk adults. NEJM 2005; 352:1749-59.

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Eisenhut M. Extrapulmonary manifestations of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection – a systematic review. Critical Care 2006; 10:R107

Ventre K, Randolph AG. Ribavirin for respiratory syncytial virus infection of the lower respiratory tract in infants and young children.
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Boeckh M et al. Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial of Aerosolized Ribavirin for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 44:245-9.

Rodriguez WJ et al. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Immune Globulin Intravenous Therapy for RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infants and Young Children at High Risk for Severe RSV Infections. Pediatrics 1997; 99: 454-461.

Palivizumab, a humanized respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody, reduces hospitalization from respiratory syncytial virus infection in high-risk infants. The IMpact-RSV Study Group. Pediatrics 1998; 102:531-7.

Immunosuppressed? - David Hotchkin, md

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Musher B, Fredricks D, Leisenring W, Balajee SA, Smith C, Marr KA. Aspergillus galactomannan enzyme immunoassay and quantitative PCR for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Dec;42(12):5517-22.

Mennink-Kersten MA, Donnelly JP, Verweij PE. Detection of circulating galactomannan for the diagnosis and management of invasive aspergillosis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Jun;4(6):349-57.