Seattle Area Chest Grand Rounds

48 yo female w/ lupus and a lung nodule - David Lewis, MD

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;20(3):507-44, v-vi. Cryptococcosis. Chayakulkeeree M, Perfect JR.

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Sep;45(9):3086-8. Epub 2007 Jun 27. First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak. Upton A, Fraser JA, Kidd SE, Bretz C, Bartlett KH, Heitman J, Marr KA.

48 yo woman w/ persistent fever and new pulmonary infiltrates - Michael Nevins, MD

Thorax. 2000 Jun;55(6):502-10. Small vessel vasculitis of the lung. Schwarz MI, Brown KK.

25 yo w/ Tachycardia - Lynn Keenan, MD

Articles to be announced.

83 yo gentleman with multiple myeloma transferred for evaluation of dyspnea and a cough - Justin Ortiz, MD

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1990 Aug;142(2):481-6. Clinical role of bronchoalveolar lavage in adults with pulmonary disease. Goldstein RA, Rohatgi PK, Bergofsky EH, Block ER, Daniele RP, Dantzker DR, Davis GS, Hunninghake GW, King TE Jr, Metzger WJ, et al.

When you hear hoofbeats… - Oliver Tai, MD

Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2003 May;9(3):181-5. Chronic lung sepsis: lung abscess, bronchiectasis, and empyema. Mansharamani NG, Koziel H.

Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2006 May;12(3):205-11. Clinical presentation and management of empyema, lung abscess and pleural effusion. Schiza S, Siafakas NM.

53 yo gentleman w/ non-Hotchkins lymphoma transferred for evaluation of a lung mass - Justin Ortiz, MD

N Engl J Med. 1997 Sep 4;337(10):682-7. Legionellosis. Stout JE, Yu VL.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 1;44 Suppl 2:S27-72. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Mandell LA, Wunderink RG, Anzueto A, Bartlett JG, Campbell GD, Dean NC, Dowell SF, File TM Jr, Musher DM, Niederman MS, Torres A, Whitney CG; Infectious Diseases Society of America; American Thoracic Society.

Time for bread and butter? - Lindy Klaff, MD

Radiology. 1993 Feb;186(2):405-13. Determining the likelihood of malignancy in solitary pulmonary nodules with Bayesian analysis. Part I. Theory. Gurney JW.

Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3 Suppl):94S-107S. Evidence for the treatment of patients with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer?: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Wahidi MM, Govert JA, Goudar RK, Gould MK, McCrory DC; American College of Chest Physicians.

Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3 Suppl):108S-130S. Evaluation of patients with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer?: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (2nd edition). Gould MK, Fletcher J, Iannettoni MD, Lynch WR, Midthun DE, Naidich DP, Ost DE; American College of Chest Physicians.

24 year old vet with extra-curricular activities - Lindy Klaff, MD

J Clin Pathol. 1972 Oct;25(10):876-81. Starch and talc emboli in drug addicts' lungs. Lamb D, Roberts G.

J Clin Pathol. 2006 Feb;59(2):223. Talc induced pulmonary granulomatosis. Low SE, Nicol A.

Radiology. 1993 Jan;186(1):125-7. Pulmonary talcosis: CT findings in three cases. Padley SP, Adler BD, Staples CA, Miller RR, Müller NL.

Chest. 2004 Mar;125(3):945-52. Prospective analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors of postbronchoscopy fever. Um SW, Choi CM, Lee CT, Kim YW, Han SK, Shim YS, Yoo CG.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 May;54(5):827-30. Prospective study of fever and pneumonia after flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in older people. Kanemoto K, Satoh H, Ishikawa H, Ishikawa S, Ohtsuka M, Sekizawa K.

Blood. 2000 Oct 1;96(7):2426-31. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in the treatment of severe steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: a pilot study. Greinix HT, Volc-Platzer B, Kalhs P, Fischer G, Rosenmayr A, Keil F, Hönigsmann H, Knobler RM.

30 year old female with dyspnea on exertion - Laura Cecere, MD

N Engl J Med. 2004 May 27;350(22):2257-64. Incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism. Pengo V, Lensing AW, Prins MH, Marchiori A, Davidson BL, Tiozzo F, Albanese P, Biasiolo A, Pegoraro C, Iliceto S, Prandoni P; Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Study Group.

Cardiol Clin. 2004 Aug;22(3):453-66, vii. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Auger WR, Kerr KM, Kim NH, Ben-Yehuda O, Knowlton KU, Fedullo PF.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov;76(5):1457-62; discussion 1462-4. Pulmonary endarterectomy: experience and lessons learned in 1,500 cases. Jamieson SW, Kapelanski DP, Sakakibara N, Manecke GR, Thistlethwaite PA, Kerr KM, Channick RN, Fedullo PF, Auger WR.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006 Sep;3(7):601-7. Current and future management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from diagnosis to treatment responses. Rubin LJ, Hoeper MM, Klepetko W, Galiè N, Lang IM, Simonneau G.

Heart. 2007 Sep;93(9):1152-8. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). McNeil K, Dunning J.