Scharf SM: History and physical examination. In Baum GL, Wolinsky E, editors: Textbook of pulmonary diseases, ed 5, Boston, 1989, Little, Brown.
Guerra S: Overlap of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 11(1):7–13, 2005. Medline abstracts
Zuskin E: Respiratory function in pesticide workers. J Occup Environ Med 50(11):1299–1305, 2008. Medline abstracts
Zuskin E: Occupational health hazards of artists. Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 15(3):167–177, 2007. Medline abstracts
Schachter EN: Gender and respiratory findings in workers occupationally exposed to organic aerosols: a meta analysis of 12 cross-sectional studies. Environ Health 12(8):1–9, 2009.
Pauwels RA, Rabe KF: Burden and clinical features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lancet 364(9434):613–620, 2004. Medline abstracts
Meyers DA, Larj MJ, Lange L: Genetics of asthma and COPD. Similar results for different phenotypes. Chest 126(2 Suppl): 105S-110S, 2004.
Amsden GW: Anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides: an underappreciated benefit in the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections and chronic inflammatory pulmonary conditions? J Antimicrob Chemother 55(1):10–21, 2005. Medline abstracts
Rubin BK, Henke MO: Immunomodulatory activity and effectiveness of macrolides in chronic airway disease. Chest 125(2 Suppl):70S-78S, 2004.
Goto Y, Kurosawa H, Mori N, et al: Improved activities of daily living, psychological state and health-related quality of life for 12 months following lung volume reduction surgery in patients with severe emphysema. Respirology 9(3):337–344, 2004. Medline abstracts
Trow TK: Lung-volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema: appraisal of its current status. Curr Opin Pulm Med 10(2):128–132, 2004. Medline abstracts
Upham JW, Holt PG: Environment and development of atopy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 5(2):167–172, 2005. Medline abstracts
Asthma in older women. Harvard Women’s Health Watch 11(3):5–6, 2003.
Wisniewski A: Chronic bronchitis and emphysema: clearing the air. Nursing 2003 33(5):44–49, 2003.
Tay B, Deckey J, Hu S: Spinal infections. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 10(3):188–197, 2002. Medline abstracts
Jemal A: Cancer statistics, 2010. CA Cancer J Clin 60(5):277–300, 2010.
Fairley TL: Racial/ethnic disparities and geographic differences in lung cancer incidence. MMWR 59(44):1434–1438, 2010. Medline abstracts
Jemal A, Ward E, Thun MJ: Contemporary lung cancer trends among U.S. women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14(3):582–585, 2005. Medline abstracts
Jemal A: Lung cancer trends in young adults: an early indicator of progress in tobacco control (United States). Cancer Causes Control 14(6):579–585, 2003. Medline abstracts
Kreamer K: Getting the lowdown on lung cancer. Nursing 2003 33(11):36–42, 2003.
Davis GA: Pancoast tumors. Neurosurg Clin N Am 19:545–557, 2008. Medline abstracts
Arcasoy SM, Jett JR, Schild SE: Pancoast’s syndrome and superior (pulmonary) sulcus tumors. UpToDate Patient Information. Sponsored by the American Society of General Internal Medicine and the American College of Rheumatology. Available at: http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=lung_ca/12055 (version 13.2), Updated September 2010. Accessed January 28, 2011.
Donaldson SH: Update on pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis lung disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med 9(6):486–491, 2003. Medline abstracts
Mitomo K: Toward gene therapy for cystic fibrosis using lentivirus pseudotyped with Sendai virus envelopes. Mol Ther 18(6): 1173–1182, 2010. Medline abstracts
Ostedgaard LS, Rokhlina T, Karp PH, et al: A shortened adeno-associated virus expression cassette for CFTR gene transfer to cystic fibrosis airway epithelia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102(8): 2952–2957, 2005. Medline abstracts
Sloane PA: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein repair as a therapeutic strategy in cystic fibrosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med 16(6):591–597, 2010. Medline abstracts
Rosenbluth DB, Wilson K, Ferkol T, et al: Lung function decline in cystic fibrosis patients and timing for lung transplantation referral. Chest 126(2):412–419, 2004. Medline abstracts
American Lung Association: Occupational lung disease fact sheet, January 2004. Available at: http://www.lungusa.org/. Accessed January 28, 2011.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Chapter 2: Respiratory diseases. worker health chartbook, Pub No. 2004–146, 2004.
Bergdahl IA, Toren K, Eriksson K, et al: Increased mortality in COPD among construction workers exposed to inorganic dust. Eur Respir J 23(3):402–406, 2004. Medline abstracts
O’Donnell T, Abbott W, Athanasoulis C, et al: Diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in the outpatient by venography. Surg Gynecol Obstet 150:69–74, 1980. Medline abstracts
Molloy W, English J, O’Dwyer R, et al: Clinical findings in the diagnosis of proximal deep venous thrombosis. Ir Med J 75:119–120, 1982. Medline abstracts
Delis KT: Incidence, natural history, and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis in elective knee arthroscopy. Thromb Haemost 86(3):817–821, 2001. Medline abstracts
Shah NB: 82-year-old man with bilateral leg swelling. Mayo Clinic Proc 85(9):859–862, 2010.
van Belle A, Buller HR, Huisman MV, et al: Effectiveness of managing suspected pulmonary embolism using an algorithm combining clinical probability, D-dimer testing, and computed tomography. JAMA 295:172, 2006.
Wells PS: Derivation of a simple clinical model to categorize patients probability of pulmonary embolism: increasing the models utility with the simplified D-dimer. Thromb Haemost 83:416–430, 2000. Medline abstracts
Douma RA: Validity and clinical utility of the simplified Wells rule for assessing clinical probability for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism. Thromb Haemost 101(1):197–200, 2009. Medline abstracts
Gibson NS: Further validation and simplification of the Wells clinical decision rule in pulmonary embolism. Thromb Haemost 99(6):1134–1136, 2008. Medline abstracts
Wolf SJ: Assessment of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria rule for evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med 26:181, 2008.
Badesch DB: Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: updated ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest 131(6):1917–1928, 2007. Medline abstracts
Pulmonary Hypertension Association: What is pulmonary hypertension? Available at http://www.phassociation.org. Accessed December 21, 2010.
Jog SM, Patole SK: Diaphragmatic paralysis in extremely low birthweight neonates: is waiting for spontaneous recovery justified? J Paediatr Child Health 38(1):101–103, 2002. Medline abstracts
Taylor DM, O’Toole KS, Ryan CM: Experienced, recreational scuba divers in Australia continue to dive despite medical contraindications. Wilderness Environ Med 13(3):187–193, 2002. Medline abstracts
Al Tawil K, Abu-Ekteish FM, Tamimi O, et al: Symptomatic spontaneous pneumothorax in term newborn infants. Pediatr Pulmonol 37(5):443–446, 2004. Medline abstracts
Smit HJ, Golding RP, Schramel FM, et al: Lung density measurements in spontaneous pneumothorax demonstrate airtrapping. Chest 125(6):2083–2090, 2004. Medline abstracts
