1. Tissue Doppler Evaluation of Tricuspid Annulus for Estimation of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Patients with COPD

   • Mehmet Melek
   • Ozlem Esen
   • Dayimi Kaya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 131

   

2. Phase I/II Trial of Docetaxel and Carboplatin as a First-Line Therapy in Patients with Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

   • Kensuke Kataoka
   • Ryujiro Suzuki
   • Kenzo Takagi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 139

   

3. Role of Pleural Fluid C-Reactive Protein Concentration in Discriminating Uncomplicated Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions from Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema

   • S. C. Chen
   • W. Chen
   • C. M. Shih

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 145

   

4. Giant Cell Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Nitrofurantoin

   • Charles William Hargett
   • Thomas A. Sporn
   • John W. Hollingsworth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 149

   

5. Does the Inclusion of Wheeze Detection as an Outcome Measure Affect the Interpretation of Methacholine Challenge Tests? A Study in Workers at Risk of Occupational Asthma

   • Abraham B. Bohadana
   • J.-P. Michaely

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 157

   

6. A Controlled Trial of the Effects of Leg Training on Breathing Pattern and Dynamic Hyperinflation in Severe COPD

   • Luis Puente-Maestu
   • Yolanda Martinez Abad
   • William W. Stringer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 167

7. An Update on Interventional Lung Assist Devices and Their Role in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

   • Marc-Alexander von Mach
   • Joachim Kaes
   • Ludwig Sacha Weilemann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 175

   

8. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI): Current Clinical and Pathophysiologic Considerations

   • Kelly Swanson
   • Denis M. Dwyre
   • Thomas J. Raife

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 185

   

9. An Intradural Extramedullary Tuberculoma of the Spinal Cord in a Non-HIV-Infected Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

   • Lan Luo
   • Joseph Pino

   OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 193