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PCCU Volume 20 (published calendar year 2006)

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Lessons 1 and 2

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
By Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS, FCCP

Noninvasive Pco2 Monitoring for Respiratory Depression in the Nonintubated Patient
By Nancy G. Murphy, MD, and Neal L. Benowitz, MD

Lessons 3 and 4

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
By Sridhar Neralla, DO; and Jeffrey Glassroth, MD, FCCP

The Approach to the Patient With Refractory Asthma
By Elisabeth H. Bel, MD, PhD; and Anneke ten Brinke, MD, PhD

Lessons 5 and 6

Update on Clinical Exercise Testing: Part 1
By Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP; and Idelle M. Weisman, MD, FCCP

Update on Clinical Exercise Testing: Part 2
By Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FCCP; and Idelle M. Weisman, MD, FCCP

Lessons 7 and 8

Informed Consent for Research in the ICU
By Andrea E. Glassberg, MD, PhD; Michael A. Matthay, MD, FCCP; and John M. Luce, MD

Critical Issues in Digestive Diseases: GI Hemorrhage
By Caroline Seton Loeser, MD; and Deborah Denise Proctor, MD

Lessons 9 and 10

A Rational Approach to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Catheter-Related Infection
By Jose C. Yataco, MD; Jaime F. Avecillas, MD; and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD, FCCP

Chlamydia and Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease
By Francesco Blasi, MD; Paolo Tarsia, MD; Roberto Cosentini, MD; Stefano Aliberti, MD;
Maria Pappalettera, MD; and PierAchille Santus, MD

Lessons 11 and 12

Acute Renal Failure
By Aldo J. Peixoto, MD

Management of the Postoperative General Surgery Patient: Essentials for the Intensivist
By Anthony D. Caffarelli, MD, and Sherry M. Wren, MD

Lessons 13, 14, and 15

Common Pitfalls in the Use of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter
Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FCCP, and Stephen P. Brierre, MD

Noninfectious Pulmonary Complications of HIV Infection
By Mangala Narasimhan, DO; and Mark J. Rosen, MD, FCCP

Noninfectious Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Transplantation

By Vivek N. Ahya, MD; and Robert M. Kotloff, MD, FCCP

Lessons 16 and 17

Acute Adrenal Insufficiency in Critical Care: Diagnosis and Treatment
By Adriana Ioachimescu, MD; and Amir H. Hamrahian, MD

ICU Management for the 21st Century: How to Improve the Quality of ICU Care While Reducing Costs
By Juliana Barr, MD; and Eran Geller, MD

Lessons 18 and 19

Polysomnography
By Teri J. Barkoukis, MD, FCCP, and Pierre Giglio, MD

An Update on Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
By Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD; and Mani S. Kavuru, MD, FCCP

Lessons 20 and 21

Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Patient
By Ganesh Krishna, MD, FCCP

Pleural Manometry: Technique and Diagnostic Utility
By J. Terrill Huggins, MD; and Peter Doelken, MD, FCCP

Lessons 22, 23, and 24

New Guidelines for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
By Michael S. Niederman, MD

The Clinical Implications of Stem Cells in the Lung, Part I: Lung Tissue–Specific Stem Cells
By Susan D. Reynolds, PhD; and Barry R. Stripp, PhD

The Clinical Implications of Stem Cells in the Lung, Part II: Influences of Nonresident Cells on Lung Regeneration, Remodeling, and Function
By Susan D. Reynolds, PhD; and Barry R. Stripp, PhD

Lessons 25, 26, and 27

Management of Lung Diseases in Elderly Patients
Nicola A. Hanania, MD, FCCP, and Amir Sharafkhaneh, MD, FCCP

What’s This Thing Called Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
By Susan M. Brugman, MD

COPD and Cardiac Disorders
Don D. Sin, MD, FCCP