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Endobronchial involvement and airway hyperreactivity in patients with sarcoidosis by Shorr, A F, Torrington, K G, Hnatiuk, O W

“…To determine the relationship between airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and endobronchial involvement in patients with sarcoidosis. Prospective series of…”
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Endobronchial biopsy for sarcoidosis: a prospective study by Shorr, A F, Torrington, K G, Hnatiuk, O W

“…To determine the yield of endobronchial biopsy (EBB) for suspected sarcoidosis, and to evaluate if EBB increases the diagnostic value of fiberoptic…”
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The utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule by Torrington, K G, Kern, J D

“…To determine the value of routine, preoperative, fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) for diagnosing and treating patients (pts) with solitary pulmonary nodules…”
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Bronchoscopy training and competency: how many are enough? by Torrington, K G

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Necessity of routine chest roentgenography after thoracentesis by DOYLE, J. J, HNATIUK, O. W, TORRINGTON, K. G, SLADE, A. R, HOWARD, R. S

“…To determine the necessity of posteroanterior chest roentgenography for the identification of pneumothorax and other complications after thoracentesis…”
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Right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation. Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography by Roach, J M, Stajduhar, K C, Torrington, K G

“…Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity, often misdiagnosed initially as one of the more common causes of focal lung disease…”
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Serum angiotensin converting enzyme does not correlate with radiographic stage at initial diagnosis of sarcoidosis by Shorr, A.F., Torrington, K.G., Parker, J.M.

“…Serum levels of angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) are elevated in many patients who suffer from sarcoidosis. Few studies have correlated ACE levels at…”
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of carcinoma metastatic to the lung by Argyros, G J, Torrington, K G

“…To determine the clinical presentation of patients with malignancies metastatic to the lung, the diagnostic utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB), and the…”
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A middle-aged woman with chronic productive cough diagnosed using sputum wet mount examination by Torrington, K G, McEvoy, P L

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Small volume bronchoalveolar lavage used in diagnosing Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients by Torrington, K G, Finelli, M R

“…To determine the volume of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid necessary to diagnose Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients,…”
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Recurrent high-altitude illness associated with right pulmonary artery occlusion from granulomatous mediastinitis by Torrington, K G

“…While travelling across the intermountain West at an altitude of approximately 2,300 m, a 35-year-old man developed symptoms of HAPE. Delay in diagnosis and…”
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of newly diagnosed esophageal carcinoma by Argyros, G J, Torrington, K G

“…To determine the diagnostic utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) in the evaluation of patients with newly diagnosed esophageal carcinoma (EC) and whether FB…”
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Do-not-resuscitate decisions in the medical ICU: comparing physician and nurse opinions by Eliasson, A H, Howard, R S, Torrington, K G, Dillard, T A, Phillips, Y Y

“…To determine how soon after admission to a medical ICU physicians and nurses decide that attempts at resuscitation are inappropriate and how frequently…”
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Acute pancreatitis in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome by BUI-MANSFIELD, Liem T, TORRINGTON, Kenneth G, KIM, Theodore

“…The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of acute pancreatitis in patients in whom hemorrhagic fever with renal…”
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Protocol-driven respiratory therapy. Closing in on appropriate utilization at comparable cost and patient outcomes by Torrington, K G

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Exploratory thoracotomy for nonresectable lung cancer by Steinbaum, S S, Uretzky, I D, McAdams, H P, Torrington, K G, Cohen, A J

“…We sought to evaluate the effect of new diagnostic modalities on patients explored surgically for inoperable lung cancer. From July 1983 to February 1992, 335…”
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Adherence to established guidelines for preoperative pulmonary function testing by Hnatiuk, O W, Dillard, T A, Torrington, K G

“…Guidelines for ordering preoperative spirometry have been proposed by GM Tisi (1979) and more recently by the American College of Physicians (ACP). Requests…”
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Utility of repeated fiberoptic bronchoscopy for suspected malignancy by Torrington, K G, Poropatich, R K

“…We retrospectively evaluated records of 1598 fiberoptic bronchoscopies (FBs) performed on 1,391 patients (PTs) between Jan 1, 1986 and Dec 31, 1990. We found a…”
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Perioperative respiratory therapy (PORT). A program of preoperative risk assessment and individualized postoperative care by Torrington, K G, Henderson, C J

“…In an effort to contain the expense of respiratory therapy modalities as well as to provide the level of respiratory care most appropriate for postoperative…”
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Errors in sheep carboxyhemoglobin measurements by Torrington, K G, McNeil, J S

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