Table of Contents

September 01, 2008; Volume 53,Issue 9

Editorials

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New Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Technology: The Transition Continues
Patrick J Dunne

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1163-1165;
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New Guideline on Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Is an Opportunity to Advance
Jonathan B Waugh and Christopher D Lorish

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1166-1168;

Original Contributions

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A Comparison of Health-Care Costs in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Lightweight Portable Oxygen Systems Versus Traditional Compressed-Oxygen Systems
Douglas W Mapel, Scott B Robinson and Eva Lydick

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1169-1175;

Foreword

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The 23rd Annual New Horizons Symposium Pulmonary Rehabilitation: The Expanding Evidence Base
Neil R MacIntyre

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1176;

Symposium Papers

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Mechanisms of Functional Loss in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease
Neil R MacIntyre

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1177-1184;
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A Brief History of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Richard Casaburi

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1185-1189;
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The Roles of Bronchodilators, Supplemental Oxygen, and Ventilatory Assistance in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Richard L Zuwallack

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1190-1195;
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients Who Undergo Lung-Volume-Reduction Surgery or Lung Transplantation
Carolyn L Rochester

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1196-1202;
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Summary of an Evidence-Based Guideline
Andrew L Ries

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1203-1207;
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Neuropsychiatric Function in Chronic Lung Disease: the Role of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Charles F Emery, Marquisha R Green and Sooyeon Suh

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1208-1216;

Special Articles

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Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline Executive Summary
Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1217-1222;

Case Reports

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A Case of Rapidly Progressive Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Robert P Dickson, Shay M Martinez and Justin R Ortiz

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1223-1226;

Teaching Case of the Month

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Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis: A Rare Cause of Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
Bobbak Vahid, Daniel A Salerno and Paul E Marik

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1227-1229;

Letters

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Nonasthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis Mimics Asthma
Jeffrey M Haynes

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1230;

Books, Software, & Other Media

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Clinical Challenges in COPD. Claudio F Donner MD, Mauro Carone, editors. Oxford: Clinical Publishing. 2007. Hard cover, illustrated, $99.95.
David J Pierson

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1231-1232;
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Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence. Tony P George, editor. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis/CRC Press. 2007. Hard cover, illustrated, 327 pages, $149.95.
Meredith C McCormack

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1232-1233;
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Pulmonary Embolism, 2nd edition. Paul DSteinMD.Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Futura. 2007. Hard cover, illustrated, 476 pages, $124.95.
David J Carlbom

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1233-1234;
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Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance of the Thorax, 4th edition. David P Naidich MD, W Richard Webb MD,NestorLMüllerMDPhD, Ioannis Vlahos MB, and Glenn A Krinsky MD. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2007. Hard cover, illustrated, 897 pages, $149
Naama R Bogot and Ella A Kazerooni

Respiratory Care September 2008, 53 (9) 1234-1235;