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Espirometria , Eletrônica Médica , Humanos , Espirometria/instrumentação , Espirometria/métodosRESUMO
STUDY DESIGN: Case report. INTRODUCTION: A combined burn and a partial amputation can be extremely debilitating as the thumb constitutes 40% of the entire hand when evaluating functional impairment. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Measure disability with and without opposition splint use after partial thumb amputation due to a burn. METHODS: Impairment and disability measures were completed at discharge from the hospital and subsequently during outpatient follow-up visits while wearing and not wearing a thumb opposition splint at 3, 6, 8, and 15 months. Comparisons between disability and impairment scores were assessed over time. RESULTS: The difference between DASH scores with and without using the splint were 25 at 3 months, 16 at 6 months, 10 at 8 months, and 12 at 15 months. CONCLUSIONS: Splint use in this case demonstrated clinically significant changes over time with minimal changes in impairment indicating enhanced function and improved patient perception of disability. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
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Queimaduras/terapia , Avaliação da Deficiência , Contenções , Polegar/cirurgia , Amputação Cirúrgica , Queimaduras/complicações , Desenho de Equipamento , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polegar/lesõesRESUMO
Nine patients with extrinsic bronchial asthma were challenged with increasing doses of histamine until there was a 20% fall in the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). In association with the reduction in FEV1 there was a rise in the arterial oxygen blood tension except in three patients who were either taking steroids or cromoglycate. This rise was terminated by the administration of a bronchodilator aerosol.