Pituitary stones and associated hypopituitarism.
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D J Wilson
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Evaluation and treatment of the upper extremity in the hemiplegic stroke patient.
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Therapy evaluation and management of patients with hemiplegia.
Appropriate treatment of the hemiplegic patient depends on a thorough evaluation of sensation and motion in the affected extremities. Realistic goals for self-care, mobility, home, and community skills may be then established. The basic role of therapy when dealing with a stroke patient includes preventing and correcting deformities, improving a patient's functional ability, and increasing strength, control, and upper extremity use when appropriate. Medical intervention may be necessary to augment the occupational and physical therapy programs in the areas of relief of pain and correction of deformities.
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Minitracheostomy: an alternative to "blind" endotracheal suctioning.
The critical care nurse is frequently challenged to clear respiratory secretions for patients with thick, copious mucous and a weak cough. The traditional interventions nurses use are chest physiotherapy, incentive spirometry, and "blind" endotracheal suctioning to facilitate the removal of secretions, but these are sometimes ineffective and cause complications. Nurses who identify patients needing a more effective way to remove secretions can request consideration of a new method, suctioning through a minitracheostomy.
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