The Birmingham Continence Aid

Role of the wound, ostomy continence nurse or continence care nurse in continence care.

The Birmingham Medical Review

cancer of the eyelid, entropion and ectropion, peritomy, subacute inflammation of the ciliary choroid, recurrent iritis, glaucoma, and iridectomy. The author tells us that " the prodromata of increased intraocular tension are often disregarded by patient and practitioner, or, if noticed, their significance and dangers are not appreciated by the latter. The occurrence of distinct remission durin...

The Birmingham Urban Climate Laboratory

AFFILIATIONS: Chapman, muLLer, Warren, Cai, anD Ferranti— School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom; young anD grimmonD—Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Lee Chapman, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,...

The dynamic continence challenge - a simple test to predict faecal continence prior to colostomy closure.

BACKGROUND A common problem in clinical practice is predicting whether a patient will be continent after treatment of a severe perineal injury. Several tests have been described. Anal manometry is unreliable; continence can be normal with low pressures, and poor with high or normal pressures. Endo-anal ultrasound only illustrates anatomical sphincter integrity. The saline continence test involv...

, Continence and Pelvic Floor