BACKGROUND Due to large-scale destruction, changes in membrane diffusion (Dm) may occur in cystic fibrosis (CF), in correspondence to alterations observed by computed tomography (CT). Dm can be easily quantified via the diffusing capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO), as opposed to the conventional diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO). We thus studied the relationship between DLNO as well a...

Aim: Diabetes mellitus (DM) tends to increase with aging. Nearly half of the patients DM develop neuropathy (DPN). Despite its high burden and morbidity, conditions that DPN may be associated have not been adequately studied in older adults. We aimed identify sleep duration comprehensive geriatric assessment components DPN.
 Material Method: This is a cross-sectional retrospective study. d...

Passively raising the straight leg is a clinical test widely used in orthopaedic practice for the assessment of lower lumbar disc protrusion. Forst first described the manoeuvre in 1881 after his attention had been drawn to it by Las#{232}gue(Sjoqvist 1947, Rang 1966, Brody and Wilkins 1969). Fajersztajn (1901) added the foot dorsiflexion test and neck flexion test, which are performed with the...

Introduction: Population aging globally impacts individuals, families, communities, and societies. Longer life spans result in an increasing elderly population, leading to the 21st century being known as of elderly. Disability, stemming from health conditions surroundings, presents challenges necessitating interventions against environmental social barriers. This study aims examine correlation ...

M otl Brody, a twelve year old Hasidic Jew, died recently in Washington. During his last days, his life and death were the subject of intense media scrutiny, judicial proceedings, and bioethical commentary. His transition from life to death was marked not by the private mourning of friends and family, but by cost-benefit calculations and legal wrangling. The legal, economic, and bioethical cons...

Resumen Introducción Los cambios o deficiencias estructurales y/o funcionales que presentan las personas con discapacidad pueden limitar comprometer su interacción, para la realización el cumplimiento de actividades personales sociales, convirtiéndolas entonces en vulnerables. Para evaluación, terapeuta ocupacional debe valorar varios factores ser considerados como riesgo mayor vulnerabilidad c...

We assessed changes in parameters (CT scan and PFTs) before targeted therapy children with CF during treatment to determine their dynamics. examined 12 (4 boys, 8 girls) treated elexacaftor+/tezacaftor+/ivacaftor (TRICAFTA®), age at the start of therapy: Me = 15.7 ± 1.5 (min 12.3 - max 17.3); mutations (in 5 patients delF508/delF508, rest: delF508/W1282x, F508del/1259insA, delF508/ del2 3-21 kb...

Possible Role of the Heart Rate for the ECG Amplitude according to the Brody Effect of Athletes and Controls H.J. Koch Dr. med. H.J. Koch Lautengasse 19 D-W-7900 Ulm (FRG) Dear Sir, In their interesting article Stor-stein et al. [ 1 ] found that there is an obvious relation between heart rate and ECG amplitudes. Apart from the anatomical configuration of the chest region, it may be advantageous...

The existence of gifted students who have learning difficulties has been well documented (Brody & Mills, 1997; Dix & Schafer, 1996; Ellston, 1993 ; Fetzer, 2000; Hishinuma & Tadaki, 1996; Rivera, Murdock, & Sexton, 1995). These students display a learning capacity that is characteristic of students who are gifted, in parallel with a specific learning disability in areas of academic performance ...