An intensive swallowing exercise protocol for improving swallowing physiology in older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate improvements in swallowing function and physiology in a series of healthy older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia, following completion of an exercise-based swallowing intervention.

Patients And Methods: Nine otherwise healthy older adults (six females, mean age =75.3, SD =5.

Evaluation of the airway microbiome in nontuberculous mycobacteria disease.

Aspiration is associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease and airway dysbiosis is associated with increased inflammation. We examined whether NTM disease was associated with a distinct airway microbiota and immune profile.297 oral wash and induced sputum samples were collected from 106 participants with respiratory symptoms and imaging abnormalities compatible with NTM.

Effects of Chest Physical Therapy in Patients with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria.

Antibiotic therapy against non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is prolonged and can be associated with toxicity. We sought to evaluate whether chest physical therapy (PT) was associated with clinical improvement in patients with NTM not receiving anti-mycobacterial pharmacotherapy. A retrospective review of 77 subjects that were followed from June 2006 to September 2014 was performed.

Plasma renin and serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase during orthostatic hypotension in quadriplegic man.

To determine whether orthostatic hypotension in patients with cervical spinal cord lesions is the result of impaired sympathetic nerve response and/or impaired renin release, serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DbetaH) activity and plasma renin activity (PRA) were examined during passive tilting in 6 quadriplegic patients and in 6 able-bodied control subjects. Serum DbetaH was measured by an isotopic enzymatic method and PRA by radioimmunoassay. Following head-up tilting, quadriplegic subjects demonstrated a prompt, significant decrease in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and increase in heart rate (HR).