Falls are the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide. Poor balance has been associated with increased risk of falls in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), however little is known about balance in people with interstitial lung disease (ILD). The Brief-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Brief-BESTest) is a comprehensive balance measure, which allows tailoring balance traini...
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INTRODUCTION: Currently there has been significant growth in the number of patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) referred to sleep clinics. In this sense, screening and stratification methods of the severity of this pathology have become increasingly relevant. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of the NoSAS and STOP-Bang scores in the screening of OSA in a sleep clinic. METHODS: Prospectivel...
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Introdução: A ventilação não invasiva (VNI) é uma forma de suporte ventilatório não invasivo, com benefícios comprovados em diversas patologias. O objetivo foi avaliar as indicações da VNI em doentes com insuficiência respiratória e identificar fatores preditivos da resposta à VNI. Material e Métodos: Análise retrospetiva dos processos clínicos de doentes submetidos a VNI, internados no Serviço de Medicina, ent...