Does a 3-sip test detect dysphagia in acute stroke rehabilitation patients?
The sensitivity of the 3-sip test was poor for stroke rehabilitation patients. For those who passed the 3-sip test, a low FIM total score was predictive of development of clinically relevant dysphagia. A high degree of clinical suspicion for dysphagia should remain after passing a 3-sip screening test, especially for those with FIM total score<60.
PGI(2) has protective effects in the pulmonary vasculature after acute and chronic cigarette smoke exposure. An imbalance in eicosanoid expression may be important to COPD-associated endothelial dysfunction.