Is there equality of nursing care insurance coverage for ambulatory and non-ambulatory clients according to German law?
There are inter-group differences regarding the need for care. The more severely disabled clients are mainly in the non-ambulatory group. But the principles governing the need for care are very similar in both groups. Thus, a uniform assessment procedure with regard to individual patient disability is justified. From the viewpoint of quality control, the results are reassuring.
These results indicate that the inhibition of NO synthesis increases both adenosine production and ecto5'-nucleotidase activity through the activation of PKC and that NO modulates ecto-5'-nucleotidase via cGMP-independent mechanisms.