Predictive value of laryngeal adductor reflex testing in patients with dysphagia due to a cerebral vascular accident

It is noticeable that more and more medical professionals have been searching for strategies to keep people engaged both in the recovery processes (cognitive or physical) and in the teaching part. It is possible to observe that the insertion of Serious Games has been offering this innovative possibility, which allows the development of new possibilities for several areas of knowledge. This study aims to carry out a review on the use of Serious Games in Medicine, exploring how the method has been used. The methodology used was a systematic review. Articles published from 2015 to 2020 in indexed in three databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scielo, among others, were searched. If used correctly, the Serious Games can help in the rehabilitation process of patients affected by some sequelae caused by stroke (CVA - Cerebral Vascular Accident), and also in the rehabilitation process of people with degenerative problems. It was also possible to observe that SG can be used as motivating and engaging tools for medical students.

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Effectiveness of an Instructional Program on Hypertensive Patients’ Knowledge toward Prevention of Cerebral Vascular Accident at Al-Razi Center in Al-Basra City

Medico-Legal Update ◽

10.37506/mlu.v20i3.1600 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Instructional Program ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

Cerebral Vascular

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Cerebral Vascular Accident, Parkinson's Disease and Other Supra Spinal Neurologic Disorders

Atlas of Urodynamics ◽

10.1002/9780470692141.ch13 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 152-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Neurologic Disorders ◽

Cerebral Vascular

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Assessment of patients' coping strategies and rehabilitation outcomes following cerebral vascular accident: Individualizing the rehabilitation process

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1016/0003-9993(94)90224-0 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 75 (6) ◽

pp. 721

Author(s):

Nancy K. Hansen ◽

Robert K. Heinrich

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Rehabilitation Process ◽

Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽

Cerebral Vascular

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Correlation of Chemical Urinalysis to Microscopic Urinalysis and Urine Culture: Implications for Reflex Urinalysis Workflows

The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.1093/jalm/jfaa011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 724-731

Author(s):

Allison B Chambliss ◽

Holli M Mason ◽

Tam T Van

Keyword(s):

Predictive Value ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Urine Culture ◽

Turnaround Time ◽

Positive Urine ◽

Performance Specifications ◽

Reflex Testing ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

Unnecessary Testing ◽

Microscopic Findings

Abstract Background Urinalysis (UA) reflex testing approaches, which offer potential for savings in labor and result turnaround time, may rely on the performance of a chemical UA screen to determine which urine samples need microscopic UA and/or urine culture. We correlated chemical UA, microscopic UA, and urine culture results to determine the performance of chemical UA as a screening tool for reflex testing approaches. Methods Consecutive UA results for 9127 tests (simultaneous chemical UA and microscopic UA) were retrospectively reviewed and correlated. Urine culture results were also correlated for 3127 samples that had urine culture ordered within 24 h of UA. Positivity criteria for each UA method were predefined. Results Chemical UA yielded the following performance specifications for predicting microscopic findings: 93.0% sensitivity, 56.9% specificity, 64.7% positive predictive value, 90.5% negative predictive value. 3.2% of samples were negative by chemical UA but positive by microscopic UA. Of the samples with urine culture results available, 6.3% were negative by chemical UA but had clinically-significant positive urine cultures. Conclusions Reflex testing of microscopic UA and/or urine culture dependent from chemical UA results provides a feasible opportunity to reduce unnecessary testing.

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