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13 patient evaluations for Cough assist vest

indyborn

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 2 yrs

Bi-Pap

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: none

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by indyborn

current dosage:

40 min daily

time on dosage:

about 10 months

purpose:

Other

	Other Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Feb 18, 2009	Slight	None	Sometimes	A little
May 23, 2009	Slight	None	Sometimes	A little
Aug 10, 2009	Slight	Mild	Sometimes	A little	sore ribs
Nov 13, 2009	None	Mild	Sometimes	A little	sore ribs

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wbear35

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 32 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: severe

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe

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by wbear35

current dosage:

30minutes as needed

time on dosage:

about 4 years

purpose:

Slow my ALS progress

	Slow my ALS progress Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Oct 17, 2008	Slight	Moderate	Usually	A little
Oct 16, 2009	Major	Severe	Usually	A little
Oct 26, 2009	Can't tell	Mild	Usually	A little	Headaches Cough and blowing nose

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Oct 17, 2008	one day at a time	< $25 monthly
Oct 26, 2009	as needed at least 3 times a day	< $25 monthly

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wbear35

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 32 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: severe

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe

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by wbear35

current dosage:

30 min daily

time on dosage:

about 1 year

purpose:

Excess saliva,

Lung Congestion,

Maintain FVC

	Excess saliva Efficacy	Lung Congestion Efficacy	Maintain FVC Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Oct 26, 2009	Moderate	Moderate	Can't tell	Mild	Always	A little	sore ribs

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Oct 26, 2009	worth a try	< $25 monthly

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strapples

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 3 yrs

Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: severe

Arms: moderate

Chest: severe

Legs: severe

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by strapples

current dosage:

0.15hours as needed

time on dosage:

about 9 months

purpose:

Breathing difficulty,

Slow my ALS progress,

Excess saliva,

Ineffective cough

	Ineffective cough Efficacy	Breathing difficulty Efficacy	Excess saliva Efficacy	Slow my ALS progress Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 17, 2008	Moderate	Slight	Major	Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 12, 2009	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	None	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 16, 2009	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Nov 17, 2008	I say get it if you can.	< $25 monthly

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Wayne Lampe

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 4 yrs

Bi-Pap

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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by Wayne Lampe

current dosage:

3 other daily

time on dosage:

about 6 months

purpose:

Other,

Breathing difficulty

	Other Efficacy	Breathing difficulty Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Jan 27, 2009	Major	Can't tell	None	Usually	Not at all
Apr 04, 2009	Major	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Jan 27, 2009	Keeps lungs maximum capacity	monthly

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amma

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 4 yrs

Bi-Pap

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: mild

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by amma

current dosage:

daily

time on dosage:

about 1 year

purpose:

Breathing difficulty

	Breathing difficulty Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Aug 25, 2008	Slight	None	Usually	A little
Mar 10, 2009	Moderate	None	Usually	A little

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Mar 10, 2009	After you get used to it, it becomes very helpful in keeping your lungs open and stablized my FVC	monthly

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amberwell

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

ALS: 5 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe

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by amberwell

current dosage:

as needed

time on dosage:

about 7 months

purpose:

Ineffective cough

	Ineffective cough Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 12, 2008	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
Dec 15, 2008	Major	None	Usually	Not at all
Jan 09, 2009	Major	None	Usually	Not at all
Feb 19, 2009	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

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cwilkins39

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 5 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: mild

Legs: severe

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by cwilkins39

current dosage:

daily

time on dosage:

about 3 weeks

purpose:

Ineffective cough

	Ineffective cough Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Jan 31, 2009	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

	Advice/Tips	Cost
Jan 31, 2009	It is a time saver, in that the machine can do in a few seconds what it use to take hours.	$200+ monthly

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Bobby B

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 16 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: mild

Legs: severe

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by Bobby B

current dosage:

as needed

time on dosage:

about 4 months

purpose:

Ineffective cough

	Ineffective cough Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Sep 14, 2008	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

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silverage

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 2 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: severe

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by silverage

current dosage:

daily

time on dosage:

about 1 month

purpose:

General health,

Breathing difficulty

	General health Efficacy	Breathing difficulty Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden	Specific Side Effects
Sep 10, 2008	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all

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