The Vest Treatment Report

• strapples

  Data Quality: 3 stars

  • Sex: Male
  • Age: 21y

  Condition: Rett Syndrome 4 additional condition(s)

  Quality of Life:

  • Social: Mild
  • Mental: Mild
  • Physical: Severe

  I am: Very bad

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Purpose: Increased secretions (Started Sep 25, 2010)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 20, 2011	1 hr Daily	Major	None	Usually	A little

Date

Feb 20, 2011

Advice & Tips

Time consuming but it feels oh so good!

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• indyborn

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 1 star

  ALS: 5 yrs

  Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube

  Bulbar: severe

  Arms: severe

  Chest: severe

  Legs: severe

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Purpose: Other (Started Jan 21, 2009)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 13, 2009	40 min Daily	None	Mild	Sometimes	A little
Aug 10, 2009	40 min Daily	Slight	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all
May 23, 2009	40 min Daily	Slight	None	Usually	A little
Feb 18, 2009	40 min Daily	Slight	None	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:

Pain in rib

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• wbear35

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 1 star

  ALS: 36 yrs

  Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube

  Bulbar: severe

  Arms: severe

  Chest: moderate

  Legs: severe

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Purposes: Maintain FVC, Excess saliva, and Lung Congestion (Started Nov 13, 2008)

Date	Dosage	Maintain FVC Perceived effectiveness	Excess saliva Perceived effectiveness	Lung Congestion Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 26, 2009	30 min Daily	?

Side effects:

Pain in rib

Date

Oct 26, 2009

Advice & Tips

worth a try

Cost

< $25 monthly

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