Transitioning to Adulthood as a Young Person with an Intellectual Disability: Two Case Studies of Mothers’ Perceptions

Making the transition from high school to adult life is a challenging process for youth with Intellectual Disabilities (ID).  Complicated policies, fragmented systems, and uncoordinated services contribute to the problem.  Youth with ID need ongoing support to transition successfully, and this support often comes from their parents.  The current article presents the findings from two case studies that examined mothers’ perceptions of the process of supporting their children with ID through transition from high school to adulthood.  Factors that supported and hindered successful transition, as well as supports or resources that mothers wished they had during transition are presented.

Acute lung injury: how to stabilize a broken lung

Abstract The pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) results in heterogeneous lung collapse, edema-flooded airways and unstable alveoli. These pathologic alterations in alveolar mechanics (i.e. dynamic change in alveolar size and shape with each breath) predispose the lung to secondary ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). It is our viewpoint that the acutely injured lung can be recruited and stabilized with a mechanical breath until it heals, much like casting a broken bone until it mends. If the lung can be “casted” with a mechanical breath, VILI could be prevented and ARDS incidence significantly reduced

Does the timing of oral feeding affect the fistulization risk among head and neck cancer patients undergoing free flap reconstruction?

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