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ICF Framework Based Acute Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Decision Making for a Patient with COVID-19: A Retrospective Case Report
No full textBackground and Purpose: The COVID-19 virus has taken countless lives in the United States and a plethora of short and long-term medical complications associated with the virus exist. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health is a universally accepted classification system that was used in this case report to organize and address the patient’s functional impairments. The patient was uninsured, with limited financial and social support resources, thus the rehabilitation team had multifactorial considerations to develop the safest and most effective discharge plan. Case Description: The patient was a 37-year-old Hispanic male who lived a sedentary lifestyle and worked as a meal preparation aide in a kitchen. The patient arrived at the emergency room with complaints of shortness of breath, low oxygen saturation levels, and cyanotic skin changes indicating acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation. Interventions and Outcomes After successful ventilator weaning, the patient was admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation unit and participated in multidisciplinary therapy. Physical therapy treatment during inpatient rehab included progressive therapeutic exercise, functional mobility training, balance, and gait training. Patient education was emphasized to improve psychosocial factors and functional independence. The patient was able to significantly improve in all outcomes, which included the IRF-PAI, functional mobility, NPRS, and manual muscle testing. The patient’s progress resulted in a safe discharge to home. Discussion This retrospective case report demonstrates how physical therapy interventions embedded in a multidisciplinary team can impact a patient’s impairments secondary to COVID-19. The rehabilitation team’s consideration of the patients’ contextual aspects of both personal and environmental factors were essential aspects of the plan of care that supported the patient\u27s safe return to home.
Presenter:Joshua SchienPhysical Therapy Doctoral Studen
Governors State University Convocation 2022
No full textConvocation celebrates the official opening of the 2022-23 academic year. Join us as we welcome the class of 2026, celebrate the final Convocation ceremony for our Class of 2022, and honor the winners of the Excellence and Baysore Awards
Social Justice and Black Men’s Health
No full textThis chapter provides a brief overview of the literature emphasizing seven unique and prevailing obstacles and barriers that Black men face when interacting with healthcare systems. Issues of: (1) racism and mistrust, (2) finances and economic stability, (3) gender-influenced stereotypes, (4) religion/faith-based ideology, (5) personal health management, (6) incarceration, and (7) Black men representation in medicine are believed to be seven factors that provide an explanation for why Black men continue to experience poor health outcomes. The chapter discusses social and political factors that have had implications for how black men interact with healthcare systems and utilizes the integrated lenses of critical race theory and intersectionality theory to conceptualize processes for understanding and change. Discussion questions and case studies are included to prompt critical thinking and elicit discussions on historical and structural racism, the influence of sociopolitical systems, and the implications for social work policy and practice.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1255/thumbnail.jp
Combined Toxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Cadmium Inducing Root Damage in Phytolacca americana L.
No full textIn recent years, nano-contamination in the soil environment has aroused concern. But it is still uncertain whether the interactions of nano- and metal-pollutants would have a combined toxic effect on plants. In this study, we investigated the effects of joint exposure to zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and Cd on the root tissue of Phytolacca americana L. Spin-polarized density functional theory simulations assumed that the plant may undergo metal toxicity or acidosis upon joint exposure to ZnO NPs/Cd. Subsequently, experimental exposure of P. americana verified the combined toxic effects. The plant grew normally with a single treatment of ZnO NPs (500 mg/kg) or low doses of Cd (10 mg/kg). However, root growth was significantly inhibited with the combined treatments (up to 43% reduction); additionally, Cd ions were transported to the shoot, leading to shoot growth inhibition (translocation factor \u3e 1). The antioxidant enzymes in the root (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase) were highly activated to resist stress, accompanied by a greater than two-fold increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Corresponding to physiological indicators, biological transmission electron microscopy revealed severe damage to the root cells. Moreover, ZnO NPs/Cd accumulation was observed in the root cytoderm, which confirmed the toxicity of the combined effects. Our study provides insight into the potential combined toxicity of ZnO NPs and heavy metals in polluted environments, such as mining areas and electronic waste sites, and agricultural soils.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1172/thumbnail.jp
Soil Nitrogen Transformation Process Influenced by Litterfall Manipulation in Two Subtropical Forest Types
No full textNitrogen (N) is often recognized as the primary limiting nutrient element for the growth and production of forests worldwide. Litterfall represents a significant pathway for returning nutrients from aboveground parts of trees to the soils and plays an essential role in N availability in different forest ecosystems. This study explores the N transformation processes under litterfall manipulation treatments in a Masson pine pure forest (MPPF), and Masson pine and Camphor tree mixed forest (MCMF) stands in subtropical southern China. The litterfall manipulation included litterfall addition (LA), litterfall removal (LR), and litterfall control (LC) treatments. The project aimed to examine how litterfall inputs affect the soil N process in different forest types in the study region. Results showed that soil ammonium N (NH4+-N) and nitrate N (NO3−-N) content increased under LA treatment and decreased under LR treatment compared to LC treatment. LA treatment significantly increased soil total inorganic N (TIN) content by 41.86 and 22.19% in MPPF and MCMF, respectively. In contrast, LR treatment decreased the TIN content by 10 and 24% in MPPF and MCMF compared to LC treatment. Overall, the soil net ammonification, nitrification, and N mineralization rates were higher in MCMF than in MPPF; however, values in both forests were not significantly different. LA treatment significantly increased annual net ammonification, nitrification, and mineralization in both forest types (p \u3c 0.05) compared to LC treatment. LR treatment significantly decreased the values (p \u3c 0.05), except for ammonification, where LR treatment did not differ substantially compared to LC treatment. Our results suggested that changes in litterfall inputs would significantly alter soil N dynamics in studied forests of sub-tropical region. Moreover, mixed forest stands have higher nutrient returns due to mixed litter and higher decomposition compared to pure forest stands.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1166/thumbnail.jp
Nontoxic: Masculinity, Allyship, and Feminist
No full textThis chapter introduces the concept of toxic masculinity—as a useful hermeneutical resource, an object of critical scrutiny, and a reminder of the need for alternative normative visions for what men and masculinity should be. It also identifies the major theoretical and methodological priorities guiding my approach throughout this book in evaluating existing visions for alternatives to toxic masculinity and making the case for allyship masculinity as one such alternative not only compatible with but grounded in feminist values and practices.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1086/thumbnail.jp
Estranging the Novel: Poland, Ireland, and Theories of World Literature by Katarzyna Bartoszyńska
No full textReview of Estranging the Novel: Poland, Ireland, and Theories of World Literature by Katarzyna Bartoszyńska.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1056/thumbnail.jp
eLearning
Get PDFIn this Digital world, the traditional class-based learning system copes with many challenges to accommodate learners. The conventional platforms have major issues accommodating learners from every corner of the globe. It is impossible to accommodate every learner as per their requirements and feasibilities, such as time and pace of learning.
In this Digital world, the traditional class-based learning system copes with many challenges to accommodate learners. The conventional platforms have major issues accommodating learners from every corner of the globe. It is impossible to accommodate all learners as per their requirements and feasibilities, such as time and pace of learning.
Traditional classrooms also faced many challenges during the pandemic. Measurements such as lockdowns and social distancing have created challenges for teachers and learners worldwide. Soon it was vital for everyone to have a platform to resolve all these problems.
The e-Learning platform provides a solution to all the above-stated problems by offering its users a platform that is easily accessible from any part of the world. It replaces traditional classroom-based learning with a more user-friendly and intelligent learning system. The platform supports all learners by helping them achieve their goals through education. It also enables people from different backgrounds to learn new skills without having any prerequisites through its course modules, thus catering to everyone at any given time.
There are many e-learning platforms available to educational institutes. The problem starts with integrating the e-Learning system into an innovative educational environment based on the users\u27 requirements. The e-learning services rely on a software system that allows access to all the materials for the educational process and makes them electronically available to all the students on the Internet whenever they need and wherever they are
