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"No DMD person should ever require a trach tube or develop any respiratory complications. If people follow closely what we describe here, respiratory difficulties can be eliminated." Dr. John R. Bach
"John R. Bach, M.D., is another must-read author in the NMD community. His book, Guide to the Evaluation and Management of Neuromuscular Disease (Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1999), presents in plain language an excellent overview of the stages of neuromuscular disease and the medical complications that may arise in each stage. One of the refreshing differences between this book and others on the subject is Dr. Bach's "good news," forged in experience rather than statistics, of the treatment options that help chi
Reprinted from UMDNJ HealthState Summer 2002, used by permission. Click Me! Index MDA: Scoliosis Surgery--17yo Jason Before & After American Thoracic Society Consensus Statement -- Respiratory Care of the Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (PDF 106k) This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was approved by the ATS Board of Directors March 2004. ATS Consensus Statement (HTML 82k) HTML version is not official release and may contain some errors. Converted from official PDF re
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