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PHYS THER
Vol. 60, No. 6, June 1980, pp. 809-810
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Appreciation for Advice

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To the Editor:

I am writing regarding a conversation I had with Mr. Willy E. Hammon after reading his article, entitled "Fatal Pulmonary Hemorrhage Associated with Chest Physical Therapy," in the October 1979 issue of PHYSICAL THERAPY. I have just been involved in a similar patient situation as the one he described.

I had treated a 58-year-old woman using postural drainage and percussion twice a day for three days. She had been admitted on September 30, 1979, for recurrent bouts of hemoptysis. Her history included partial removal of the right lung five years ago for poorly differentiated carcinoma. She had received postoperative irradiation treatments. A bronchopleural fistula with empyema was confirmed. She had responded well to postural drainage and antibiotics in the past....

Related PubMed Citation: 493347






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