We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with lower extremity trauma with a period of strict non‐weight‐bearing between completion of two computed tomography (CT) scans. The radiodensity of the proximal femur or lumbar vertebrae was measured from the earliest and latest available CT ...
A color of blue indicates a healthy alkaline ph of 7.4, If the strip doesnot turn blue, use the color chart that comes with the ph strips to see what your ph is. Remember, a ph lower than 7.0 is acid and your body will need to counteract that acid state. If your daily food ...
Bone mineral density DXA: Dual x-ray absorptiometry RR: Relative risk FOF: Fear of falling RCT: Randomized, controlled trial Nm: Newton metres J: Joule ICC: Intra-class correlation coefficient PASE: Physical activity scale for the elderly CI: Confidence interval MCID: Minimal clin...
Chart audits revealed that there was 100% documentation of the diagnosis in the daily physicians' and nurses' notes. In contrast, in the three years before the institution of the assessment tool, only 4 infants were identified to have osteopenia; 3 infants developed fractures among 1,923 ...
Electronic medical chart review of these patients was conducted to identify the percentage of females counseled and screened for potential bone mineral density loss, hyperprolactinemia and vitamin D deficiency. Results A detailed chart review of the 101 premenopausal female ages 18-45, demonstrated no ...