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Recovering After Hip Fracture Surgery (pdf file)

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November 01, 2023 - On top is a large bone called the pelvis [PEL-vis]. … The top of the thigh bone looks like a ball. … Other times, the hip bones become very weak and a bone can break on its own, causing a fall. … This is more likely when the bones have become weak from arthritis or bone loss, called osteoporosis … Get tested to see how strong your bones are. This is called an “osteoporosis workup.”

Teach-Back Quick Guide (poster) (pdf file)

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October 20, 2016 - -)glycemic high (low) blood pressure hyper(hypo-)tension fats lipids overweight obese weak bone … neurologist cancer doctor oncologist eye doctor ophthalmologist lung doctor pulmonologist joint, bone

Teach-Back Quick Guide (pdf file)

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October 19, 2016 - hypo-)glycemic high (low) blood pressure hyper(hypo-)tension fats lipids overweight obese weak bone … neurologist cancer doctor oncologist eye doctor ophthalmologist lung doctor pulmonologist joint, bone

Falls and Injury | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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September 01, 2018 - Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or … systematic review on the effectiveness and safety of treatments to prevent fractures in persons with low bone

Resources for Women’s Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2018 - Genitourinary Conditions Gynecology Heart and Blood Vessel Conditions Mental Health Muscle, Bone … Medicines To Treat Alcohol Use Disorder Treating Binge-Eating Disorder Top of Page Muscle, Bone … Interventions for Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone

The SHARE Approach—Communicating Numbers to Your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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September 01, 2020 - 1 For example, say, "About 6 out of 10 women like you, who do not take this medicine will break a bone … About 3 out of 10 women like you who take this medicine will break a bone in the next 10 years. … Taking the medicine can lower your chance of breaking a bone by about half."

Tool 5, The SHARE Approach Communicating Numbers to your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers (pdf file)

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April 01, 2014 - .1 For example, say, “About 6 out of 10 women like you, who do not take this medicine will break a bone … About 3 out of 10 women like you who take this medicine will break a bone in the next 10 years. … Taking the medicine can lower your chance of breaking a bone by about half.” › Give absolute risk

FAQs (Staff): Wound Cleaning (doc file)

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March 01, 2022 - to avoid causing additional soft tissue damage or extension of the wound due to pressure against the bone

Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices (doc file)

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January 01, 2016 - mild reddening of the skin to severe tissue damage that can become infected, extending into muscle and bone … Subcutaneous fat may be visible, but no bone, tendon, or muscle is exposed. … skin and tissue loss with exposed or directly palpable fascia, muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone … This injury results from intense and/or prolonged pressure and shear forces at the bone-muscle interface

Australian Chiropractic Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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September 02, 2015 - Research Interests / Health Conditions: Arthritis and other non-traumatic joint disease (muscle, bone

Consortium for Collaborative Osteopathic Research Development Practice-Based Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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