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361. Managing Gout | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 01, 2021 - physician assistant, rheumatologist (a doctor specializing in diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones … ), orthopedist (a doctor specializing in injuries and disorders of the bones and muscles), or emergency

362. Serum-Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 02, 2011 - the spectrum and is characterized by the neoplastic proliferation of a clone of plasma cells in the bone … marrow with resulting end-organ damage, including skeletal destruction (lytic bone lesions), hypercalcemia … marrow plasma cells ≤10% Absence of end-organ damage (bone lesions, anemia, hypercalcemia, or renal … Bone marrow biopsy. Skeletal lesions. … marrow biopsies, and bone scans.

363. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Falls and Fractures in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     January 21, 2025 - “Preventing older adults from falling and breaking a bone is important to their ongoing health and independence … Vitamin D and calcium are important to a person’s bone health and overall wellness, so the Task Force … looked at the evidence on whether supplements could help older adults avoid falling and breaking a bone … “The good news is there are evidence-based ways for older adults to maintain good bone health,” says

364. The World Health Organization '5 moments of hand hygiene': the scientific foundation. | PSNet
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     October 19, 2022 - J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012;94(4):441-5. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.94B4.27772. … J Bone Joint Surg Br . 2012; 94 (4) :441-5 . View more articles from the same authors. … J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012;94(4):441-5. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.94B4.27772.

365. Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2020 - Symptoms of severe vitamin D deficiency can include muscle weakness, bone pain, and fatigue. … Deficiency Vitamin D is a nutrient that helps the body absorb calcium and maintain strong bones

366. Draft Research Plan: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 17, 2022 - diagnostic evaluations for conditions related to abuse or neglect (e.g., those presenting with a broken bone … Child Protective Services reports Removal of the child from the home Injuries such as broken bones

367. Dietary Proteins | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 29, 2011 - Our bodies need protein from the foods we eat to build and maintain bones, muscles and skin.

368. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - This failure to follow the bone protocol was probably the reason the bone data was never published … performance measures) and “bone density/bone mineral content” for both vitamin D alone and combined … These bone-related sections are separated by sections on non-bone related outcomes (mortality, and … I think the totality of evidence for “bone health” would be easier to gauge if bone density/bone mineral … content section was placed after the material on the clinical bone outcomes.

369. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - This failure to follow the bone protocol was probably the reason the bone data was never published … performance measures) and “bone density/bone mineral content” for both vitamin D alone and combined … These bone-related sections are separated by sections on non-bone related outcomes (mortality, and … I think the totality of evidence for “bone health” would be easier to gauge if bone density/bone mineral … content section was placed after the material on the clinical bone outcomes.

370. Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 10, 2013 - released in 1997, based the recommended levels of vitamin D and calcium on the role of these nutrients in bone … lack of strong evidence for an association of vitamin D and calcium status with conditions other than bone … Abbreviations: 1,25(OH)2D = 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; 25(OH)D = 25-hydroxyvitamin D;BMC = bone mineral … content; BMD = bone mineral density; CVD = cardiovascular disease; UV = ultraviolet light Figure 2 … (bone mineral density or content) Dose-response relationship between intake levels and indicators

371. Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey. | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(3):547-57. doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01439. … J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2009; 91 (3) :547-57 . … J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(3):547-57. doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01439.

372. Resident duty-hour reform associated with increased morbidity following hip fracture. | PSNet
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     October 19, 2022 - J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(9):2079-85. doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01240. … J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2009; 91 (9) :2079-85 . … J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(9):2079-85. doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01240.

373. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - , bone marrow, and brain.7 Some debate exists about which system should be used. … Bone Scintigraphy Bone scintigraphy uses a gamma camera to create two-dimensional images of the distribution … Scintigraphy of radiotracers that localize to the bones is useful in cancer staging because areas of … scintigraphy indirectly reveals sites of metabolic bone turnover in reaction to bone marrow metastatic … scan” OR “bone scintigraphy” OR (bone AND scan*) 5 'endosonography' OR 'eus' OR (endoscop* AND (ultrasound

374. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - , bone marrow, and brain.7 Some debate exists about which system should be used. … Bone Scintigraphy Bone scintigraphy uses a gamma camera to create two-dimensional images of the distribution … Scintigraphy of radiotracers that localize to the bones is useful in cancer staging because areas of … scintigraphy indirectly reveals sites of metabolic bone turnover in reaction to bone marrow metastatic … scan” OR “bone scintigraphy” OR (bone AND scan*) 5 'endosonography' OR 'eus' OR (endoscop* AND (ultrasound

375. Knowledge Engineering for Decision Support in Osteroporosis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - preliminary models to validate the rule that does not contain the CMS outcomes, including models for bone … One change from the original grant proposal was the addition into the rule of bone mineral density screening … While bone mineral density screenings are predictive of fracture risk, they are not codified anywhere … LaFleur presented this process at the American Society of Bone Mineral Research meeting in September

376. Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - persons with secondary osteoporosis due to an underlying medical condition (eg, cancer, metabolic bone … diseases, or hyperthyroidism) or chronic use of a medication (eg, glucocorticoids) associated with bone … recommendation, the USPSTF has noted that screening includes dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) bone

377. HCUP Statistical Brief #24: Hospitalizations for Birth Defects, 2004 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - a hole between the two larger chambers of the heart), congenital anomalies of the skull and facial bones … deformity 2,200 1.5% 3.6 $12,500 $26,930,200 28.6% 27.4 0.0% Congenital anomalies of skull and facial bones … epispadias 18,100 12 Congenital anomalies of skull and facial bones

378. Statistical Brief #24
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     January 01, 2007 - (a hole between the two larger chambers of the heart), congenital anomalies of the skull and facial bones … 3.6 $12,500 $26,930,200 28.6% 27.4 0.0% Congenital anomalies of skull and facial bones … 11 Hypospadias and epispadias 18,100 12 Congenital anomalies of skull and facial bones

379. The disruptive orthopaedic surgeon: implications for patient safety and malpractice liability.  | PSNet
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     August 20, 2018 - J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011;93(21):e1261-6. doi:10.2106/JBJS.J.01933. … J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2011; 93 (21) :e1261-6 . … J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011;93(21):e1261-6. doi:10.2106/JBJS.J.01933.

380. Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     Your blood cells form in your bone marrow. … In leukemia, however, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. … Weakness or feeling tired Weight loss or loss of appetite Tests that examine the blood and bone