Search results for "Fracture risk"
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
Muscle relaxants compared for fall risk in older patients
Among new users ages 65 years and older, baclofen was associated with a higher risk of fall compared to tizanidine but no significant increase in risk versus cyclobenzaprine, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/14/2.htm
14 Nov 2023
SSRIs may be associated with increased fracture risk in middle-aged women without mental disorders
Women without mental illness who started SSRIs and a cohort of women who started H2 antagonists or proton-pump inhibitors (without SSRIs) were compared, with a main study outcome of hip, humerus, radius, or ulna fractures 1 or more days after starting therapy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/07/2.htm
7 Jul 2015
Subclinical hypothyroidism prompts personalized decisions
For diagnosing and managing subclinical hypothyroidism, clinical context such as age and symptoms matter, even in the face of an incomplete understanding of the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/subclinical-hypothyroidism-prompts-personalized-decisions.htm
1 Feb 2021
Fall, fracture risk may be increased with prostate-selective alpha antagonists in older men
Men 66 years of age and older who had filled a first outpatient prescription for tamsulosin, alfuzosin, or silodosin were compared with men who had not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/03/2.htm
3 Nov 2015
Repeat bone mineral density tests during osteoporosis treatment may help identify women at increased fracture risk, study finds
Monitoring bone mineral density in routine clinical practice may identify women with a suboptimal response to osteoporosis treatment who would benefit from closer follow-up, researchers noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/19/1.htm
19 Jul 2016
A defense of proton-pump inhibitors
Data on their risks may seem persuasive, but one expert is not convinced.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/a-defense-of-proton-pump-inhibitors.htm
1 Jan 2019
Age, bone mineral density may predict 5-year fracture risk after stopping bisphosphonate
When postmenopausal women stop bisphosphonate therapy, their age and hip bone mineral density (BMD) can help predict the likelihood of fractures over the next 5 years, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/13/6.htm
13 May 2014
PPIs get warning on fracture risk
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/7.htm
8 Jun 2010
NAFLD treatment starts with weight loss, then other modes
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which accounts for 30% to 40% of chronic liver disease in the U.S. today, is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and is associated with sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/NAFLD.htm
1 Jul 2016