OSTEOPOROSIS: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the United States. It is clinically silent until there is a fracture of the bone. It is due to the insufficient bone formation or excessive bone absorption or a combination of the two. It is a progressive loss of trabeculae and decreases the ability […]
HEADACHE: CLASSIFICATIONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF HEADACHE DISORDERS PRIMARY: • Migraine • Tension-type headache • Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias • Other primary headache disorders • Cluster headache SECONDARY • Headache attributed to trauma or injury to the head and or neck • Headache attributed to cranial or cervical vascular disorder • Headache attributed to non-
CLINICAL PREDICTION RULE FOR LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS One clinical prediction rule for lumbar spinal stenosis has the following predictor variables. • bilateral symptoms • leg pain is greater than back pain • pain is present during walking and standing • pain is resolved with sitting • age is greater than 48 Variables Sensitivity Specificity +LR
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