Osteoporosis in pulmonary clinic patients: does point-of-care screening predict central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry?
Although the findings from a heel ultrasound plus the answers to a questionnaire were reasonably good indicators for predicting the presence of low BMD, little predictability was gained over the use of BMI and age. In a group of pulmonary clinic patients, the prevalence of osteoporosis was clinically significant, and central DXA testing was the preferable technique for identifying patients who were at risk for fracture.
BTED alleviates kidney injury in rats of HS via the HO-1 pathway.