Neutropenic fever is a common life-threatening complication of hematologic malignancies and in patients undergoing chemotherapy. (lecturio.com)
Patients4
Primary bone lesions are more commonly identified in patients under the age of 40, and can be subdivided into benign and malignant lesions. (crimsonpublishers.com)
As many as 30% of myeloma patients may present with a pathologic fracture, and up to two-thirds with bone pain alone as the initial symptom of disease [7]. (crimsonpublishers.com)
Primary hyperparathyroidism affects approximately 0.3% of the population, with about 90% of patients having a single parathyroid adenoma and 10% having multigland hyperplasia or multiple adenomas. (medscape.com)
u201cI enjoy making a positive impact on my patients\u2019 lives,\u201d says Dr. Akolkar. (hamiltonhealth.com)
Common2
Technically considered a plasma cell dyscrasia, multiple myeloma is the most common primary malignancy of bone [7,8]. (crimsonpublishers.com)
Diffuse demineralization attributed to trabecular resorption is the most common plain radiographic sign of primary hyperparathyroidism. (medscape.com)
Clinical1
Clinical features, incidence, and survivorship of malignant primary bone tumors [5-7]. (crimsonpublishers.com)
Quality-of-l3
Educating our peers and using these guidelines in our practice will enhance the quality of life of the geriatric patient. (medscape.com)
Hearing loss has a major contribution to communication and quality-of-life issues. (medscape.com)
It is rewarding to determine the cause of their health issues, implement a treatment plan, and watch their quality of life improve. (hamiltonhealth.com)
Disease3
The presence of multiple osteolytic bone lesions is a defining trademark of the disease. (crimsonpublishers.com)
In 1891, von Recklinghausen described the classic bone disease termed osteitis fibrosa cystica. (medscape.com)
Mandl noted improvement of the patient's severe skeletal abnormalities postoperatively, thereby linking hyperparathyroidism with bone disease. (medscape.com)
Cases1
Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma and chondrosarcoma represent 70% of primary bone tumor diagnoses, and malignant primary bone tumors represent around 3,300 new cases annually in the United States [5,6]. (crimsonpublishers.com)
Patient5
Milkman syndrome is a condition in which the patient experiences multiple insufficiency fractures that are often bilateral and symmetric. (medscape.com)
Anteroposterior radiograph of the hip in a dialysis patient reveals erosion of a large portion of the medial femoral neck and trochanteric region from amyloid deposition (arrowheads) with a pathologic fracture in the basocervical portion of the femoral neck (arrow). (medscape.com)
Rickets and osteomalacia are different manifestations of the same underlying pathologic process, depending on whether the patient is a child or an adult, respectively. (medscape.com)
Magnified anteroposterior radiograph of the proximal tibia in a patient with chronic renal failure reveals a Looser fracture (pseudofracture) at the proximal medial tibia (arrow). (medscape.com)
Educating our peers and using these guidelines in our practice will enhance the quality of life of the geriatric patient. (medscape.com)