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Resident Violence | The Broset Violence Checklist

Introduction to the Broset Violence Checklist The Broset Violence Checklist is a simple, six item list that was developed to predict violent behavior in psychiatric patients before it escalated into a dangerous episode of resident violence.  Use of this checklist was found to be useful in identifying patients who were beginning to decompensate and allowing [...]

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is an age-related decrease in bone mass that occurs secondary to the uncoupling of normal bone metabolism. The most significant consequence is fracture in an osteoporotic bone. The risk of fracture increases as the severity of the disease increases.

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