what is the prognosis of a bedridden patient with osteoporosis?

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Osteoporosis
beth f. asked:


she is 83 years old and limited mobility for 20 years and just 4 years ago total bedridden and with pain control measures in place and only 1 kidney. No diabetes or cancer,labs normal.

Rose
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    • This entry was posted on Sunday, April 6th, 2008 at 1:35 am and is filed under Osteoporosis. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    2 Responses to “what is the prognosis of a bedridden patient with osteoporosis?”

    1. Nichole H Says:
      April 6th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

      If her labs are normal she is probably healthy under the circumstances. What I mean by that is she may be bedridden and such but she isnt showing any signs of infection. That means her kidney must be functioning very well and her pain control is doing what it is supposed to be doing. In that case, I would have to say her prognosis is probably very good. However, at 83 years old, anything can happen. I would say she probably has a fighting chance, but age is a factor. I’ve worked with several bedridden patients who, other than the fact that they are bedridden, are very healthy.

    2. spanky Says:
      April 9th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

      For long time in her situationbut with bedridden patients bedsores and infections usually cause problems for long time in.
      For patients bedsores and infections usually cause problems for patients bedsores and infections usually cause problems for patients bedsores and infections usually cause problems for patients bedsores.