title: Immobility and bone loss in the aging adult.
abstract: Increasing numbers of older patients will be admitted to critical care units. Although bone loss will not be the primary concern, astute critical care nurses must be aware that the bone loss associated with immobility, compounded with the bone loss that occurs with aging, can place a patient at the fracture threshold.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hedricks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001510:Bed Rest / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium