urine test for bone loss

My doctor has an assistant, not a nurse, who assists her with checking patient vitals, etc. the assistant makes frequent demands for a urine test...4 in the last 8 months which seem excessive to me. She gets quite testy if I am unable to comply and has left an unpleasant message on my phone once. Today she brought me a full paper cup of water and insisted I drink it. Am I legally required to submit to these tests? Is there a certain number of urine tests required per year?

24-hour urine calcium excretion test This test looks at how much calcium is being excreted in the urine. For this test, you collect all your urine over 24 hours in a large container for laboratory analysis to measure the amount of calcium in the total volume of urine. Excessive urinary calcium excretion is a common cause of bone loss and osteoporosis.

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However, I have been on antibiotics for 20 days now. Urine test showed that I had a UTI with blood in my urine. 1st anti biotic was Cipro. 2 tabs a day for 10 days. Nothing. No help. Follow up Urine test showed that I had some really nasty urine still. so, they then put me on Bactrum. 2 a day for 10 days. Just finished my last one today and the pain is at its worse again. I really hads to take it easy at work today becuase it was hurting pretty bad.

do you think if Im experiencing bone loss or pain in the bones its related to lack of vitamin d in the body?

I need some help to understand the medication prescribed to my mother due to her high cholesterol (for last 2 years). Patient information: 60 years old, Female, 5 ft height, 81 lb weight. I am giving the complete history below but this is the issue in nutshell "Is Levothyroxine right medication for high cholesterol, when the thyroid results (serum T3, T4, TSH) are normal ?

we are very concerned as to why his bones are eroding away. Biopsys for FNA but a core bone marrow biopsy is scheduled for 9/11. Only other test results showing anything were ESR at 29 and T-ALKP at 164. Any help in suggesting where we go from here is very much appreciated!

Does MSK cause bone loss or prevent someone from reaching peak bone mass? I leach calcuim in my urine (amongst other things) and have chronically low vit D levels as well, would MSK be considered a contributing factor to a metabolic bone disorder?

Metal alloys are composed of several different metals AND there are many different alloys too! Test your blood and urine for all the metals in your hardware. Then get your blood tested at ORTHOPEDIC ANALYSIS. They have a website. You need a doctor order. Get your primary doctor or Neurosurgeon to write an ordr for Quest Labs for blood and urine levels and then an order for the Orthopedic Implant and Bone Matrix Protein Analysis Panel #2 and get it done asap.

Thanks everyone for your answers. I just got the results of my bone density test and am one step away from osteoporosis. Don't know if it's related to the medication or not.

Anemia itself can cause swollen joints of the chest and weight loss, especially if it is involving the bone marrow. Severe UTI can also cause anemia and weight loss. The mono infection could have come due to low immunity. It would be good to have a combined approach of a hematologist and an urologist. It is difficult to comment beyond this on net. But you must seek another opinion for sure. Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

More serious issues of vitamin D toxicity in the body leads to elevated levels of calcium that reside in the blood and soft tissues (like the lungs, heart and kidneys). At this point, bone pain or bone loss can occur. Sufferers will also exhibit urinary tract symptoms ranging from excessive production of urine to kidney stones or renal failure. High blood pressure and an increased risk of heart disease are concerns and ultimately can lead to irrevocable damage to major organs.

I need some help to understand the medication prescribed to my mother due to her high cholesterol (for last 2 years). Patient information: 60 years old, Female, 5 ft height, 81 lb weight. The issue in nutshell "Is Levothyroxine right medication for high cholesterol, when the thyroid results (serum T3, T4, TSH) are normal ? If it is wrong treatment will it lead to lasting health effects, currently we are seeing about 17 lb wt loss in 6-8 months. Her weight went down from 97 lb to 81 lb.

) This study can be looked at in the light of the previous thread regarding Growth Hormone deficiency, which also causes or correlates with bone density loss. How many on the forum have had any concerns on bone loss in recent years? Maybe a doctor looking at an X-Ray made a comment, or a dental X-Ray showed bone loss, or deterioration, etc. Here is the study link: http://www.natap.org/2008/HCV/022008_02.

After doing research this time i approached my dr and explained that the range changed in 2002 and asked if she would let me try levothyroxine for my severe fatigue, irritability, depression, hair loss, dry skin, hypersleep (12-18 hrs day), severe cold intolerance, and heavy periods. She said i could try 25 mcg of levothyroxie and recheck my levels in 4 weeks. On 3/24/08 my TSH was 0.625, free t4 1.15, free t3 2.5. My symptoms had almost totally resolved at that time.

Would look at 24 hour urine calcium -- that would be normal or high in this diagnosis. If there is bone loss, kidney stone or relatively young age (? <60) then would consider surgical treatment of this. the symptoms are not specific to parathyroid disease, so there is no guarantee that fixing the problem will resolve all the symtpoms.

I went to the doctor last week as I have been having pain on both upper left and rt side of abdomen. They found bilirubin in my urine. The AST/ALT, lipid profile, hyl pylori test all negative. They did an ultrasound- normal. Is this something to be concerned about? Do the negative tests rule out gall bladder or hepatitis?

12 pound weight loss but that was from the GI bleed. Appetite is normal for me. Urine is normal color. No issues with losing control of bowels or bladder. We have a ton of medical bills coming in so I’d rather not go back to the doctor.

dentist said I have 50% bone loss. Is there anything else I can do to prevent further bone loss?

Regenerative bone grafting in the mouth is a highly predictable and a common procedure done by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. As with many dental conditions, there are a variety of way to reconstruct the missing bone. The application of Distraction Osteogenesis for implant site development is one of the more recent advances in this technology. Traditional bone grafting has been used for many years with great success.

Please help. I was seeing girl late 08 into early 09 for 3 mnts or so. Last time we slept together was 20th of Jan or so...all unprotected. she says she was on yaz pill. in very early Feb she tells me shes throwing up and thinks she might be preg but doc tells her its stomach flu. well, we do urine test on Feb 6 it came back neg...she tells me she started period 2 days later...I was over it til she kept saying she wasnt feeling good - tired, back ache, stomach pain, etc..

severe fatigue, difficulty losing weight, weight gain, memory loss, hair loss, muscle fatigue, hair growth, buffalo hump, and increased anxiety and depression. Doctor changed my thyroid medication from cytomel to synthroid. I have a 25 year history of psoriasis and recently diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis due to joint swelling in a left finger and left ankle. Endocrinologist did these test and here are the results. Any assistance in translating them would be greatly appreciated.

My dog Koke has severe hair loss, he was given a urine test and blood test, and he was given antibiotics. He still has hair loss and am scared to take him out on sunny days because of sun burn. Is it old age? He also has arthritis, but I give him doggy asprin. Thank you.

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