Atul Gawande Quotes

She Was Doing Impressively Well, He Said. She Was Mentally Sharp And Physically Strong. The Danger For Her Was Losing What She Had. The Single Most Serious Threat She Faced Was Not The Lung Nodule Or The Back Pain. It Was Falling. Each Year, About 350,000 Americans Fall And Break A Hip. Of Those, 40 Percent End Up In A Nursing Home, And 20 Percent Are Never Able To Walk Again. The Three Primary Risk Factors For Falling Are Poor Balance, Taking More Than Four Prescription Medications, And Muscle Weakness. Elderly People Without These Risk Factors Have A 12 Percent Chance Of Falling In A Year. Those With All Three Risk Factors Have Almost A 100 Percent Chance.

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