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Lodox reveals the ideal body
A 110 kg patient presented to the hospital emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle collision. A full body LODOX (low-dose digital x-ray) was performed as part of the primary survey. The patient was subsequently intubated for airway protection. The utilisation of lower tidal volumes for ventilation of patients came to the fore with the ARDSNET publication. Despite the now we...
متن کاملPersonal experience with whole-body, low-dosage, digital X-ray scanning (LODOX-Statscan) in trauma
BACKGROUND Lodox-Statscan is a whole-body, skeletal and soft-tissue, low-dose X-ray scanner Anterior-posterior and lateral thoraco-abdominal studies are obtained in 3-5 minutes with only about one-third of the radiation required for conventional radiography. Since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA, several trauma centers have incorporated this technology into the...
متن کاملImplicit beliefs about ideal body image predict body image dissatisfaction
We examined whether implicit measures of actual and ideal body image can be used to predict body dissatisfaction in young female adults. Participants completed two Implicit Relational Assessment Procedures (IRAPs) to examine their implicit beliefs concerning actual (e.g., I am thin) and desired ideal body image (e.g., I want to be thin). Body dissatisfaction was examined via self-report questio...
متن کامل[Body perception and bariatric surgery: the ideal and the possible].
BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery helps significantly in weight loss. Little is known whether the change in body shape and size is enough to meet the expectations created preoperatively. AIM To evaluate the different perceptions of body size and shape before and after bariatric surgery. METHOD A total of 423 patients were evaluated by Nine-figure Outline Scale. Of these, 32% were pre-surgery (Pr...
متن کاملPatient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index
OBJECTIVE Despite much effort, obesity remains a significant public health problem. One of the main contributing factors is patients' perception of their target ideal body weight. This study aimed to assess this perception. METHODS The study took place in an urban area, with the majority of participants in the study being Hispanic (65.7%) or African-American (28.0%). Patients presented to an ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.195.12822