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Sildenafil (Viagra®) has two actions that may be of consequence in patients with heart disease. It can lower the blood pressure, and it can interact with nitrates. It should never be used in patients who are taking nitrates.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.