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Item The Correlation of Bone Mineral Densities among the Lumbar Spines, Proximal Femur and Distal Forearm(Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 2010-04-18) Suppasin Soontrapa; Charoonsak Somboonporn; Woraluk Somboonporn; Sugree SoontrapaPurpose: To determine the correlation of bone mineral density (BMD) among the lumbar spines, proximal femur, and distal forearm in women.Design: Retrospective, descriptive studyMaterials: and Methods: We reviewed the results of bone mineral density performed at Srinagarind Hospital from May 1997 to June 1999. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) technique was used to determine the bone mineral densities (BMDs) at the lumbar spines, proximal femur, and distal forearm in 230 women of age range from 31 to 87 years (mean age = 53.5 years). Most cases were healthy, with only 10 cases being osteoporotic.Results: A significant correlation (pItem Recombinant Human TSH-Mediated Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer(Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 2011-01-08) Charoonsak SomboonpornRoles of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) has been extensively studied during the past ten years in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. Since it is convenient, safe and equally effective in the treatment with radioactive iodine and in the follow-up procedures after treatment, rhTSH has been used increasingly and is now considered a method to replace the conventional thyroid hormone withdrawal in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. This review article aims to provide the evidence regarding the use of rhTSH in various aspects of taking care of this kind of patients, both in terms of treatment of the disease and follow-up of the disease.Item Vitamin D Deficiency and the Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Women(Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 2010-03-27) Supasin Soontrapa; Sukree Soontrapa; Charoonsak Somboonporn; Woraluk SomboonpornBackgroud : Vitamin D deficiency lead to elevations in parathyroid hormone levels, resulting in increased bone resorption and reduced BMD, especially cortical bone, and caused skeletal osteoporosis. Up to now there are very few studies to show the effect of vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density. The level of vitamin D deficiency vary considerably with latitude, also the variability in the different vitamin D assays, that varies from 10 – 40 ng/ml. From our previous study about prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, it being found that the level of calcidiol \< 35 ng/ml was th level of vitamin D deficiency.Objective : To determine the risk of osteoporosis in lumbar spine, proximal femur and the distal radius, between the elderly women with and without vitamin D deficiency. Design : Cross – sectional descriptive study.Setting : Municipality of Khon Kaen province, Thailand.Outcome Measurements : Serum calcidiol and PTH levels and bone mineral density of lumbar spine, proximal femur and distal forearm.Results : No any significant difference in age, weight, height, BMI and the alkaline phosphatase level between both groups. There was only PTH level that showed significant difference between both groups. A calcudiol level of