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Table 2.

Admission Diagnoses (N = 71)

	n (%)
Psychiatric disorder^a	14 (19.7%)
Fracture or trauma	7 (9.9%)
Renal failure/Disease	7 (9.9%)
Respiratory failure/Disease	7 (9.9%)
Cancer	4 (5.6%)
Gastrointestinal disorder	4 (5.6%)
Sepsis	4 (5.6%)
Stroke	4 (5.6%)
Dementia	2 (2.8%)
Other^b	18 (25.3%)

^aPsychiatric disorder includes: depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mental retardation, dysthymic disorder, and delusions

^bOther includes: syncope and collapse, adult physical abuse, joint pain, malformation of orthopedic device, alcohol complications, drug overdose, HIV/AIDS, hepatic failure/disease, metabolic disorder, seizures, and other general symptoms

N = number of patients with medical records available