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Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis : a case-based approach /

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Case-Based Approach is a practical guide that will be useful to a wide range of practicing and in-training clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. With its clinical case and scenario-based approach, readers can quickl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamdy, R. C. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Subjects:
Osteoporosis > Diagnosis > Case studies.
Osteoporosis > Treatment > Case studies.
Osteoporosis > diagnosis
Osteoporosis > therapy
Ostéoporose > Traitement > Études de cas.
Electronic books.
Case Reports
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Clinical diagnosis: Fragility hip fracture
  • Clinical diagnosis: Fragility fracture long bones
  • Clinical diagnosis: Acute vertebral fragility fracture
  • Opportunistic/morphometric diagnosis-Silent vertebral fractures
  • Densitometric diagnosis: DXA scans
  • Osteopenia: Individualizing treatment-Part I
  • Osteopenia: Individualizing treatment-Part II
  • Osteopenia: Individualizing treatment-Part III : When silent vertebral compression fractures override the densitometric diagnosis
  • Osteopenia: Individualizing treatment-Part IV
  • Screening for osteoporosis
  • Oral bisphosphonates-Initiating and maintaining treatment
  • Oral bisphosphonates-Drug holidays and discontinuing therapy
  • Oral bisphosphonates-Long term: 13 years
  • Oral bisphosphonates-Lack of response
  • Zoledronic acid-Annual infusions
  • Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANK-L) inhibitor-Denosumab
  • Sclerostin inhibitor (SERM): Raloxifene
  • Sclerostin inhibitor (SERM): Romosozumab
  • Parathyroid hormone analogs
  • Atypical femoral fractures
  • Osteonecrosis of the jaw : Nonhealing cavity after tooth extraction
  • Drug holidays
  • Osteoporosis in men
  • Premenopausal women with low bone mass
  • Osteoporosis in older adults
  • Low bone mass and osteoporosis in young adults
  • Iatrogenic osteoporosis
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Calcium and vitamin D disorders
  • Calcium and vitamin D disorders: Part II: Hypovitaminosis D
  • Calcium and vitamin D disorders: Part III: From hypovitaminosis to hypervitaminosis D
  • Magnesium
  • Physical exercise and bone health
  • Falls-Part I-Endogenous causes
  • Falls-Part II-Environmental hazards.