Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis: a Guide for Clinicians

by Camacho, Pauline M.

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This handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The book covers all aspects of osteoporosis, from pathophysiology to diagnostic tests and therapies, and includes actual case studies with teaching points. Separate chapters focus on vitamin D deficiency and workup and recognition of secondary causes of bone loss. Coverage of treatment includes tailoring therapy to individual patients, determining the success of therapy, what to do when therapy…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Osteoporosis : a Guide for Clinicians.

Summary

This handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The book covers all aspects of osteoporosis, from pathophysiology to diagnostic tests and therapies, and includes actual case studies with teaching points. Separate chapters focus on vitamin D deficiency and workup and recognition of secondary causes of bone loss. Coverage of treatment includes tailoring therapy to individual patients, determining the success of therapy, what to do when therapy fails, and future therapeutic options. The authors review the latest evidence and provide annotat.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wolters Kluwer
  • Place of Publication:Philadelphia
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0781786193, 9780781786195, 9781469877211, 146987721X
  • oclc:ocn990662988
  • LC Classification:RC931.O73.C37 2007eb
  • Dewey Decimal:616.716

Table of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Diagnosis -- Pathogenesis -- Assessment of Fracture Risk -- Bone Densitometry: Using Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Monitoring -- Biochemical Evaluation -- Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis -- Acquired Vitamin D Deficiency -- Treatment Options -- Tailoring Therapy to Individual Patients -- Determining Success of Therapy and What to Do When Therapy Fails -- Future Therapeutic Options -- Clinical Cases -- INDEX

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Subjects

Appareil locomoteur -- Maladies Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bones -- Diseases Disease Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases Os -- Maladies Osteoporose Ostéoporose -- Traitement Osteoporosis Osteoporosis -- Treatment

Writers

Camacho, Pauline M. Miller, Paul D.

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