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- A cased-based, practical guide to the management of osteoporosis and related conditions
- Comprised of cases involving assessment, lifestyle factors, pharmacologic intervention, and more
- An excellent resource for practicing clinicians, residents and students alike
Comprised of clinical cases of patients with osteoporosis, this concise, practical casebook will provide clinicians with the best real-world strategies to properly diagnose and treat the various elements of the disorder they may encounter. It presents a detailed cross-section of patients across all age groups, with different etiologies of the disease and possible complications, to present sensible management scenarios to physicians treating patients with osteoporosis. The cases presented include considerations for screening and diagnosis, assessment tools, nutrition and lifestyle choices, medical treatments, specific populations including men, the elderly and athletes, and more. Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Osteoporosis: A Clinical Casebook is an excellent resource for primary care providers, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, and other clinicians caring for patients with this disease. Table of Contents- Challenges in Screening and Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Approaches to Optimize Skeletal Health
- The Utility and Applicability of Risk Assessment Tools and Trabecular Bone Score
- Steroids, Aromatase Inhibitors, and Other Drugs Associated with Osteoporosis
- Secondary Causes and Contributors to
Osteoporosis in Premenopausal Women - Osteoporosis in Men
- Osteoporosis in the Elderly
- Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport/Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
- Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD)
- Antiresorptive Therapy for Osteoporosis
- Adverse Effects of Antiresorptive Therapy
- PTH and PTHrP Analogs
- Sclerostin Inhibition
- “Drug Holidays”: When and How?
- Osteoporosis Treatment Success and Failure
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