Description
The Osteoporotic Syndrome (4th Ed.)
Detection, Prevention, and Treatment
Coordinator: Avioli Louis V.
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Osteoporotic Syndrome:
Keywords
osteoporosis; genetics; bone mass; bone metabolism; metabolites; skeletal system
205 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Paperback
Description
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1. The Necessity of a Managed Care Approach for Osteoporosis 2. Effects of Aging on Bone Structure and Metabolism 3. The Genetics of Osteoporosis 4. Bone Mass Measurement Techniques in Clinical Practice 5. Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover 6. Calcium, Vitamin D, and Bone Metabolism 7. Estrogens and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis 8. Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis 9. Calcitonin Treatment in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis 10. Therapy with Vitamin D Metabolites, Sodium Fluoride, Thiazides, and Isoflavones 11. Orthopedics and the Osteoporotic Syndrome 12. Glucocorticoid-Related Osteoporosis 13. Osteoporosis and the Bone Biopsy
- Topics covered include:
- Therapy with Vitamin D metabolites, sodium fluoride, thiazides, and isoflavones
- Biochemical markers of bone turnover
- Calcium, Vitamin D, and bone metabolism
- Estrogens and tissue selective estrogens for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
- The effects of osteoporosis on orthopaedic surgery
- The therapy of glucocorticoid bone disease
- Effects of aging on bone structure and metabolism
- Management of osteoporotic patients in our health care delivery system
- The genetics of osteoporosis
- Bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis
- Calcitonin
- Bone mass measurement techniques in clinical practice
- Osteoporosis and the bone biopsy