Osteoporosis : a guide for clinicians / Pauline M. Camacho, Paul D. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Camacho, Pauline M.

Contributor:

Miller, Paul, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis--Treatment.

Medical Subjects:

Osteoporosis.

Physical Description:

xi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2007]

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 annotated references so readers can examine the methodology, results, and conclusions of the studies.

Contents:

Diagnosis / Pauline M. Camacho

Pathogenesis / Pauline M. Camacho

Assessment of fracture risk / Paul D. Miller

Bone densitometry: using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for monitoring / Paul D. Miller

Biochemical evaluation / Pauline M. Camacho

Secondary causes of osteoporosis / Pauline M. Camacho

Acquired vitamin D deficiency / Pauline M. Camacho

Treatment options / Pauline M. Camacoho

Tailoring therapy to individual patients / Paul D. Miller

Determining success of therapy and what to do when therapy fails / Paul D. Miller

Future therapeutic options / Paul D. Miller

Case studies / Pauline M. Camacho and Paul D. Miller.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781786193

9780781786195

OCLC:

77766972

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