Osteoporosis : clinical guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and management / editors, Sarah H. Gueldner ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gueldner, Sarah Hall.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osteoporosis--Prevention.

Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis--Diagnosis.

Osteoporosis--Treatment.

Osteoporosis--therapy.

Fractures, Bone--prevention & control.

Health Promotion.

Osteoporosis--diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Osteoporosis--therapy.

Fractures, Bone--prevention & control.

Health Promotion.

Osteoporosis--diagnosis.

Physical Description:

xxi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2008]

Summary:

Osteoporosis is a preventable disease-but each year some 500,000 people are hospitalized from osteoporotic fractures, and another 180,000 people are placed in nursing homes from injuries due to osteoporosis. What can nurses, clinicians, medical researchers, physiologists, health care policy experts, and other providers do to diminish, if not eradicate, the disease from local to global scales? What are the best methods for care and treatment? Osteoporosis addresses these questions, and more. Designed as a complete reference, Osteoporosis presents vivid explanations plus illustrations of specific surgical procedures to guide in the preparation and postoperative rehabilitation of the patient for surgical repairs of fractures. Chapters also discuss leading components of a patient's recovery, from dietary requirements and exercise, to fall prevention, quality of life, and independence issues.

The authors highlight disease prevention strategies and various models of community outreach that have proven effective in educating target populations about osteoporosis, encouraging proper lifestyle choices, and helping children to achieve their maximum bone potential at a young age. Osteoporosis can be prevented. Here is the book to help you, and your health care institution, do just that.

Contents:

Introduction and overview / Sarah H. Gueldner ... [et al.]

Demographic perspectives: the magnitude of concern / Janice Penrod ... [et al.]

The pathogenesis of osteoporosis / Sheri A. Stucke ... [et al.]

Diagnostic tests and interpretation / William T. Ayoub

Pharmacological management / Theresa N. Grabo and Daniel S. Longyhore

Surgical management of fractures / Eric Seybold, Heather Hazlett, and David R. Cooper

Diet and bone health / Helen Smiciklas-Wright and Catherine E. Wright

Exercise mandate: preventative and restorative / Renée M. Hakim and Janet Ramos Grabo

Osteoporosis and fall prevention / Roberta A. Newton

Maintaining independence and quality of life / Marlene Joy Morgan

Maximizing peak bone mass in children, adolescents, and young adults: a public health priority / Leann M. Lesperance

A model for improving access to osteoporosis care: the Geisinger health system mobile DXA program / Eric D. Newman

A model for community outreach: cooperative extension, osteoporosis prevention and screening programs / Marilyn A. Corbin ... [et al.]

Health policy and insurance reimbursement / Geraldine R. Avidano Britton, Katherine Kaby Anselmi, and Laura Pascucci

Emerging approaches in the prevention of osteoporosis / Carolyn S. Pierce, Guruprasad Madhavan, and Kenneth J. McLeod.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

082610276X

9780826102768

OCLC:

137295015