Title | Osteoporosis [electronic resource] : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles / edited by Clifford J. Rosen |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 1996 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0221-9 |
Descript | XI, 299 p. online resource |
I. Skeletal Physiology and its Relevance to Osteoporosis -- 1 The Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Bone Remodeling -- 2 The Role of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Macronutrients in the Maintenance of Skeletal Health -- 3 Vitamin D in Health and Prevention of Metabolic Bone Disease -- II. The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis -- 4 The Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis -- 5 The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis -- 6 Psychosocial Aspects of Osteoporosis -- III. The Diagnosis of Osteoporosis -- 7 What Is an Osteoporotic Fracture? -- 8 Bone Densitometry Techniques in Modern Medicine -- 9 Clinical Interpretation and Utility of Bone Densitometry -- 10 Quantitative Ultrasound -- 11 Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover -- IV. The Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 12 An Introduction to Clinical Decision Making in Osteoporosis -- 13 Calcium as a Primary Treatment and Prevention Modality for Osteoporosis -- 14 Use of Estrogen for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 15 Drug Therapy -- 16 Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Osteoporosis -- V. Case Presentations -- 17 Prevention of Osteoporosis -- 18 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis -- 19 The Approach to Osteoporosis in the Elderly Patient -- 20 Preventing and Treating Glucocorticoid Osteoporosis -- 21 Therapy for Osteoporosis in Men -- 22 Bone Mass in Renal Disease -- 23 Prevention of Osteoporosis: Making Sense of the Published Evidence -- Appendix 1: Glossary -- Appendix 2: Costs of Diagnostic Tests and Treatments of Osteoporosis