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Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarah L. Morgan, MD, MS, RD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gregory A. Clines, MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis, 2E
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MScUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarah L. Morgan, MD, MS, RDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Gregory A. Clines, MD, PhDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Provides practitioners with practical and authoritative guidance on state of the art management of this condition. The pathophysiology of osteoporosis is reviewed. The diagnosis and screening for osteoporosis is discussed at length, including the proper use of bone densitometry and qualitative bone ultrasound, as well as risk assessment tools. Proper clinical evaluation is delineated and nondrug therapy is reviewed. Pharmacologic treatment options with antiresorptive agents and bone formation stimulants are discussed in detail, including results of key clinical trials. A separate chapter reviews evolving pathways and therapeutic targets.
| Availability: | In Stock | Add to Cart |
| Published In: | 2017 | |
| Length: | 336 pages | |
| ISBN: | 978-1-943236-13-8 | |
| Price: | $34.95 | View Book Index View Table of Contents |
