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New Osteoporosis Handbook Published!
09-12-2013
Professional Communications, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of the new handbook on osteoporosis, Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis, by Ken Saag, MD, MSc, Sarah Morgan, MD, MD, RD, and Gregory A. Clines, MD, PhD. This new handbook 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 are discussed at length, including the proper use of bone densitometry and qualitative bond 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. Kenneth Saag, MD, MSc is the Jane Knight Lowe Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Sarah Morgan, MD, MS, RD is professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Osteoporosis Clinic, Center for Bone Metabolism at UAB. Gregory A. Clines, MD, PhD is Associate Professor of Medicine and Cell, Development, and Integrative Biology, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at UAB. The author line-up includes a rheumatologist (Dr. Saag), an osteoporosis specialist with expertise in nutrition (Dr. Morgan), and an endocrinologist (Dr. Clines) to provide a multidiscipline perspective. 2013 • 304 pages • $29.95 • ISBN: 978-1-932610-82-6