OSTEOPOROSIS Diagnosis, Prevention, Therapy

OSTEOPOROSIS Diagnosis, Prevention, Therapy / by Reiner Bartl, Bertha Frisch.

Osteoporosis is indeed a global threat because every human being is vulnerable and subject to it as time goes by. The authors point out the enormous scale of the problem in terms of human suffering, morbidity and mortality on the one hand and the astronomical national costs on the other. The book is...

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Main Authors: Bartl, Reiner (Author), Frisch, Bertha (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Edition:1st ed. 2004.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Orthopedics.
Internal medicine.
Gynecology .
General practice (Medicine).
Endocrinology .
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Osteoporosis: An Epidemic of Overwhelming Proportions!
  • 2 Bone: A Fascinating Organ
  • 3 Definition of Osteoporosis
  • 4 Subgroups of Osteoporosis: From Different Points of View
  • 5 Recognition of Risk Factors
  • 6 Clinical Investigations in Osteoporosis
  • 7 Bone Mineral Density (BMD): The Crucial Diagnostic Parameter
  • 8 Laboratory Investigations in Osteoporosis: Are They Needed?
  • 9 Preventive Care for Lifelong Healthy Bones
  • 10 How to Treat Osteoporosis
  • 11 First and Foremost: Management of Pain
  • 12 Calcium and Vitamin D: The Skeleton’s Best Friends
  • 13 Hormones for Replacement: A Matter of Re-Evaluation
  • 14 Bisphosphonates: The Success Story in Osteoporosis
  • 15 Raloxifene: A Potent Selective Oestrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
  • 16 Parathormone: A Promising Osteoanabolic Agent
  • 17 Additional Medications
  • 18 Osteoporotic Fractures Can Be Treated Successfully But Should Now Be Avoided
  • 19 Osteoporosis: Men Are Also Victims, But With a Time Lag
  • 20 Osteoporosis: Even More Harmful in Children
  • 21 Osteoporosis: A Danger Lurking in All Medical Disciplines
  • 22 Osteoporosis: Many Drugs Are Bone Robbers
  • 23 Osteoporosis: Unusual Local Manifestations
  • Books on Osteoporosis
  • Selected Articles in Journals
  • Selected Articles Recently Published.

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