Osteoporosis Pathophysiology and Clinical Management /

Osteoporosis Pathophysiology and Clinical Management /

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Osteoporosis is a widespread disorder with significant worldwide health and economic impact. In the second edition of the highly successful Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management, new editor Robert A. Adler, MD, uses the same approach as the first edition, pairing a chapter on the bas...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Adler, Robert A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2010.
Series:Contemporary Endocrinology
Subjects:
Medicine.
General practice (Medicine).
Internal medicine.
Endocrinology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Internal Medicine.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Determinants of peak bone mass acquisition
  • 2. Bone mineral assessment of the axial skeleton: technical aspects
  • 3. New imaging techniques for bone
  • 4. The clinical role of bone density scans in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis
  • 5. Biochemical markers of bone turnover – basic biochemistry and variability
  • 6. Biochemical markers of bone turnover – clinical aspects
  • 7. Biomechanics of bone
  • 8. Mechanical influences on bone mass and morphology
  • 9. Exercise in the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures
  • 10. The physiology of and cell biology of calcium transport in relation to the development of osteoporosis
  • 11. Calcium, bone, and life
  • 12. Basic aspects of Vitamin D nutrition
  • 13. Clinical aspects of the use of vitamin D and its metabolites in osteoporosis
  • 14. The basic biology of estrogen and bone
  • 15. Estrogens and Estrogen Agonists/Antagonists
  • 16. Androgen action in bone: basic cellular and molecular aspects
  • 17. Androgens actions on bone – clinical aspects
  • 18. Salmon calcitonin: an update on its clinical utility in osteoporosis
  • 19. Bisphosphonate mechanisms of action
  • 20. Bisphosphonates – treatment of osteoporosis
  • 21. Basic aspects of parathyroid hormone in skeletal health
  • 22. Clinical use of parathyroid hormone in osteoporosis
  • 23. Screening for osteoporosis
  • 24. Osteoporosis in men
  • 25. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
  • 26. Transplantation osteoporosis
  • 27. Treatment compliance and adherence.

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