Main description:

Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Case-Based Approach is a practical guide that will be useful to a wide range of practicing and in-training clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. With its clinical case and scenario-based approach, readers can quickly decide which clinical problem to address such as the management of osteoporosis of a particular clinical problem (Atypical femoral shaft fractures, Glucocorticoids and bone health, etc.). Each chapter is self-contained with a list of objectives at the beginning and a presentation of clinical cases that encourages self-learning to non-specialized clinical staff.

This book is easily accessible to non-specialists, allowing any healthcare provider to learn how to diagnose and manage osteoporosis in the context of their practice.

Contents:

1. Screening for osteoporosis
2. Clinical diagnosis - fragility fractures of long bones
3. Clinical diagnosis - acute vertebral compression fractures
4. Opportunistic diagnosis - morphometric vertebral compression fractures
5. Fracture risk assessment
6. Osteoporosis in men
7. Hyperparathyroidism
8. Low bone mass in premenopausal women
9. Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
10. Atypical femoral shaft fractures
11. Vitamin D
12. Bisphosphonates
13. Non-response to bisphosphonates
14. Denosumab
15. Romosozumab
16. Teriparatide/Abaloparatide
17. Estrogen and raloxifene
18. Long term therapy and "drug holidays"
19. Combining anti-resorptive and osteo-anabolic medication
20. Glucocorticoids and bone health