NEW HORIZONS IN OSTEOPOROSIS MANAGEMENT

DESCRIPTION

This bookprovides a review of the mostrecent data on osteoporosisand bone health, presenting a vision of diagnosis and management for the year2021 and beyond. It covers all pertinentaspects of bone health includingdiagnosis, fracture prevention, optimizedpractice, impaired orthostasis, and falls.

The bookexamines recent developments in therapeutics, including goal-directed therapy,individualizing therapy, sequential and combined therapies, pharmaceuticals,and anabolic vs. antiresorptive therapy. In addition,it provides an in-depth overviewof osteoporosis and bone health in complex patients, covering Duchene dystrophy, renal failure, periodontal diseases,and steroid-induced osteoporosis as well as considerations for pediatric populationsand men.

NewHorizons in Osteoporosis Management is an essential resource for physicians andrelated professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students and nurses inrheumatology, endocrinology, radiology, pediatrics,primary care, and internal medicine.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. BoneHealth: Towards Better Bones

1. Bone Healthand Osteoporosis
2. Recognizing People at HighestRisk of Fracture
3. T-score as an Indicator of Fracture Risk

Part II. Osteoporosis Diagnosis: Clinicians Guide

4. Current ImagingTechniques
5. The Challenges of Diagnosing Osteoporosis
6. The Role of the Radiographer in DXA Scan Service
7. Pitfalls in DXA Scanning

Part III. Fracture Prevention

8.Osteoporosis Update for Primary Care Physicians
9. Fracture Liaison Service
10. Imminent Fracture Risk

Part IV. BoneHealth: Towards Optimized Practice

11.Guidelines for Management of Osteoporosis
12. The Role of Pharmacist in Osteoporosis Treatment
13. A Treatment Gap in Osteoporosis Management
14. Denosumab Vs Bisphosphonates
15. Romosozumab: Rebuildingthe Bone Strength
16. Recent Trends inOsteoporosis Management
17. Optimizing Sequentialand Combined Osteoporosis Therapy

Part V.Bone Health: Osteoporosis Treatment

18. Goal DirectedTherapy
19. Long Term Osteoporosis Management
20. Complications ofOsteoporosis Therapy

Part VI. BoneHealth in Complex Patients

21. Pediatric Osteoporosis
22. Osteoporosis in Duchenne dystrophy
23. Osteoporosis in Renal Failure
24. Steroid InducedOsteoporosis
25. Osteoporosis in Men
26. Periodontal Diseases
27. Hormone Antagonist Therapy

Part VII. BoneHealth, Falls, and ImpairedOrthostasis

28. Disequilibrium
29. Dysautonomia
30. Sarcopenia
31. Advances in the Assessment and Management ofFalls