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Book cover image of Osteoporosis by Reiner Bartl

Authors: Reiner Bartl, Bertha Frisch, C. Bartl
ISBN-13: 9783540404996, ISBN-10: 3540404996
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Date Published: June 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Reiner Bartl

Book Synopsis

Das Ziel dieses Buches ist es zu zeigen, dass die Knochengesundheit nicht nur Aufgabe jeden Arztes ist, sondern auch vom Patienten konsequente Mitarbeit abverlangt: Bone is EveryBody’s Business. Es werden praktische Richtlinien für Diagnostik, Therapie und Prävention der Osteoporose gegeben - von der Pädiatrie bis hin zur Geriatrie. Dieses Buch informiert Ärzte aller Disziplinen darüber, dass die Osteoporose heute eine vermeidbare und auch behandelbare Krankheit geworden ist. Es wurde vor allem benutzerfreundlich geschrieben, damit jeder Arzt Informationen auch über besondere Themen der Osteoporose unkompliziert und rasch findet.

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Reviewer:Sally Ling, M.D.;FACP(University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine)
Description:This book, written in an easy to read style, informs physicians about the current knowledge about bone structure, physiology, and pathology with an emphasis on the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of osteoporosis.
Purpose:The purpose is to educate members of the medical profession in this widespread and potentially rather disabling disease, while providing related current evidence-based medicine.
Audience:Primary care physicians are the audience.
Features:The book covers basic physiology to osteoporosis diagnosis, including utility of specialized tests and current treatment recommendations. With increasing availability of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the United States, more information regarding any longitudinal studies, or lack thereof, would be helpful to clinicians.
Assessment:This book will provide the primary care physician with sound medical knowledge in the prevention and management of osteoporosis.

Table of Contents

1Osteoporosis : an epidemic of overwhelming proportions!1
2Bone : a fascinating organ5
3Definition of osteoporosis24
4Subgroups of osteoporosis : from different points of view33
5Recognition of risk factors40
6Clinical investigations in osteoporosis49
7Bone mineral density (BMD) : the crucial diagnostic parameter58
8Laboratory investigations in osteoporosis : are they needed?73
9Preventive care for lifelong healthy bones80
10How to treat osteoporosis97
11First and foremost : management of pain105
12Calcium and vitamin D : the skeleton's best friends109
13Hormones for replacement : a matter of re-evaluation117
14Bisphosphonates : the success story in osteoporosis128
15Raloxifene : a potent selective oestrogen receptor modulator (SERM)145
16Parathormone : a promising osteoanabolic agent148
17Additional medications151
18Osteoporotic fractures can be treated successfully but should now be avoided155
19Osteoporosis : men are also victims, but with a time lag174
20Osteoporosis : even more harmful in children180
21Osteoporosis : a danger lurking in all medical disciplines190
22Osteoporosis : many drugs are bone robbers199
23Osteoporosis : unusual local manifestations214

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