Robert Wermers, MD, and Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-bc, provide management updates and guidelines for clinicians who are treating patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia in their session at the Practical...
The AACE and ACE recently updated their guidelines on the fundamental measures that indicate bone health. Do you know what these guidelines say about vitamin D? Take our quiz to find out!
Researchers developed what is believed to be the first matched cohort study comparing the risk of fractures in patients with acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis vs controls. The study was...
The AACE and ACE recently updated their guidelines on the fundamental measures that indicate bone health. Do you know what these guidelines say about vitamin D? Take our quiz to find out!
A bone density test can inform you how effective an osteoporosis medication is for your patients. How soon after medication initiation would you perform a bone density test?
The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool can help predict which patients with osteoporosis are most at risk of fractures during a 10-year period. Take our poll to let us know if and how you use FRAX in your...
Because glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is becoming a more common issue in rheumatology practice, it is important for rheumatologists to understand anabolic and antiresorptive agents for treating...
In this podcast, Sameer Naranje, MD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses which groups are most at risk for osteoporosis, best practices for mitigating fracture risk in these populations,...
In this episode, Michael R. McClung, MD, explains what is new in osteoporosis, including the evaluation and treatment of patients with osteoporosis, what the update of FRAX entails, and how it impacts...
Douglas P. Beall, MD, discusses the prevalence of vertebral compression fractures, the importance of clinicians becoming more adept at managing underlying osteoporosis, and more.
In this podcast, Timothy Bhattacharyya, MD, discusses declining trends in hip fractures seen over the last 40 years, how osteoporosis treatment efforts relate to these trends, and what factors have had the...
In this podcast, Brian C. Lentle, MD, discusses his research that addresses the lack of a precise definition of osteoporotic vertebral fractures, methods for identifying these fractures and distinguishing...
