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...
New criteria for risk stratifying patients with osteoporosis were included in the 2020 updated AACE/ACE guidelines. How familiar are you with the criteria? Take our quick quiz to test your knowledge!
Your patient is a 72-year-old woman concerned about her risk of hip fracture. She tells you that as a child, she often drank 2 to 3 glasses of milk a day, but drinks far less now. She asks if she should...
Your patient is a 67-year-old woman concerned about her risk of hip fractures. She tells you that she drinks milk and takes vitamin D supplements everyday but asks if there are any other lifestyle changes...
In patients at very high risk for fracture who are taking oral bisphosphonates, a bisphosphonate holiday should be considered after how many years of stability?
Various pharmacologic options are available for the prevention of osteoporotic fractures depending on a patient’s risk level. Which agents should be considered in patients with very high fracture risk? ...
A recent guideline update on the diagnosis and management of postmenopausal osteoporosis included factors that increase the risk of falls and fractures. Which factor do you see as being the biggest risk...
