title: Clinical and laboratory considerations in metabolic bone disease.
abstract: An overview of the common types of metabolic bone disease is described. When the disease is present in pure form, diagnosis is not difficult. When mixed disease is present, as may be the case, the pathophysiology involved must be clearly understood for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
mesh_terms: D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis*