title: Perspectives on osteoporosis.
abstract: The goal of this chapter was to provide enough information so that the following questions could be answered in a clinical context: 1. Does the patient have osteoporosis or a risk for it? Is densitometry needed? 2. Why does the patient have osteoporosis? Is the diagnosis "the tip of the iceberg" because of an occult secondary cause? 3. Is the patient receiving adequate calcium? Can the patient benefit from estrogen? 4. What clinical information or tests are required to follow a patient with osteoporosis? 5. What drugs are indicated for osteoporosis? Which are promising and which require further research?
authors.affiliation: Salt Lake Clinic, UT 84102.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kaltenborn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens