Approaches to senior care #5. Overview of geriatric osteopenic syndromes. Part II: Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
The clinical presentations of osteopenic syndromes are differentiated, and a variety of invasive and noninvasive diagnostic studies are compared. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, treatment options may be selected, including calcium supplementation, exercise, and hormonal therapy.
Lane
J M
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Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
Healey
J H
JH
Bansal
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Levine
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D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D004967:Estrogens; D002118:Calcium