title: Approaches to senior care #5. Overview of geriatric osteopenic syndromes. Part II: Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Bone Disease Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D002118:Calcium