Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Raisz, Lawrence G

Titel

Screening for Osteoporosis

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2005-07, Vol.353 (2), p.164-171

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• At her annual visit, a 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at the age of 52 years and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes 500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture at the age of 82. Her height is 63 in. and her weight is 120 lb. What should her physician advise? A 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. She takes 500 mg of calcium twice daily, exercises regularly, and has no personal history of fractures. What should her physician advise? Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations. Stage At her annual visit, a 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at age 52 and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes 500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture at the age of 82. Her height is 63 in. and her weight is 120 lb. What should her physician advise? The Clinical Problem Fractures due to osteoporosis are a principal cause of disability and death. 1 , . . .