PMID: 9553587Apr 29, 1998Paper

Detecting osteoporosis. Beyond the history and physical examination

Postgraduate Medicine
M Kleerekoper

Abstract

A number of developments are contributing to clinicians' understanding of osteoporosis as a clinical continuum characterized by low bone mass and increased risk of fractures rather than as a disease characterized by fragility fractures. With improved capability for accurate measurement of bone mass, the prevalence of this disease has increased to include at least 25 million Americans. The responsibility of primary care physicians to detect and treat osteoporosis has increased accordingly. Parents should be counseled regarding their children's diet and lifestyle to optimize peak adult bone mass and ensure adequate dietary calcium intake. Adults should be counseled to minimize behaviors that result in accelerated bone loss (e.g., smoking, alcohol use, anorexia, bulimia). Physicians need to be aware of the serious potential complications of osteoporosis and offer counseling to menopausal women about the disease and the benefits and risks of hormone replacement and estrogen replacement therapy. Physicians should be familiar with technologies available in their community for measuring bone mass and recognize the need to consider prescribing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for patients with low bone mass or osteoporosis....Continue Reading

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