The bone and mineral manual a practical guide / editors, Michael Kleerekoper, Ethel Siris, Michael McClung.

Contents Diagnostic procedures -- Practical guide to bone densitometry -- Indications for bone mass measurement -- Laboratory analyses useful in the diagnosis of calcium metabolic disorders -- Biochemical markers of bone remodeling -- Skeletal imaging: radiographs, CT, MRI -- Scintigraphy -- Bone biopsy in malignant and metabolic bone diseases -- Clinical disorders -- Neonates and children -- Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia in neonates -- Preterm infants with fractures -- Rickets -- Osteogenesis imperfecta -- Juvenile osteoporosis -- Fibrous dysplasia -- Adolescents -- Secondary amenorrhea -- Young adults -- Nephrolithiasis -- Acute spinal cord injury, closed head injury, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy -- Osteoporosis -- Prevention of bone loss -- Prevention of fractures in patients with low bone mass -- Evaluation -- Osteoporosis in men -- Steroid-induced osteoporosis -- Organ transplantation -- Pharmacologic therapy -- Nonpharmacologic therapy -- Other bone diseases -- Paget's disease -- Renal bone diseases -- Metastatic bone disease -- Osteomalacia -- High bone mass -- Abnormal serum calcium -- Primary hyperparathyroidism -- Nonparathyroid chronic and acute hypercalcemias -- Hypocalcemia -- Patient and family education and support -- Principles of patient and family education and support -- Resources for education and support.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 98083212
ISBN9780124126503 (alk. paper)
ISBN0124126502 (alk. paper)

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