Clinical Practice Guideline: Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention

The aging process, the postmenopausal state, low calcium intake, lack of physical activity, and other risk factors predispose to low bone mass. Most elderly nursing facility patients have age-related changes in bones, resulting in a lower than normal bone mass. The Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline will guide the physician in the recognition, diagnosis, and management of patients with osteoporosis or patients who are at risk for osteoporosis.

The revised guideline includes information and recommendations on the many new medications and medication options since published and treatment intervention reflecting new drug choices. The revised guideline incorporates are new data on osteoporosis treatment options for the old versus the old-old. An updated literature review including findings of the 2002 Women's Health Initiative Investigation on(hormone replacement therapy) HRT and the FDA's revised recommendations for HRT. The revised guideline also addresses osteoporosis in men as men account for one in four cases of both osteoporosis and hip fractures.

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Product Code: CPG10R
Member Price: $15
Non-member Price: $35
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Note: To earn AMA PRA category 1 credit, see the CME insert included with this CPG or go to www.amdacmedirect.com/osteoporosis.

For additional information, visit the Clinical Corner on Osteoporosis.