A bone density test can inform you how effective an osteoporosis medication is for your patients. How soon after medication initiation would you perform a bone density test?
The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool can help predict which patients with osteoporosis are most at risk of fractures during a 10-year period. Take our poll to let us know if and how you use FRAX in your...
Because glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is becoming a more common issue in rheumatology practice, it is important for rheumatologists to understand anabolic and antiresorptive agents for treating...
Test your knowledge on the disease that results from a loss of blood supply to the bone by taking this short quiz based on facts from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin...
New criteria for risk stratifying patients with osteoporosis were included in the 2020 updated AACE/ACE guidelines. How familiar are you with the criteria? Take our quick quiz to test your knowledge!
Osteoporosis screening with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures should be performed on which patient population? Take the quick quiz and find out!
Your patient is a 72-year-old woman concerned about her risk of hip fracture. She tells you that as a child, she often drank 2 to 3 glasses of milk a day, but drinks far less now. She asks if she should...
Your patient is a 67-year-old woman concerned about her risk of hip fractures. She tells you that she drinks milk and takes vitamin D supplements everyday but asks if there are any other lifestyle changes...
Do you know if calcium and vitamin D are sufficient for the management of osteoporosis in women who are postmenopausal and at a high risk for fractures?
