The bone and mineral manual : a practical guide /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	2nd edition.
Imprint:	Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 188 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Bones -- Metabolism -- Disorders -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Mineral metabolism -- Disorders -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Bones -- Metabolism -- Disorders. Mineral metabolism -- Disorders. Bone and Bones -- metabolism -- Handbooks. Bone Diseases, Developmental -- metabolism -- Handbooks. Bone Diseases, Developmental -- physiopathology -- Handbooks. Bone Diseases, Metabolic -- metabolism -- Handbooks. Bone Diseases, Metabolic -- physiopathology -- Handbooks. Minerals -- metabolism -- Handbooks. Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals. Handbook. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11153890

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Other authors / contributors:	Kleerekoper, Michael. Siris, Ethel S. McClung, Michael.
ISBN:	9780120885695 0120885697 9780080470740 0080470742
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This new edition includes material that can easily be downloaded to a PDA. Quick and easy to use for clinicians at the touch of a key, this title further incorporates the most up-to-date laboratory methods, techniques, and approaches for designing strategies and investigating the pathophysiology of bone and mineral metabolism. It presents current information in a succinct format that allows practitioners to find answers without delay or difficulty. Brings together up-to-date bone and mineral metabolism methods in one easily, accessible volume Provides a quick reference for bone and mineral disorders Addresses problems likely to be seen at all ages, from the pre-term infant to the centenarian Ideal for practicing physicians, residents, medical students, and researchers.
Other form:	Print version: Bone and mineral manual. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005 0120885697 9780120885695

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Part 1. Diagnostic Procedures
1. Indications for Bone Mass Measurement
2. A Practical Guide to Bone Densitometry
3. Laboratory Analyses Useful in the Diagnosis of Bone and Calcium Metabolic Disorders
4. Biochemical Markers of Bone Remodeling
5. Skeletal Imaging: Radiography, Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
6. Scintigraphy
Part 2. Clinical Disorders
7. Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia in Neonates
8. Preterm Infants with Fractures
9. Rickets
10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
11. Juvenile Osteoporosis
12. Fibrous Dysplasia
13. Optimizing Peak Bone Mass
14. Bone Disorders Associated with Primary or Secondary Amenorrhea
15. Nephrolithiasis
16. Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury
17. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
18. Evaluation of the Patient with Low Bone Density
19. Calcium and Vitamin D
20. Pharmacologic Therapy
21. Nonpharmacologic Prevention and Management of Falls and Fractures
22. Osteoporosis in Men
23. Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
24. Organ Transplantation
25. Paget's Disease of Bone
26. Renal Bone Diseases
27. Metastatic Bone Disease
28. Osteomalacia
29. High Bone Mass
30. Hypercalcemia
31. Primary Hyperparathyroidism
32. Hypocalcemia
33. Phosphorus and Magnesium
Part 3. Patient and Family Education and Support
34. Principles of Patient and Family Education and Support
35. Resources for Education and Support

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