Bone and Mineral Manual (eBook)

Front Cover 1
The Bone and Mineral Manual 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Contributors 12
Preface 18
Part One: Diagnostic Procedures 20
Chapter 1. Indications for Bone Mass Measurement 22
Chapter 2. A Practical Guide to Bone Densitometry 26
Chapter 3. Laboratory Analyses Useful in the Diagnosis of Bone and Calcium Metabolic Disorders 30
Chapter 4. Biochemical Markers of Bone Remodeling 36
Chapter 5. Skeletal Imaging: Radiography, Computed Tomography (CT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 40
Chapter 6. Scintigraphy 42
Part Two: Clinical Disorders 44
Chapter 7. Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia in Neonates 46
Chapter 8. Preterm Infants with Fractures 54
Chapter 9. Rickets 58
Chapter 10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta 64
Chapter 11. Juvenile Osteoporosis 72
Chapter 12. Fibrous Dysplasia 76
Chapter 13. Optimizing Peak Bone Mass 80
Chapter 14. Bone Disorders Associated with Primary or Secondary Amenorrhea 82
Chapter 15. Nephrolithiasis 86
Chapter 16. Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury 94
Chapter 17. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 100
Chapter 18. Evaluation of the Patient with Low Bone Density 104
Chapter 19. Calcium and Vitamin D 112
Chapter 20. Pharmacologic Therapy 116
Chapter 21. Nonpharmacologic Prevention and Management of Falls and Fractures 120
Chapter 22. Osteoporosis in Men 124
Chapter 23. Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis 128
Chapter 24. Organ Transplantation 132
Chapter 25. Paget's Disease of Bone 138
Chapter 26. Renal Bone Diseases 146
Chapter 27. Metastatic Bone Disease 158
Chapter 28. Osteomalacia 160
Chapter 29. High Bone Mass 166
Chapter 30. Hypercalcemia 170
Chapter 31. Primary Hyperparathyroidism 176
Chapter 32. Hypocalcemia 180
Chapter 33. Phosphorus and Magnesium 184
Part Three: Patient and Family Education and Support 192
Chapter 34. Principles of Patient and Family Education and Support 194
Chapter 35. Resources for Education and Support 198
Index 200