Fractures resulting from osteoporosis are increasingly common in postmenopausal women, resulting in substantial bone-associated morbidities, and increased mortality and healthcare costs. Despite well-established treatment guidelines, there is an urgent need to improve the recognition of women at high risk for fracture and their treatment. 'Fast Facts: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis' provides an overview of current clinical guidelines and addresses the reasons cited for suboptimal fracture prevention. Finally, but importantly, best practice regarding patient support is described. This concise educational resource is ideal for any primary care practitioner involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Table of Contents: • Age-related changes affecting bone • Epidemiology • Screening and estimating risk • Diagnosis and assessment • Pharmacological management • Non-pharmacological management • Patient support

Osteoporosis is a silent disease until a fracture is sustained, and successful management relies on the clinician's keen awareness of risk factors and screening technology, thorough assessment of disease probability, and knowledge of the most appropriate therapeutic interventions. This sixth edition of 'Fast Facts: Osteoporosis' covers all of the most recent developments in the therapeutic and diagnostic arena, while maintaining the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the homeostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance. This succinct yet comprehensive handbook highlights: • The significant improvements in diagnostic capability achieved through advances in imaging techniques including MRI and quantitative computed tomography • Improvements in risk assessment through the use of a new online algorithm, FRAX® • The most recent results of clinical trials for new and long-term therapies This new edition of 'Fast Facts: Osteoporosis' provides the family physician and other members of the healthcare team with the latest information for the successful management of this challenging condition. Contents: • Epidemiology • Pathophysiology • Clinical manifestations • Diagnostic techniques • Risk assessment • Management: general considerations • Antiresorptive therapy • Strontium ranelate and parathyroid hormone peptides • Other forms of osteoporosis • Future trends

Osteoporosis is a silent disease until a fracture is sustained, and successful management relies on the clinician's keen awareness of risk factors and screening technology, thorough assessment of disease probability, and knowledge of the most appropriate therapeutic interventions. This sixth edition of 'Fast Facts: Osteoporosis' covers all of the most recent developments in the therapeutic and diagnostic arena, while maintaining the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the homeostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance. This succinct yet comprehensive handbook highlights: • The significant improvements in diagnostic capability achieved through advances in imaging techniques including MRI and quantitative computed tomography • Improvements in risk assessment through the use of a new online algorithm, FRAX® • The most recent results of clinical trials for new and long-term therapies This new edition of 'Fast Facts: Osteoporosis' provides the family physician and other members of the healthcare team with the latest information for the successful management of this challenging condition. Contents: • Epidemiology • Pathophysiology • Clinical manifestations • Diagnostic techniques • Risk assessment • Management: general considerations • Antiresorptive therapy • Strontium ranelate and parathyroid hormone peptides • Other forms of osteoporosis • Future trends

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Successful management of osteoporosis requires keen awareness of risk factors, screening technology and overall assessment of disease probability. Family physicians and all healthcare professionals play a key role in diagnosing, preventing and treating the disease. This new fifth edition highlights all of the recent developments in the diagnostic and therapeutic arena while maintaining all of the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the hemostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance.