This content is machine translated Osteoporosis: Special cases Insufficiency fracture in a premenopausal patient In young patients with inadequate fractures, secondary osteoporosis should be investigated. Osteodensitometry is particularly useful if there are anamnestic risk factors, whereby it is important to assess the z-score, as...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis How patients benefit most from osteoporosis therapeutics Osteoporosis therapeutics have been proven to be effective in reducing the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures. Ideally, they should be used as part of a multimodal therapy and tailored…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis treatment according to needs What’s new? The American College of Physicians (ACP) published an updated 2023 guideline on drug therapy for patients with reduced bone density or osteoporosis. An extensive secondary analysis published last year has…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Management of osteoporosis Reduction of fracture risk through specific osteoporosis medication Osteoporosis leads to an increased risk of fracture due to the loss of bone mass and density. The indication for therapy is mainly based on fracture history, bone density (DXA)…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Osteoprotective therapy Bone health in advanced prostate cancer. In men with advanced prostate cancer under androgen deprivation, osteodensitometry should be performed initially, and if osteopenia/osteoporosis, or increased fracture risk, is demonstrated, antiresorptive osteoporosis therapy should be considered. Bisphosphonates…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Therapy Strategies to maintain bone health Adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer has adverse effects on bone health. Possible consequences are treatment-induced osteopenia, osteoporosis and fractures. It is known that antiresorptive substances such as bisphosphonates counteract…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis DXA examination alone is not enough At the Update Refresher General Internal Medicine at Technopark Zurich, one of the main topics was rheumatology. Here it was osteoporosis in particular that was discussed in depth. In any…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Impairments in old age Multimorbidity and comedication demand good therapeutic strategy Two areas of impairment in old age were presented at Medidays in Zurich: macular degeneration and osteoporosis. The focus was on diagnosis and therapy. For wet macular degeneration especially an…
