Osteoporosis: Clinical Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management

by Sarah H. Gueldner DSN, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, FAGHE (Editor), Theresa N. Grabo PhD, APRN, BC, CRNP (Editor), Eric D. Newman MD (Editor), David R. Cooper MD, AAOS (Editor)

Overview

Osteoporosis is a preventable disease. But each year some 500,000 people are hospitalized from osteoporosis fractures, and another 180,000 people are placed into nursing homes from injuries due to osteoporosis.

What can nurses, clinicians, medical researchers, physiologists, health care policy experts, and other providers do to diminish, if not eradicate, the disease from local to global scales? What are the best methods for care and treatment? Osteoporosis addresses these questions, and more. Designed as a complete reference, Osteoporosis presents vivid explanations plus illustrations of specific surgical procedures to guide in the preparation and post-operative rehabilitation of the patient for surgical repairs of fractures. Chapters also discuss leading components of a patient's recovery, from dietary requirements and exercise, to fall prevention, quality of life and independence issues.

The authors highlight disease prevention strategies and various models of community outreach that have proven effective in educating target populations about osteoporosis, encouraging proper lifestyle choices, and helping children to achieve their maximum bone potential at a young age.

Osteoporosis can be prevented. Here is the book to help you, and your health care institution, do just that.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826103437
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/19/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, FAGHE, is Professor of Nursing and fellow in the Institute of Primary and Preventative Health Care at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York, and the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Visiting Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University (2006-2007).

Theresa N. Grabo, PhD, ARNP, BC, is Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of the Graduate Program at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York. She is also a fellow in the Institute of Primary and Preventative Health Care at the University. Dr. Grabo practices at Valley Gyn Specialists in Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

Eric D. Newman, MD, has been on staff at Geisinger Medical Center since 1988, and has been Director of Rheumatology since 1997. In 2002 he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Division of Medicine. In 2006 Dr. Newman was named Director of the Clinical Trials Office for the Geisinger Health Care System. He is very active in clinical research, focusing on clinical trials and outcomes research in rheumatology. Dr. Newman developed and maintains the Rheumatology Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes Database, which currently has information on 30,000 patients encompassing over 220,000 clinic visits.

David R. Cooper, MD, is the director of The Knee Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and his orthopedic practice specializes in the care and treatment of knees, including arthroscopic surgery and knee replacement. He has personally performed over 6,000 arthroscopies and 500 knee replacements in his career. He is an adjunct professor at Kings' University in Wilkes-Barre, and at the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University. He is also the attending orthopedic surgeon at the Pocono Raceway for the NASCAR events each year.

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Table of Contents

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Contributors
Foreword, May L. Wykle
Preface
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction and Overview, Sarah H. Gueldner, Eric D. Newman, Theresa N. Grabo, and David Cooper

PART 1: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND PATHOGENESIS

2. Demographic Perspectives: The Magnitude of Concern, Janice Penrod, Annabelle M. Smith, Susan Terwilliger, and Sarah H. Gueldner
3. The Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis, Sheri A. Stucke, Bernadette M. Lombardi, Sarah H. Gueldner, and Theresa N. Grabo

PART 2: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

4. Diagnostic Tests and Interpretation, William T. Ayoub
5. Pharmacological Management, Theresa N. Grabo and Daniel S. Longyhore
6. Surgical Management of Fractures, Eric Seybold, Heather Hazlett, and David R. Cooper

PART 3: NONPHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT

7. Diet and Bone Health, Helen Smiciklas-Wright and Catherine E. Wright
8. Exercise Mandate: Preventative and Restorative, Renee M. Hakim and Janet Ramos Grabo
9. Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention, Roberta A. Newton
10. Maintaining Independence and Quality of Life, Marlene Joy Morgan

PART 4: PREVENTION STRATEGIES

11. Maximizing Peak Bone Mass in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Public Health Priority, Leann M. Lesperance
12. A Model for Improving Access to Osteoporosis Care: The Geisinger Health System Mobile DXA Program, Eric D. Newman
13. A Model for Community Outreach: Cooperative Extension Osteoporosis Prevention and Screening Programs, Marilyn A. Corbin, Jane Trainor, Chin-Fang Liu, and Sarah H. Gueldner
14. Health Policy and Insurance Reimbursement, Geraldine R. Avidano Britton, Katherine Kaby Anselmi, and Laura Pascucci
15. Emerging Approaches in the Prevention of Osteoporosis, Carolyn S. Pierce, Guruprasad Madhavan, and Kenneth J. McLeod

Appendix A: Resources and Related Links
Appendix B: Diagnoses That Support Medical Necessity for Bone Densitometry for Reimbursement
Index

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Praise for the first edition: "This book will raise awareness and inform health professionals about this often preventable and treatable disease."—Doody Enterprises, Inc.