Author/Editor		Židanik, Suzana
Title		Primeri bolnikov z osteoporozo v ambulanti zdravnika družinske medicine
Translated title		Case reports of patients with osteoporosis in family practitioner's office
Type		članek
Source		In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, Pahor A, et al, editors. Iz prakse za prakso. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 16. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine z mednarodno udeležbo; 2005 maj 20-21; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 9-21
Language		slo
Abstract		Osteoporosis is a very common bone disease characterized by low bone mineral density that increases bone susceptibility to fracture. The family physician as the physician of first contact has the unique opportunity to identify and manage this disease. In the article the author describes three cases from her own medical practice: a female patient with postmenopausal osteoporosis without and one with bone fracture and another with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Risk factors associated with osteoporosis, which are important for bone mineral density measurement, are elucidated. Optimal methods for diagnosing osteoporosis are presented, with particular stress on dual-energy Xray absorptiometry and its correct interpretation. Bone health and several elements of osteoporosis prevention are listed: consultation with the patient, calcium and vitamin D intake, exercise, risk factors for fractures and fall prevention.
Descriptors		OSTEOPOROSIS BONE DENSITY FAMILY PRACTICE FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON AGED TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED RADIUS TIBIA CALCIUM VITAMIN D EXERCISE