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Update on Estrogen Therapy
Speaker: James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, FACOG. James A. Simon presents an update on estrogen therapy, 2016 edition. Simon describes the current status of the WHI, KEEPS, ELITE, and other previous and current hormone/estrogen therapy trials. Simon, also, explains how the route of administration may impact overall risk/benefit ratio […]
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Bone Health in Elite Athletes
Speaker: Elliott N. Schwartz, MD, CCD, CPD. Elliott N. Schwartz presents a talk on bone health in elite athletes. Elite athletes are a younger population that are subject to a wide variety of fractures that include, but are not limited to traumatic and stress fractures. Trabecular bone score, which has […]
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Hypophosphatasia and Alkaline Phosphatase – What are the Clinical Issues?
Speaker: Michael P. Whyte, MD. Michael P. Whyte presents a talk on hypophosphatasia and alkaline phosphatase with corresponding clinical issues. Whyte reviews cases of infantile, childhood, and adult hypophosphatasia. Whyte elaborates on the treatments, biomarkers, and biochemistry, associated with hypophosphatasia. Recorded at Northern California Institute for Bone Health, Update on Osteoporosis […]
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HIV and Bone
Speaker: Michael T. Lin, MD. Michael T. Lin presents a lecture on Lecture on HIV and Bone. Recorded at Northern California Institute for Bone Health, Osteoporosis Update 2015, on June 19, 2015, in Oakland, California.
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2016 11th Annual Meeting
UPDATE ON OSTEOPOROSIS AND SKELETAL HEALTH A continuing education program May 20, 2016 / Friday / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Health Education Center / Fontaine Auditorium / 400 Hawthorne, Oakland, CA 94609 Presenting Faculty Neil C. Binkley, MD Professor of Geriatrics and Endocrinology University of Wisconsin School of […]
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Bone and Inflammation
Speaker: Robin Dore, M.D. Inflammation is a common pathophysiologic pathway for many disease states. It has become apparent that inflammation is an important risk factor for bone loss and fracture. This lecture reviews that relationship. Recorded at Northern California Institute for Bone Health, Osteoporosis Update 2015, on June 19, 2015, […]
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Chronic Kidney Disease and Osteoporosis
The prevalence of both osteoporosis and chronic kidney disease increase with aging. The frequency with which they both occur in the same individual is high. How to differentiate osteoporosis from chronic kidney disease-mineral and how to treat each bone disorder is the subject of much debate. Dr. Miller, an international […]
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Major Advance In Bone Densitometry
On November 11, 2013, we installed a new recently FDA approved software to our bone density machines which produces a report known as Trabecular Bone Score (TBS). TBS creates a textured image from the spine DXA image. It involves NO added radiation for you but analyzes the spine DXA image in a different way to enable us to better define your fracture risk.
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Diseases and Conditions that May Cause Bone Loss
Many health problems can increase your chance of getting osteoporosis. Ask your healthcare provider if you have any diseases or conditions that can cause bone loss. If you do, it’s important to take action to keep your bones healthy. In some cases, when you treat a health problem that causes bone loss, you can improve your bone health.
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Detection of Vertebral Fractures
Despite the importance of vertebral compression fractures, there is much that remains uncertain. There is no “gold standard” for the definition which has led to epidemiologic and study differences. Height loss is a way to suspect vertebral fractures but it has its own issues.There are multiple radiographic systems for defining vertebral fractures, both prevalent and incident; risk factors for prevalent fractures have already been delineated. Recent studies have elucidated the risk factors for incident vertebral fractures including age, low weight, late menarche, lower bone mineral density, history of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures, smoking, and use of a walking aid.
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Stress Fractures About the Tibia, Foot, and Ankle
From the Summit Medical Group, Morristown, NJ (Dr. Shindle), the Department of Radiology and Imaging (Dr. Endo), the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Dr. Warren and Dr. Ellis), and the Orthopedic Trauma Service (Dr. Lane and Dr. Helfet), Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, and the Northern California Institute for Bone Health (Dr. Schwartz), Oakland, CA.
Clinical Testing
Bone Density Testing measures the patient’s bone mass at the time of the study it is an x-ray procedure and requires a doctor’s order. A patient should not take any calcium for 24 hours before the test and should not have a nuclear procedure within 10 days of the test as this may interfere with the results.