Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Guidelines for Men
CE, CME
Release Date: May 5, 2008; Valid for credit through May 5, 2009.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new clinical practice guidelines for screening men for osteoporosis, which are published in the May 6 issue of the
Annals of Internal Medicine, along with a systematic review of the evidence. The new guidelines recommend that clinicians assess risk factors for osteoporosis in older men and that clinicians obtain a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan for men at increased risk for osteoporosis who are candidates for drug therapy.
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Osteoporosis Guidelines for Men
The American College of Physicians (ACP)
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new clinical practice guidelines for screening men for osteoporosis, which are published in the May 6 issue of the
Annals of Internal Medicine, along with a systematic review of the evidence. The new guidelines recommend that clinicians assess risk factors for osteoporosis in older men and that clinicians obtain a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan for men at increased risk for osteoporosis who are candidates for drug therapy.
Read more at Medscape