The question raised is how to manage an osteoporotic patient with renal insufficiency. This type of patient is common in daily practice, but insufficient evidenced-based information is available to ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: To obtain CME credit, please click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Organ transplantation has become a fairly common and effective modality ...

This landmark consensus addresses the unacceptable osteoporosis care gap in patients with chronic kidney disease stages G4-G5D; it provides practical recommendations to support pro-active fragility ...

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Fleseriu M and Licata AA (2007) Failure of successful renal transplant to produce appropriate levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Osteoporos Int 18: 363–368 Candidates for kidney transplants may ...

Florid bone disease has been known for many years to be a complication of long standing chronic uremia, especially in young people. Yet understanding of its pathogenesis has been clouded, and its ...

Bone Mineral Density Disturbances and Fractures: Loss of bone mass after kidney transplantation occurs primarily in the first 12 months, predominantly in cortical bone. The most rapid decrease in bone ...