Bone diseases
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Bone markers - Lab Tests Online AU
How and why Bone Markers are used
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Rickets - Better Health Channel
Rickets is a preventable childhood bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D.
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Paget's disease of bone - Better Health Channel
Paget's disease of bone is a chronic condition that causes abnormal enlargement and weakening of bone.
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Perthes' disease - Better Health Channel
Most children with Perthes' disease eventually recover, but it can take anywhere from two to five years.
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Bone Marrow disease - Lab Tests Online AU
Bone marrow disease is where production of blood cells in bone marrow is disrupted or abnormal.
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Paget's disease of bone - MyDr.com.au
Paget's disease of bone is characterised by repeated episodes of increased bone resorption followed by excessive attempts at repair.
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Coeliac Disease and Bone Health
Coeliac disease affects the ability of the bowel to absorb vitamins, minerals and other nutrients from food. This can greatly impact your bone health. A delayed coeliac diagnosis can lead to weakened bones and risk of osteoporosis.
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Bone density testing - Better Health Channel
Most procedures that measure bone density are quick and pain-free.
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Diagnosis – Bone Health
Diagnosis How is osteoporosis diagnosed? Osteoporosis is diagnosed with a bone density scan (also referred to as bone density test or bone mineral density test or by the medical name DXA test)
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Osteopenia and Bone Health
Osteopenia simply describes low bone density following a bone density scan (also known as a bone density test). Osteopenia is based on the result from this scan and is in the range between normal and osteoporosis
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Bone Pain
This pathway provides guidance for imaging patients with bone pain. There are links to other pathways for imaging patients with suspected bony metastases, myeloma, soft tissue masses, low back pain or joint pain in various joints.
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Bone Metastases
This pathway provides guidance for imaging cancer patients with suspected bony metastases.
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Bone mineral density: testing for osteoporosis | Issue 2 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Diagnosing osteoporosis requires a careful search for fragility fractures and measuring bone mineral density.
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Osteoporosis - Australasian Menopause Society
Osteoporosis is a condition characterised by weakened bones that fracture easily. After menopause many women are at risk of developing osteoporosis.Peak bone mass is usually reached during a womans 20s to 30s when the skeleton has stopped growing and bones are at their strongest.The female sex hormone oestrogen plays an important role in maintaining bone strength. After menopause oestrogen levels drop and this may result in increased bone loss. The average woman loses up to 10 per cent of
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Secondary osteoporosis | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Secondary osteoporosis
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Risk of Osteoporosis - Australasian Menopause Society
Risk of Osteoporosis
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Prevention of falls and fractures - Australasian Menopause Society
Prevention of falls and fractures
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Thrombocytopenia | Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
The platelet count is reduced in thrombocytopenia.
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The management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | Issue 1 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
If there are no features of serious disease, suspected gastro-oesophageal reflux disease can be.
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What Do You Know About Kidney Health? | Ausmed
If you are like me, you may have specialised in a particular area of healthcare and had very little renal nursing experience. Perhaps you would like to know a little more about renal nursing, how to care for people with renal issues or how to care for your own kidneys?
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