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WHAT IS GOLD STANDARD? Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for diagnosis of osteoporosis. BUT DXA IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO START TREATMENT .

A Little Death In Dixie 1.CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION 2.BISPHOPHONATES-?ACTIVE UPPER GI DISORDERS ARE CONTRAINDICATIONS 3.HORMONE THERAPY-?RISK OF THROMBOEMBOLISM 4.PARATHYROID HORMONE 5.SELECTIVE OESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS(SERM)-RISH SIMILAR TO HORMONE THERAPY(BUT REDUCES BREAST CANCER) 6.STRONTIUM RANELATE.

Osteoporosis is an A Little Death In Dixie asymptomatic process until afracture occurs. ■ Adults who have one fracture are 2-4 times more likely to have another. ■ Bone densitometry may not be essential before starting medical therapy if X-ray investigation shows one or more vertebral fractures typical of osteoporosis. ■ Most elderly people in highand low-level residency care have vitamin D deficiency.