CHAPTE R 1 ■ O STEOP OROSIS: WHA T IT IS AND WHO IS AT RISK5
Clinician’s Guide
National
Osteoporosis
Foun dation
Bone Source
Knowledge. Competence. Results.
Developed by the
National
Osteoporosis
Foundation
to Prevention
and Treatment
of Osteoporosis
2013 Issue, Version 3
Released February 25, 2014
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2013 CLINICIAN’S GUIDE TO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS
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2013 Issue, Version 3
Released February 25, 2014
The 2013 issue of NOF's Clinician's Guide contains updated guidance on vertebral fracture assessment and the
use of biochemical markers of bone turnover, as well as updated information on calcium, vitamin D and
medications. The 2013 issue was first released on March 1, 2013.
The Guide was revised following the FDA’s review on calcitonin and version two was released April 2013.
Additional edits were made to ensure consistency with the International Socie ty of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
Official Positions announced in November 2013 and version three was released on February 25, 2014.
This Guide was developed by an expert committee of the National Osteoporosis Foundation
(NOF) in collaboration with a multi -specialty council of medical experts in the field of bone health convened by
NOF. Readers are urged to consult current prescribing information on any drug, device or procedure discussed
in this publication.
Attention Clinicians:
It is important to note that the recommendations developed in this Guide are intended to serve as a reference
point for clinical decision-making with individual patients. They are not intended to be rigid standards, limits or
rules and can be tailored to individual cases to inco rporate personal facts that are beyond the scope of this
Guide. Because these are recommendations and not rigid standards, they should not be interpreted as quality
standards. Nor should they be used to limit coverage for tre
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