This is a summary of the articles “Osteoporosis prevention, Screening, and Treatment: A Review” by J.M. Kling, M.D., B.L. Clarke, M.D., and N.P. Sandhu, M. D., PhD. Along with article Interventions: “Defusing the World’s Osteoporosis Time Bomb” by K.M. Chan, M. Anderson, and E.M.C., Lau and “Defusing the World’s Osteoporosis Time Bomb” by: Kai Ming Chan, Anderson, M, Lau, Edith M. C.
Discussed in these articles is the importance of prevention, screening and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a major U.S health problem. With people living longer, this number is estimated to double by the year 2050. The article compared the costs of osteoporosis to that of other major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and asthma. Osteoporosis can be clinically silent. Without prevention and screening, the cost of osteoporotic fractures and the care required will burden the U.S. healthcare system. Osteoporosis is a …show more content…
However, I did find it a bit disconcerting that there are so many organizations involved in the screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and they all seem to disagree with one another. There were minor disagreements, such as the amounts of calcium and vitamin D that one should take. Another disagreement with regard to when a person should begin being screened for osteoporosis. Moreover, none of the organizations can agree on an interval for which repeat screenings for osteoporosis should be performed. Because osteoporosis can have so many mitigating factors not everyone can fall into a specific 2 year or 5 year interval. That being said, I would like the organizations to agree that screening intervals should be based on a person to person basis. Along with a person’s risk factors, age, other health issues and the physician’s knowledge of that
Discussed in these articles is the importance of prevention, screening and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a major U.S health problem. With people living longer, this number is estimated to double by the year 2050. The article compared the costs of osteoporosis to that of other major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and asthma. Osteoporosis can be clinically silent. Without prevention and screening, the cost of osteoporotic fractures and the care required will burden the U.S. healthcare system. Osteoporosis is a …show more content…
However, I did find it a bit disconcerting that there are so many organizations involved in the screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and they all seem to disagree with one another. There were minor disagreements, such as the amounts of calcium and vitamin D that one should take. Another disagreement with regard to when a person should begin being screened for osteoporosis. Moreover, none of the organizations can agree on an interval for which repeat screenings for osteoporosis should be performed. Because osteoporosis can have so many mitigating factors not everyone can fall into a specific 2 year or 5 year interval. That being said, I would like the organizations to agree that screening intervals should be based on a person to person basis. Along with a person’s risk factors, age, other health issues and the physician’s knowledge of that