Geriatric Medicine

Bone and Calcium Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

Do you routinely prescribe vitamin D to reduce the risk of fall-related fractures in elderly patients regardless of their serum levels?

1 Answer available

What is the next best osteoporosis treatment option for patients who completed 2 years of teriparatide, but has contraindication to bisphosphosnate therapy (e.g. history of atypical femur fracture)?

1 Answer available

Would you use a parathyroid hormone analog for treatment of osteoporosis in a patient with mildly elevated AlkPhos of unclear etiology?

1 Answer available

Would you start romosozumab in an active smoker?

1 Answer available

During treatment of severe osteoporosis with PTH analogs (abaloparatide), would a rise in alkaline phosphatase level >200 (in the setting of normal GGT) warrant discontinuation of medication?

There is concern for elevation in alkaline phosphatase as a precursor for bone pathology, such as an increase in risk of bone malignancy, potentially ...

1 Answer available

Is there any role for 25-OH Vitamin D testing in patients older than 75 years old in the general population?

Demay, et al., PMID 38828931

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

JAMA, 2021 Apr 13

Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2025 Jan 29

Updating STEADI for Primary Care: Recommendations From the American Geriatrics Society Workgroup.

Geriatric Medicine

Bone and Calcium Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

Papers discussed in this category

Related Topics in Geriatric Medicine