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How do you approach management of osteoporosis in patients post lung transplant?

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Rheumatology · U of AZ Phoenix Dept of Orthopaedics
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Osteoporosis in patients with lung transplants is essentially glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Most patients with severe lung disease have a long history of glucocorticoid exposure. Post-transplant, these patients are often on long-term glucocorticoids.

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