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How do you approach prophylaxis against glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis?

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Rheumatology · UC Davis

Treating patients with end-stage renal disease on glucocorticoids to prevent bone loss is a challenge. A patient with end-stage renal disease cannot be treated with bisphosphonates. However, denosumab the RANKL antibody has no restrictions regarding renal disease. So my suggestion is to treat a pati...

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