Management of Bone Disease and Body Composition Changes
Summary
- Evaluation
- Evaluation for osteopenia requires a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan, although there are limitations to this test
- Guidelines from the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend that baseline bone densitometry measurement be obtained in all HIV-infected postmenopausal women and men aged 50 years or older (Management Guidelines)[Aberg 2014]
- Guidelines from an international expert panel (Osteo Renal Exchange Program) recommend (Management Guidelines)[Brown 2015a]:
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Keywords: Bone Disease