1. Epidemiology and aetiology Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder ... concerns about osteoporosis (owing to maternal history or other risk factors) can have their bone mineral ... clinical feature of osteoporosis is a vertebral or other fracture. Evidence to support widespread screening ...
Contributed by Professor John A Kanis, professor emeritus in metabolic bone diseases, and director...rise to postmenopausal osteoporosis, but bone loss continues throughout later life in men as well as women. Many other disorders can give rise to osteoporosis (see box) by accelerating bone loss ... of osteoporosis relies on quantitative assessment of bone mineral density (BMD), usually by central dual energy X ...
with fractures of the wrist, hip and spine but other bones can be affected. Osteoporosis is usually silent ... Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in developed countries and represents ... profile. Definition Osteoporosis is quantified by bone mineral density (BMD), which in turn ...
eating disorders, but other diagnostic categories include binge-eating disorder and eating disorder ... -morbidity with other psychiatric conditions may occur, including substance misuse and personality disorders. Family ... low body weight, other physical signs include amenorrhoea, which can lead to osteoporosis, and muscle ...
anxiety disorder (social phobia, agoraphobia and specific phobias) and other anxiety disorders, including ... role in medical conditions, including hypertension and osteoporosis. Patients with panic disorder ... of anxiety are similar in all disorders, however other clinical features are exclusive to particular types ...
Once diagnosed and stabilised bipolar disorder can be managed in primary care, Dr Theodore Soutzos...GPs typically see three cases of bipolar disorder during their career, but 85 per cent ... in bipolar disorder, but in most cases the aetiology of the disorder is complex, with multiple genes and non-genetic factors combining to make patients vulnerable to the condition. Presentation Bipolar disorder ...
not due to circadian rhythm disorders, sleep-related breathing disorders or other causes of disturbed ... . Isolated symptoms, normal variants and unresolved issues. Other sleep disorders. 2. Diagnosis ... and developmental disorders may occasionally need investigations as they may have other medical conditions ...
in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders. Other neurotransmitters implicated include GABA and noradrenaline. Early ... : with or without panic disorder. Social phobia. Specific phobia. F41 Other anxiety disorders: Panic ... shyness Functioning unimpaired. Differential diagnoses Agoraphobia Other anxiety disorders ...
. ICSD 2 Classification of sleep disorders 1 Insomnia Sleep-related breathing disorders Hypersomnias of central origin Circadian rhythm sleep disorders Parasomnias Sleep-related movement disorders Isolated symptoms, normal variants and unresolved issues Other sleep disorders Section 2 ...
When should I suspect post-traumatic stress disorder? Suspect post-traumatic stress disorder ... anxiety disorder, drug or alcohol abuse, inappropriate anger, inability to work, relationship problems ... of suicide, self harm and harm to others, and consider emergency referral. If your patient does not require ...
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