Weekly 15-minute CME Podcasts you can download to your MP3 player or access online. http://bonehealthcouncil.org/index.php/pocketcme/ http://bonehealthcouncil.org/images/pocketcme/header.jpg http://bonehealthcouncil.org/index.php/pocketcme/ en-us Tue, 1 May 2007 14:32:10 GMT 60 contact@rockpointe.com Tue, 1 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Robert M. He's 65 years old, 5' 8" tall and weighs 165 lbs. He's been complaining of mid thoracic discomfort and his elderly mother has finally convinced him to see his doctor. Learn what his physician found in the first part of this 3-part CME case study. Tue, 8 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Eleanor M. She's 63 years old, weighs 119 lbs., and smokes a half a pack of cigarettes per day. She is worried about the fact that her driver's license lists her height at 5' 5", but she now stands at 5' 3". With a family history of osteoporosis, and a femoral neck T-score of -2.2, she has every right to be concerned. Learn what therapeutic choices Eleanor has, and discover what her physician prescribes in the second part of this 3-part CME case study. Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Margaret M. Margaret us an 83-year-old woman whose son and daughter both have osteoporosis. She has been on treatment with bisphosphonate for 9 years with good results. She was started on therapy due to 2 compression fractures of her vertebrea which were asymptomatic, as they usually are. Her card-playing buddies have told her that they've stopped taking their medications, and she should do the same. What can you tell her about this? Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Helen K. She's a 71-year-old Caucasian woman with controlled high blood pressure. Menopausal at 52, Helen took hormones for 14 years. Her mother, who died at 75, had breast cancer and a dowager's hump. Helen currently weighs 140 lbs. and recently lost an inch and a half in height. She has cataracts. In Case 2 we'll diagnose Helen's condition, discuss treatment options, and investigate preventive measures to reduce her risk of fracture. Tue, 29 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Helen K. She's a 71-year-old Caucasian woman with controlled high blood pressure. Menopausal at 52, Helen took hormones for 14 years. Her mother, who died at 75, had breast cancer and a dowager's hump. Helen currently weighs 140 lbs. and recently lost an inch and a half in height. She has cataracts. In Case 2 we'll diagnose Helen's condition, discuss treatment options, and investigate preventive measures to reduce her risk of fracture. Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Helen K. She's a 71-year-old Caucasian woman with controlled high blood pressure. Menopausal at 52, Helen took hormones for 14 years. Her mother, who died at 75, had breast cancer and a dowager's hump. Helen currently weighs 140 lbs. and recently lost an inch and a half in height. She has cataracts. In Case 2 we'll diagnose Helen's condition, discuss treatment options, and investigate preventive measures to reduce her risk of fracture. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Nicole S. She's a 19 Year Old Collegiate Long Distance Runner presenting with six month duration of anterior lower left leg pain. Nicole's height is 5'9" and her weight is 122lbs (down 10lbs since her freshman year). She has been running since she was 15 years old and has reported irregular menstruation cycles every 5-6 months since age 16. Self reported diet is good. Her anterior lower left leg pain has not kept her from running. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Nicole S. She's a 19 Year Old Collegiate Long Distance Runner presenting with six month duration of anterior lower left leg pain. Nicole's height is 5'9" and her weight is 122lbs (down 10lbs since her freshman year). She has been running since she was 15 years old and has reported irregular menstruation cycles every 5-6 months since age 16. Self reported diet is good. Her anterior lower left leg pain has not kept her from running. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Nicole S. She's a 19 Year Old Collegiate Long Distance Runner presenting with six month duration of anterior lower left leg pain. Nicole's height is 5'9" and her weight is 122lbs (down 10lbs since her freshman year). She has been running since she was 15 years old and has reported irregular menstruation cycles every 5-6 months since age 16. Self reported diet is good. Her anterior lower left leg pain has not kept her from running. Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Clara J. Clara has been diagnosed with mild osteopenia, and her mother also had rheumatoid arthritis. Ten days after giving birth to her third child, Clara experienced a generalized flare in her arthritis. To control this, she was prescribed 15 mg/day of prednisone, which was expected to be taken for several months. In Consult 4a, we'll discuss the pathogenesis of glucocorticosteroid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) and how it usually presents. We will also explore the roles of rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the development of GIOP. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Clara J. Clara has been diagnosed with mild osteopenia, and her mother also had rheumatoid arthritis. Ten days after giving birth to her third child, Clara experienced a generalized flare in her arthritis. To control this, she was prescribed 15 mg/day of prednisone, which was expected to be taken for several months. In Consult 4a, we'll discuss the pathogenesis of glucocorticosteroid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) and how it usually presents. We will also explore the roles of rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the development of GIOP. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT Meet Clara J. Clara has been diagnosed with mild osteopenia, and her mother also had rheumatoid arthritis. Ten days after giving birth to her third child, Clara experienced a generalized flare in her arthritis. To control this, she was prescribed 15 mg/day of prednisone, which was expected to be taken for several months. In Consult 4a, we'll discuss the pathogenesis of glucocorticosteroid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) and how it usually presents. We will also explore the roles of rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the development of GIOP.