- Original Release Date: 10/19/2006
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Expiration Date: 10/13/2008
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Estimated Time to Complete this
Educational Activity: 1.5 hours
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Type of Enduring Material: Internet-Based CE
- DISCLAIMER:
The views and observations presented in this
Continuing Education publication are those of the
authors/editors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funders or producers of this publication. Readers are urged
to consult current prescribing and clinical practice
information in any drug, device or procedure discussed in
this publication.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this CE material, the
participant should be able to:
- Identify the causes and skeletal consequences of
chronic kidney disease.
- Discuss the significance of occult CKD in elderly
patients.
- Recognize the difficulties associated with
applying WHO osteoporosis diagnostic criteria to CKD
patients.
- Determine the best method currently available to
conclusively diagnose osteoporosis in a patient with
chronic kidney disease.
- Cite the management considerations involved in
treatment of a CKD patient diagnosed with osteoporosis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
The newsletter associated with this educational activity was
originally published in Summer 2005. NOF
received no commercial support for the
production and printing of the print or
online publication of Osteoporosis:
Clinical Updates.
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