|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||
|
||||
|
||||
Re: ankylosing spondylitis and ...From: Douglas Krell (sfth@roadrunner.com)Sun Apr 28 08:34:26 1996
Ealgail@aol.com wrote:
> we can help that Thanks for your enthusiastic stop smoking tips. I'm quite certain that all of us have patients who will appreciate these tips when "they're ready". Peter V Weston wrote: I would start her on appropriate Estrogen therapy and give her Fosamax. I would contact Merck and ask them whether they have any info on AK and Fosamax. If you want to be academic you can order Bone Mineral Density studies but I would put money on her having significant demineraliztion. I would consider the test an unnecessary expense. That's also my feeling about bone densitometry in general although I've felt that if a patient carried the diagnosis and is on therapy that BD studies could help us follow the progression or regression of disease. I will contact Merck about Fosamax and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Usually the reps have nothing to say about E2 and Fosamax together. Dr. Freeland wrote: I would want strong affirmation by the patient that the prednisone is making a significant difference in order to keep her on it. NSAIDS do virtually nothing for AS. Yes. I agree that we should challenge her MD's dosage of prednisone. Thanks,
-- Douglas Krell MD sfth@roadrunner.com
|
|
Return to
|
Mail a New Message to the Forum: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net Forum Administrator: geffrey.klein@obgyn.net Report Technical Problems: webmaster@obgyn.net Last Updated: Mon Nov 2 05:18:05 2009 |
The American Medical Association is no longer designating CME hours for AMA Category II CME credit. However, physicians themselves may self designate learning activities as Category II CME credit hours if they feel it is of sufficient educational merit and meets the formal definitions of continuing medical education. OBGYN.net believes these interaction in this forum meets these criteria. For further information see the AMA web site.