Bone disease in patients with kidney disease: A tricky interplay

Heather Nyman; Karly Pippitt; Alisyn Hansen; Karen Gunning

Bone disease in patients with kidney disease: A tricky interplay

J Fam Pract. 2016 Sep;65(9):606-12.

Authors

Heather Nyman¹, Karly Pippitt², Alisyn Hansen¹, Karen Gunning³

Affiliations

¹ The Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
² The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Email: karly.pippitt@hsc.utah.edu.
³ The Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

PMID: 27672686

Abstract

Managing bone disease in patients with kidney disease involves frequent lab testing and careful evaluation of therapeutic options. This review provides guidance.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bone Diseases / epidemiology
Bone Diseases / etiology*
Bone Diseases / physiopathology
Bone Diseases / therapy*
Family Practice / standards*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
United States / epidemiology