Review Article
Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in COPD Men
Table 4
Laboratory tests for the assessment of men with osteoporosis [
2,
6].
| (A) Tests to exclude secondary causes of bone loss | (i) Complete blood count | (ii) Serum calcium | (iii) Albumin | (iv) Liver transaminases | (v) Serum creatinine and calculated creatinine clearance | (vi) Alkaline phosphatise | (vii) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) | (viii) Testosterone-total, as well as free or bioavailable |
| (B) Additional tests, as suggested by results of clinical evaluation | (i) Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | (ii) Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) | (iii) Serum immunoelectrophoresis | (iv) Celiac antibody testing: gliadin, endomyseal, tissue transglutaminase | (v) 24-hour urine: calcium | (vi) 24-hour urine: free cortisol |
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