Bradford Richmond, MD

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Perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients: Focus on metabolic bone disease

Author:: Bradford Richmond, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2008

Obese people are at risk of low bone mass to begin with, and bariatric surgery increases the risk. Primary care physicians play an important role i...

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Uses and misuses of quantitative ultrasonography in managing osteoporosis

Author:: Bradford Richmond, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2006

Despite its advantages, this test cannot yet replace dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for diagnosing and classifying osteoporosis or for monitoring...

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In rebuttal: Osteopenia is a useful diagnosis

Author:: Bradford Richmond, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2006

Eliminating the term “osteopenia” would foster complacency and a do-nothing attitude toward a serious and common disease.

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DXA scanning to diagnose osteoporosis: Do you know what the results mean?

Author:: Bradford Richmond, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2003

Behind the numbers on the report lurk many opportunities for error, and the results depend on the operator and scanner used.