POSSIBILITIES FOR COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF WOMEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS

: The current possibilities for comprehensive laboratory examination of women with osteoporosis on an outpatient basis are discussed with reference to the use of different specific biomarkers of bone metabolism are discussed. The use of biochemical markers of bone metabolism and osteoporosis together with the determination of bone mineral tissue density as an additional factor for the prediction of bone density reduction and risk of fractures is considered. Such approach is believed to be instrumental for the correct choice and improvement of antiresorption therapy.