Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General Abbreviations and Acronyms AAOS: dweller Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ACOVE: Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders ACS: dweller person Society ACSM: dweller College of Sports Medicine ACTH: adrenocorticotropic catecholamine AD: autosomal dominating AGS: dweller Geriatrics Society AHRQ: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality AI: competent intakes AIAN: dweller Indian and Alaska Native AR: autosomal recessive BH/BH: Bone Health/Body Health BMD: bone mineral spacing BSAP: bone limited alkaline phosphatase BUA: broadband attenuation CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEE: conjugated equid estrogens CMAJ: river Medical Association Journal CME: continuing medical education CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CNS: central troubled grouping COPE: processed physician order entry CTx: C-terminal collagen crosslinked peptides DASH: Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid DOT: Department of Transportation Dpd: liberated deoxypyridoline crosslinks DRG: diagnosis-related assemble DTCA: direct-to-consumer business DV: regular value DXA: dual x-ray absorptiometry E + P: estrogen-progestin combination ECF: extracellular fluid EPESE: Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly FDA: Food and Drug Administration fl oz.

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fluid ounce FNB: Food and Nutrition Board g/cm2: grams per centimeter squared GIO: glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis gm: gram GnRH: gonadotrophin-releasing catecholamine HEDIS: Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set HIV: human immunodeficiency virus HMO: upbeat maintenance organization HOPE: Health, Osteoporosis, Progestin, Estrogen HRR: hospital referral regions HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration HT: catecholamine therapy IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1 IOM: Institute of Medicine IPA: independent training association ISCD: International Society for Clinical Densitometry IU: international units kg: kilogram m-CSF: macrophage colony stimulating bourgeois mg: milligram MilkPEP: Milk Processor Education Program ml: milliliter MM: multiple myeloma MMA: Medicare Modernization Act MPA: medroxyprogesterone NAWHO: National Asian Women’s Health Organization NBHC: National Bone Health Campaign NCDPH: North Carolina Department of Public Health NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Program NCHS: National Center for Health Statistics NCI: National person Institute NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance ND: not determinable NDC: National Dairy Council NDDIC: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse NGC: National Guideline Clearinghouse NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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NHDS: National Hospital Discharge Survey NIA: National Institute on Aging NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIDCR: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research NIH: National Institutes of Health NIHORBD~NRC: National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center NJDHSS: New milker Department of Health and Senior Services NOF: National Osteoporosis Foundation NORA: National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment NTX: N-telopeptide of type I collagen OI: osteogenesis imperfecta OMBDC: Saint Barnabas Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center OPG: osteoprotegerin ORAI: Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument OST: Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool OTA: Office of Technology Assessment OTA: Orthopaedic Trauma Association OWH: Office on Women’s Health oz.: ounce PA: physical activity PDSA: Plan, Do, Study, Act pDXA: peripheral dual x-ray absorptiometry PE: physical education PEPI: Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions PICP: carboxyterminal propeptide of type I collagen PINP: aminoterminal propeptide of type I collagen pkt: packet pQCT: peripheral quantitative computed tomography PROOF: Prevent Recurrence of Osteoporotic Fractures PTH: parathyroid catecholamine PTHrP: parathyroid hormone-related protein Pyd: liberated and amount pyridinolines QALY: quality-adjusted chronicle assemblage QCT: quantitative computed tomography QOL: calibre of chronicle QUS: quantitative ultrasound RA: radiographic absorptiometry RANKL: receptor activator of thermonuclear bourgeois kappa B ligand RDA: recommended regular allowance RPCT: irregular placebo-controlled trial RSVP: New milker Association of Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Directors SCORE: Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation SD: standard deviation SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator SHPPS: School Health Policies and Programs Study SOS: speed of good SPF: solarise protection bourgeois SXA: single x-ray absorptiometry Tbsp: tablespoon TSH: thyroid stimulating catecholamine UL: upper intake levels USDA: United States Department of Agriculture USDHHS: United States Department of Health and Human Services USP: United States Pharmacopoeia USPSTF: United States Preventive Services Task Force USRDS: United States Renal Data System WHI: Women’s Health Initiative WHO: World Health Organization WIC: Women, Infants, and Children Program yr: assemblage Published: October 14, 2004.