The potential use cases for BI extend beyond the typical business performance metrics of improved sales and reduced costs, says Cindi Howson, research vice president at Gartner, an IT research and advisory firm. She points to the Columbus, Ohio, school system and its success using BI tools to examine numerous data points from attendance rates to student performance to improve student learning and high school graduate rates.

51 How effective is parathyroid hormone in the management of osteoporosis? Please explain the mechanism.

52 1. What is the recommended treatment for severe osteogenesis imperfecta? 2. Where two siblings have already been born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, what is the risk of subsequent children of the same parents being born with this condition?

53 Why does achondroplasia not affect the mandible (when all other bones are affected)?

54 If an elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis who has been taking myocrisin (injectable gold) for several years presents with pancytopenia, should the gold treatment be stopped? If so, what treatment should replace it?

55 In a patient with dermatomyositis, what laboratory tests should be ordered to exclude systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

56 What treatment is recommended for tarsal tunnel syndrome?

57 In a patient with documented antiphospholipid syndrome, should lupus anticoagulant be investigated for? If it is found to be present, will this necessitate the use of anticoagulants?

58 What are the findings to be looked for during routine fundus examination in patients on long-term chloroquine or any other antimalarial therapy for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

59 What is the sensitivity of plain X-ray in detecting ankylosing spondylitisrelated spine lesions in both early and late disease, and is there a specific diagnostic test for this?

60 It is reported by the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine that glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate have failed an NEJM trial for the treatment of osteoarthritis? Is there still a valid use for these compounds?