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what is the treatment for osteopetrosis
stem cell replacement
what does causes the medullary cavity fill up with compact bone causing them to be weaker
osteopetrosis
what is the primary cause of osteoporosis
it is Senile or postmenopausal
what is the cause of senile osteoporosis
this is just an age related because of decrease in GF and asteoblast activity
what is the cause of postmenopausal osteoporosis
this is caused by a drop in estrogen circulation
50% of all women that are P.M.
what will you see in osteoporosis
fractures of the vertebral (Dowagers hump)
fractures of the femoral neck (hip fracture) (may cause emboli)
how do you test for osteoporosis
duel-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA scan)
why are X-rays not used to test for osteoporosis
this is because you will need 30-40% loss in bone mass before it will show up
what is another name for paget disease
osteitis deformans
what will Paget’s disease cause
increase in bone mass but it is weak
what will the bone look like in Paget’s disease
it will have a shaggy appearance
what is the laboratory value that is associated with Paget’s disease
increase in alkaline phosphatase
what percent is asymptomatic with Paget’s disease
about 70-90%
what is the sign of symptomatic finding with paget disease
osseous deformation
where will you see about 80% of the lesions with Paget’s disease
on the axial skeleton or femur (most likely on the pelvis)
who is most likely to get Paget’s disease
older adults at 70+ years
what do we call vitamin D deficiency in kids
rickets
what do we call vitamin D deficiency in adults
Osteomalacia
what is cause increase osteoclast activity and most common nonmalignant
hyperparathyroidism
what will cause salt and pepper skull
hyperparathyroidism
what with cause resorption of the cortical and trabecular bone and may produce a “brown tumor”
hyperparathyroidism
what is a compound fracture
one that breaks the skin
what is a comminuted fracture
fragmentation
what is a stress fractures
these are developed slowly over time