9 - Osteoporosis Flashcards
Can osteoporosis occur in young adults?
Yes
The use of which medications can lead to osteoporosis?
All the medications that are used to decrease inflammation
Definition of osteoporosis
Metabolic disease of the bones
Osteo = ? Porosis = ?
= bone
= porous (cavities in the bone)
Osteoporosis diagnosis: BMD measurement - Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Scans the entire body and measures the risk for fracture in the hip, spine, and wrist
Level of radiation of DEXA + type of image provided
Low and the test takes less than 5 min
Provides 2-D images of successive bone layers
BMD
Bone mineral density
Osteoporosis diagnosis: BMD measurement - Quantitative computed tomography (QCT)
Measure BMD in the hip and spine and produces a 3-D image that shows true volume density QCT. Can isolate area for testing
Level of radiation for QCT
10 times higher than DEXA
QCT is the only method capable of distinguishing BMD level between ___ and ___
the exterior cortical bone
the interior trabecular bone
Trabecular bone =
where the bone loss begins
BMD measurement is give as a ___ and a ____
T-score
Z-score
T-score
the deviation from the mean bone density of healthy young adults of the same gender and ethnicity
Z-score
the deviation from the mean bone density of adults of the same age. gender and ethnicity
WHO score for osteoporosis
A T-score of -2,5 S.D and below
WHO score for osteopenia
A T-score between -1 S.D and -2,5 S.D
If BMD of healthy young adults for the hip is 1000 +/- 100 S.D (mg/cm2), what is osteopenia and what is osteoporosis?
Osteopenia = BMD of 900 to 750 mg/cm2 Osteoporosis = BMD of 750 or lower
What is established osteoporosis?
Preferred term for those with osteoporosis and having one or more fragility fractures
What is a fragility fracture?
Any fall from a standing height or less, resulting in a fracture
Most common areas of fragility (3)
Wrist, hips, spine
Every standard deviation below normal doubles the risk for fracture, so -1 S.D equals 2 times the risk, if -3 S.D ?
equals 8 times the risk of fracture
Z-score is used to determine what?
Whether the loss of bone density is secondary to another disease or condition
If the Z-score is ___ than expected for age, them there must be something accelerating this loss beyond the normal process of aging
Lower
Prevalence of osteoporosis in Canada (women vs men, race/sex difference, cost)
1 out of 4 women over the age of 50 is affected
1 out of 8 men over the age of 50 is affected
More women than men
Costs 4.6 billion per year
Why are women more affected than men?
Lack of hormones after menopause, women have smaller bones to start with which puts them at risk