BONE DISEASES Flashcards
a metabolic disease in which there is reduced bone mineral density mass
osteoporosis
what are being lost in osteoporosis?
collagen and calcium
another name for osteoporosis
brittle bone disease
what is the bone characteristic of osteoporosis?
porous
etiology of osteoporosis
idiopathic
bones affected in osteoporosis
vertebrae
wrist
hip
most prominent manifestation in osteoporosis
back pain
what do you call the kyphosis of the dorsal spine in patient’s with osteoporosis?
dowager’s hump
most definitive dx test for osteoporosis
absorptiometry
score of bone mass density which indicates presence of osteoporosis
2.5 and below
pain reliever of NSAIDS for patients with osteoporosis
cox 2 inhibitors
what do you call osteomalacia in children?
ricket’s
how do you administer PTH for osteoporosis?
SQ
action of PTH injection for osteoporosis
stimulates new bone formation
this condition is defined as demineralization of bone or weakening and softening of the bone
osteomalacia
what is being lost in patient’s with osteomalacia?
calcium
progression of osteoporosis
irreversible
progression of osteomalacia
reversible
another name for osteomalacia
soft bone disease
etiology of osteomalacia
malnutrition/undernutrition
bones affected in osteomalacia
long bones
most prominent clinical manifestation of osteomalacia/rickets
bowing of bones - nagiging sakang
drug therapy for osteomalacia
oral supplement of calcium, vit. d, phosphorus
a condition where there is inflammation of the bone
osteomyelitis