Endocrine Flashcards
1
Q
What is metabolic bone disease?
A
Pathological partial uncoupling of bone turnover, resulting in excess of bone resorption or formation. Decrease in bone mass is generally more common than an increase.
2
Q
Most common metabolic bone diseases?
A
Whole skeleton:
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia/rickets
MBD-CKD
Localised:
Paget’s disease
Mets
Genetic:
Osteogenesis imperfecta
