Infectious Disease and Neoplasms Flashcards
What is the pathology of Osteopetrosis?
- Bones are abnormally dense and prone to breakage
- Osteoclasts fail to resorb bone
- Bones become sclerotic and thick but brittle
What is the etiology of Osteopetrosis?
heredity disease (uncommon), infantile form often fatal
- Adult onset autosomal dominant
- Infantile and intermediate onset: autosomal recessive
What is the S/Sxs of Osteopetrosis?
Vary depending on type
- Bone fx
- Low blood cell levels
- Impaired vision and hearing
- Dental problems related to infections
What is the workup for Osteopetrosis?
XR- bones w/ chalky white appearing, unusually dense
What is the treatment for Osteopetrosis?
- Bone marrow transplants
- Interferon gamma 1b: delays disease progression
- Prednisone
- Calcitriol
- Symptomatic care
What is the pathology of Osteomalacia?
Occurs in adults after epiphyseal closure
What is the pathology of Rickets?
Softening and weakening of bones in infants and children
What is the etiology of Osteomalacia and Rickets?
- Abnormal calcium, phosphorus or Vit D metabolism = accumulation of osteoid before epiphyseal closure (or after) = decrease bone stability.
- Inadequate dairy intake
- VDRR, hereditary hypophosphatemia rickets
- Chronic renal failure = renal osteodystrophy = renal rickets
What is the MC cause of Osteomalacia and Rickets?
Vitamin D deficiency
What is the risks of Osteomalacia and Rickets?
- kids <2
- Northern latitudes
- Darker skin
- Anticonvulsants
- Solely breast feeing
- CKD
What are the S/Sxs of Osteomalacia and Rickets?
- Muscle weakness
- Protuberant abdomen
- Delayed growth
- Abnormalities of skull and teeth
- Bowing of lower extremities (femur and tibia)
- SCFE common with renal rickets
What is the workup for Osteomalacia and Rickets?
XR
- Rickets: milk man and looser lines
What is the treatment for Osteomalacia and Rickets?
- Tx underlying cause
- Referral to endo and ortho
What is the pathology of Osteopenia?
- Early stages of osteoporosis
- 1/3 men vs 3/5 women
What is the greatest and earliest loss of Osteopenia?
Trabecular bone in thoracic/lumbar vertebrae and femoral neck
What is the etiology of Osteopenia?
- Deficiency of some kind- estrogen, Vit D. Calcium
- Osteoclast bone resorption increases
- Decrease in bone formation (osteoblasts)
What is the S/Sx of Osteopenia?
No S/Sxs unless fracture occurs
What is the workup for Osteopenia?
- DEXA
- BMD: 1 to 2.5
- T score: -1 to -2.5
What is tx for Osteopenia?
- Prevention is key
- Exercise and nutrient- calcium and Vit D
- Estrogen not appropriate
What is the pathology of Osteoporosis?
W>M
- more bone loss compared to osteopenia
What is the etiology of Osteoporosis?
- Deficiency of some kind- estrogen, Vit D. Calcium
- Osteoclast bone resorption increases
- Decrease in bone formation (osteoblasts)
- 1st two yrs of menopause is when you’ll see the most bone changes
What are S/Sxs of Osteoporosis?
- Usually none
- Progressive dorsal kyphosis
- Skeletal pain - often d/t fx
- Insufficient fractures
- Spontaneous or minimal trauma
What are the risks for Osteoporosis?
- Older age
- Female
- Low BMI
- Not using estrogen replacement
- Smoking
- Caucasian
- Limited weight bearing activity
What is the workup for Osteoporosis?
DEXA (1st line) - All women >65 and men >70 - Start at 60 if increased risk - Post menopausal women XR Labs: BMP, CBC, TSH, Vit D
What is the treatment for Osteoporosis?
- Estrogen replacement therapy
- Bisphosphates ( 5 yrs max)
- SERMs
- Calcium 1500 Mg/day
- Vitamin D 800U/day
- Repeat screening annually or biannually
What is the pathology of Pagets disease?
Middle to older age, familial risk
What is the etiology of Pagets disease?
Chaotic bone remodeling-increased osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity = disorganized woven and lamellar bone
- Enlarger, hypervascular bone
What are the S/Sxs of Pagets disease?
- Discovery often incidental and asymptotic
- Often affecting the pelvis, spine, sacrum, femur, skull, tibia, humerus, scapula
- Gradual progression of disease
- Bone pain and pathologic features
- May notice deformity
What is the workup for Pagets disease?
- XRs: Well demarcated areas of decalcification early
- New bone-increased density, expansion of bone and coarse trabeculation
- Sclerosis, enlargement and increase bone density
- Increase serum alk phos or bone specific
What is the treatment for Pagets disease?
- If asymptotic = no therapy
- Optimal calcium and vitamin D intake
- Bisphosphonates
- NSAIDs for pain
What are some mechanisms that cause septic joint?
- Hematogenous (MC) - blood from bacterial/viral illness
- Contiguous spread
- Direct introduction (rusty nail)
What are the S/Sxs of septic joint?
- Painful, swollen, red and warm joint
- Fever
- Inability or pain with weight bearing
What is the workup for septic joint?
- Labs: increases WBC, ESR, CRP
- Joint aspiration: WBC > 50,000 bacteria
What is the treatment for septic joint?
- IV antibiotics guided by aspiration followed by oral
- Surgery
What is Tenosynovitis?
- Inflammation of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis
- Radial aspect of wrist
- MC form of tendonitis at the wrist
What is the cause of Tenosynovitis?
Overuse, repetitive activities, often chronic
What are the S/Sxs of Tenosynovitis?
- Radial sided wrist pain
- Increase pain w/ activities
- Swelling
What is the workup for Tenosynovitis?
- TTP first dorsal compartment
- Positive Finkelstein’s test