Injury and healing Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of abnormal bone
A
osteoporosis malignancy vit D deficiency osteomyelitis osteogenesis imperfecta paget's disease
2
Q
osteopenia is the
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stage just before osteoporosis
3
Q
equation for osteopenia and osteoporosis >
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osteoclast activity > osteoblast activity
4
Q
primary malignant tumours that metastasize to bone
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prostate - blastic breast - blastic / lytic kidney - lytic thyroid - lytic lung - lytic
5
Q
blastic refers to
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bone building
6
Q
lytic refers to
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breaking down of bone
7
Q
osteogenesis imperfecta
what it is and what causes it
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brittle bone disease
hereditary - autosomal dominant or recessive
decreased type 1 collagen due to
decreased secretion
production of abnormal
results in insufficient osteoid production
8
Q
Paget’s disease
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Disease of : excessive breakdown and disorganised remodelling
genetic and acquired factors
