Metabolic & Endocrine Disorders Flashcards

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Normal bone quality, decreased bone quantity =

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Osteoporosis

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Females are affected by osteoporosis __:__ over males

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4:1

(After 80, females = males)

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Secondary causes of ____ include metastasis, multiple meyloma, alcoholism, endocrine disorders, etc.

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OSteoporosis

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Clinical presentation of ____ include:

  • Clinically silent
  • Increased kyphosis as disease progresses
  • Symptoms become apparent when there are fractures
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Osteoporosis

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Radiographs are ____ (good/not good) are grading osteoporosis

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Not good

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Radiographic findings of ____ include:

  • Osteopenia (on radiographs this is a descriptive term ie. less dense, DEXA scan it is diagnosis)
  • Loss of 2° stress trabeculae, accentuation of 1° trabeculae
  • Vertical striations in VBs (pseudohemangiomas)
  • Pencil thin cortices
  • Compression fractures (anterior wedge, fish vertebra)
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Generalized Osteoporosis

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What are is the likely cause of these findings?

(Normal on left)

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Generalized Osteoporosis - CT w/ Fish Verterbra

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Accentuated Vertical Striations (pseudohamangiomas)

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Accentuated Vertical Striations, anterior wedging, and gas bubble

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Anterior compression fracture as a result of hyperkyphosis

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Ward’s Triangle

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Pencil thin cortices

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What is the likely cause of these findings?

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Generalized Osteoporosis - Insufficiency Fracture

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____ is gold standard for osteoporosis diagnosis, ____ is most accurate but expensive

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DEXA scan

Quantitative CT

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____ is the most common cause of regional osteoporosis

Other causes are ___ & ____

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Disuse (common following immobilization)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) & Transient osteoporosis of hip (TROH)

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Regional osteopenia can be seen within _____ in disuse regional osteoporosis, _____ following CRPS

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7-10 days

3-4 months

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Regional Osteoporosis - Disuse

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  • Relatively normal bone quantity, poor bone quality
  • Results in soft bones

Imaging findings include:

  • Generalized osteopenia
  • Trabecular coarsening & indistinctness
  • Fracture deformites (fish vertebrae, Triradiate pelvis, kyphoscoliosis, etc.)
  • Pseudofractures (insufficiency fractures in unusual locations)
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Osteomalacia

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Osteomalacia - but NOT associated specifically, can be seen in any condition with decreased bone density (quantity, quality or both)

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Osteomalacia - Pseudofractures

(Can also be seen in Padgets or Fibrous dysplasia)

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  • Vitamin D related
  • Primarily a disease of growth plates (seen w/ osteomalacia)
  • Clinically, may see bowing deformities, overgrowth of cartilage near joints, “rachitic rosary”
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Rickets

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Image findings of ____ include:

  • “Paint brush” metaphysis
  • Splayed/cupping of metaphysis
  • Non-calcified zone of provisional calcification → widened growth plate
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Rickets

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Rickets - Non-calcific zone of provisional calcification & cupped appearance

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Rickets - Paint brush metaphysis

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Rickets - Rachitic Rosary

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Rickets - Bowing Deformities

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Scurvy

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Dense zone of provisional calcification in scurvy =

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White line of Frankel/scurvy

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Well defined ring around epiphysis seen in scurvy =

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Wimberger’s ring

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  • Arise from metaphyseal margins
  • Due to collapse of the scorbutic zone
  • Seen in Scurvy
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Pelken’s spurs

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Lucent region adjacent to the zone of provisional Ca++ seen in scurvy

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Scorbutic/Trummerfeld zone of attrition

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Scurvy

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  • Osseous changes seen following long term megadoses of Vitamin A
  • Vitamin A regulates osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity
  • Clinical findings include dermatitis, puritis, alopecia, and hepatosplenomegaly

Imaging findings include:

  • Osteopenia
  • Solid periosteal reaction
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Hypervitaminosis A

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hypervitaminosis A (but there are many other differentials)

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  • Soft tissue changes seen following long term mega doses of Vitamin D

Imaging Findings include:

  • Periarticular calcification (referred to as tumoral calcinosis bc large mass of calcification)
  • Renal & vascular calcification
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Hypervitaminosis D

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hypervitaminosis D - Tumoral Calcinosis

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Clinically can see abdominal pain, encephalopathy & paralysis

Imagining findings include:

  • Dense linear bands along the zone of provisional calcification
  • Wide sutures from brain swelling
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Lead poisoning

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Lead poisoning - sclerotic metaphyseal bands

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Lead poisoning - multiple sclerotic metaphyseal bands

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  • Secondary to excessive growth hormone secretion
  • In adults results In predominate soft tissue & membranous bone overgowth
  • In adolescence results in increased length of bone (gigantism)

Clinical findings include:

  • Broad, large hands/feet
  • Prominent forehead
  • Nerve compression syndromes
  • Arthritis
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Acromegaly

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Acromegaly - Enlarged Sella Turcica

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Acromegaly - Enlarged frontal sinus

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Acromegaly - Spade like distal tufts

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Acromegaly - increased heel pad thickness

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Imaging findings of ____ include:

  • Generalized osteopenia is main finding
  • May see increase incidence of fractures
  • Physical findings include enlarged neck, rapid HR, weightloss, proptosis
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Hyperthyroidism

46
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Clinical findings include:

  • Coarse dry skin & hair
  • Farigue, lethargy

Imaging findings include:

  • Delayed skeletal maturation (hallmark)
  • Wormian bones
  • Fragmented epiphyses
  • Sail vertebra w/ gibbous deformity
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Hypothyroidism

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hypothyroidism - Sail vertebra

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hypothyroidism - Delayed skeletal maturation

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  • Females affected 3:1 over males
  • Peak age 30-50 years
  • Increased osteoclastic activity w/ fibrous tissue replacement
  • Hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia
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Hyperparathyroidism

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_____ hyperparathyroidism = due to overproduction of parathormone 2º to parathyroid adenoma

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Primary

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_____ hyperparathyroidism = due to overproduction of parathormone 2º to chronic renal disease (most common)

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Secondary

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____ hyperparathyroidism = seen in dialysis patients, long term renal disease; parathyroid gland acts independent of calcium levels

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Tertiary

53
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Imagining findings of ____ include:

  • Osteopenia
  • Salt & pepper skull (granular appearance)
  • Rugger jersey spine
  • Resorption of lamina dura of mandible
  • Endplate irregularities
  • Widened SI joints & symphysis
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Hyperparathyroidism

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Salt & Pepper skull

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - loss of lamina dura

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Rugger Jersey Spine

(Also small vessel calcification which = hyperparathyroidism or diabetes)

57
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Which is rugger jersey vs. sandwich vertebra?

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Left = sandwich, Right = Rugger jersey

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Subchondral bone resorption

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Subperiosteal resoprtion on the radial aspect of 2nd & 3rd middle phalanges is diagnostic for ____

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Hyperparathyroidism

60
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Brown tumors (osteoclastoma)

  • Soap bubbly & expansile

are associated with what condition?

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Hyperparathyroidism

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Distal tuft resorption

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Subperiosteal resorption

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Browns tumor

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidsm - Small vessel calcification (differential = diabetes)

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Tumoral Calcinosis (w/ small vessel calcification)

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Hyperparathyroidism - Chondrocalcinosis (depositional w/ secondary degenerative changes)

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  • Manifestations are due to decreased vascular integrity, particularly in lower extremitiy

Imagining findings:

  • Cellulitis, osteomyelitis & septic arthritis
  • Neuropathic arthropathies
  • Osteopenia
  • Vascular calcification (Monkeberg’s arteriosclerosis)
  • Vas deferens calcifcation
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Diabetes

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Diabetes - Neuropathic Arthropathy (Septic Arthritis is differential)

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  • Can take on the follow patterns:
  • Hypertrophic
  • Atrophic
  • Mixed hypertrophic & antrophic pattern
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Neuropathic anthropathy

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Diabetes - Neuropathic Arthropathy

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Diabetes - Smal vessel calcification (differential = hyperparathyroidism)

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Diabetes - cellulitis

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What is the most likely cause of these findings?

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Diabetes - Vas Deferens calcification

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