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MSK; Lecture 1, 2 and 3 - Intro and biochemistry, Histopathology and Radiology Flashcards

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What is metabolic bone disease?

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Group of diseases that cause change in bone density and strength -> by increasing bone resorption, decreasing bone formation and altering bone structure (ass.. w/disturbances in mineral met)

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What are the 5 common metabolic bone disorders?

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1ry hyperPTHism, Rickets/osteomalacia, osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, renal osteodystrophy

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What are the symptoms of the common metabolic bone disorders?

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Met: hypo/hypercalcaemia, hyper/hypophosphataemia. Bone specific: deformity, fractures causing bone pain

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What Ca is present in bone?

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Hydroxyapatite; cancellous bone is met active

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Which processes occur in the bone?

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Remodelling -> 5% anytime with the total skeleton over 7y; continuous exchange of ECF with bone fluid reserve

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What makes bone strong?

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Mass, Material properties (matrix and mineral), Microarchitecture, Macroarchitecture

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How can bone structure and function be assessed?

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Bone histology, biochemical tests, BMD, radiology

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How does bone mass change with age?

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Peak in 20s with men and women decreasing after their 40s, women much faster in early menopause

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What is the function of bone?

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Mechanical (support and site for muscle attachment); protective (vital organs and bone marrow); metabolic (reserve of calcium)

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What is bone composed of?

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Inorganic (65%) - Ca hydroxyapatite, storehouse for 99% of Ca in body, 85% of PO4 and 65% in Na/Mg; organic 35% (bone cells and protein matrix)

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What are cortical bones?

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Skull and long bones, 80% of skeleton, appendicular, 80-90% calcified and mainly mechanical/protective

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What are cancellous bones?

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Vertebrae and pelvis; 20% of skeleton, axial, 15-25% calcified; mainly metabolic with large SA to allow for easy release of Ca

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Why would you take a bone biopsy?

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Indications -> evaluate bone pain/tenderness, investigate an abnormality seen on xray; for bone tumour diagnosis (benign/malignant); determine cause of unexplained infection; evaluate therapy

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What types of bone biopsy available?

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Usually in anterior superior iliac crest for marrow; closed: needle core biopsy; open: for sclerotic/inaccessible lesions

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What are osteoblasts?

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Build bone by laying down osteoid

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What are osteoclasts?

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Multinucleate cells of macrophage family; resorb/chew bone

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What are osteocytes?

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Osteoblast like cells which sit in lacunae in bone

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How do you form an osteoblast?

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RANK and RANKL

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What is RANK?

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Receptor activator for nuclear factor kB

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What is osteoprotegerin?

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Inhibits RANK/L binding and therefore inhibits osteoclastogenesis

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What are the types of bone?

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Anatomically flat/long/cuboid bones (intramembranous ossification (flat) and endochondral ossification (long)); trabecular (cancellous); compact bone (cortical); woven bone (immature), lamellar bone (mature)

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What are reversal lines?

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You can see where there has been resorption and building up of bone - like a fossil

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What is metabolic bone disease?

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Disordered bone turnover due to imbalance of various chemicals in the body (vit, hormones, minerals); overall effect is reduced bone mass (osteopoenia) often resulting in fractures with little/no trauma

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What are the 3 main categories of metabolic bone disease?

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Related to endocrine abnormality (vit D, PTH); non-endocrine (Age related osteoporosis); disuse osteopoenia (in bed for a long time/space)

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What can cause osteoporosis?

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1ry: age, post menopause; 2ry: drugs, systemic disease

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What features do patients present with?

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Bone pain, pathological fracture; weakness in bone

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What is the pathological bone in osteoporsis?

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Less dense bone

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What happens to mineralisation of bone in osteoporosis?

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Mineralisation is the same

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What is osteomalacia?

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Defective bone mineralisation -> 1ry from deficiency of vit D; 2ry from deficiency of PO4

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What are the functions of Vit D?

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Bone metabolism, intestinal/renal Ca absorption, cell proliferation, cell differentation, immune regulation

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What are the symptoms of osteomalacia?

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Sequelae; bone pain/tenderness, fracture, proximal weakness, bone deformity

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What occurs in rickets?

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The growth plates expand but aren’t strong enough to support soft tissue weight, so bow to the side.

Cupping of metaphyses and fraying/splying of the bones occurs.

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What are Looser’s zone?

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Horizontal fractures in osteomalacia

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What is hyperPTHism?

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  • Excess PTH;
  • increased Ca/PO4 excretion in urine hyperCa,
  • hypoPO4;
  • skeletal changes of osteitis fibrosa cystica (pain as bone is broken down too quickly, and holes are forming in the bone)
  • 1ry due to pit adenoma -> BONE RESORPTION
  • 2ry due to other systemic background -> BONE RESORPTION AND BONE MINERALISATION (higher PO4 in 2ry)
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What is osteitis fibrosa cystica?

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Pain as bone is broken down too quickly, and holes are forming in the bone - cysts seen in xray and fibrous tissue in bone where it is breaking

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What are the organs affected by hyperPTHism?

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PTH glands, bones, kidneys, proximal small intestine

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What are the causes of Hyperpthism?

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1ry: PTH adenoma; chief cell hyperplasia; 2ry chronic renal deficiency/ vit D deficiency

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What is a simple diagnosis method of HyperPTHism?

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X-ray of hand; causes small lesion in bones of hand -> brown cell tumours (bone broken down and replaced by fibrous tissue)

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What is renal osteodystrophy?

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Comprises all skeletal changes of chronic renal disease,->

  • increased bone resorption (OFC);
  • osteomalacia;
  • osteosclerosis;
  • growth retardation;
  • osteoporosis
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What are the features of renal osteodystrophy?

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  • PO4 retention – hyperphosphataemia
  • Hypocalcaemia as a result of ↓vit D
  • 2ry hyperparathyroidism
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Aluminium deposition
  • subperiosteal erosions,
  • brown tumours,
  • sclerosis
  • soft tissue calcification (vesels, cartilage)
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What is Paget’s disease?

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Disorder of bone turnove -> 3 stages:

  • osteolytic;
  • osteolytic-osteosclerotic;
  • Quiescent osteosclerotic
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What is the pathogenesis of Paget’s?

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Onset: >40y mainly in caucasians; M=F; rare in asians and africans; mono-ostotic (15%) and rest polyostotic; Familial cases show autosomal patter of inheritance with incomplete penetrance; parvomyxovirus type particles found

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What is the site predilection in Paget’s disease?

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x

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What are the symptoms of paget’s?

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Pain; microfractures; nerve compression (incl. Spinal N and cord); Skull changes may put medulla at risk; deafness; +/-haemodynamic changes, cardiac failure haemodynamic changes, cardiac failure • hypercalcaemia • Development of sarcoma in area of involvement 1%

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How does each substance in biochem investigations change in each of the 5 main metabolic diseases of bone?

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What is normal Ca homeostasis?

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How is Ca distributed in the body and how is it corrected?

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How does PTH regulate sCa levels?

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Has predominant role in minute regulation -> highest regulation from kidneys

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What is relevant about PTH?

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84a.a. peptide but N1-34 active; Mg dependent (low in alcoholics); T1/2: 8min; PTH receptor activated by PTHrP

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Slide 23

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x

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What is the function of PTH in the kidney?

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What is the function of PTH in the bone?

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Bone resorption through RANK system

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What are the causes of 1ry HyperPTHism?

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50s; 3F:1M; Parathyroid adenoma 80%; Parathyroid hyperplasia = 20%; Parathyroid CA = <1%. Familial Syndromes: MEN 1 = 2%; MEN 2A = rare; HPT-JT = rare

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How do you diagnose hyperPTHism?

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An elevated total/ionised calcium with PTH levels frankly elevated or in the upper half of the normal range’; (ie. Corrected Calcium > 2.60 mmol/l with PTH > 3.9 pmol/l (nr 1.0 - 6.8)). Subjects with hypercalcaemia and a PTH in the upper half of the normal range are physiologically not normal. It is important to note that such ‘non-suppressed’ concentrations are entirely compatible with the diagnosis of Primary HPT

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What is the clinical features of 1ry HyperPTHism due to high Ca?

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Thirst, polyuria, Tiredness, fatigue, muscle weakness, Renal colic, nephrocalcinosis, CRF, Dyspepsia, pancreatitis, Constipation, nausea, anorexia, Depression, impaired concentration, Drowsy, coma. Patients may also suffer fractures secondary to bone resorption

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How does high sCa cause diuresis?

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Ca >3 is medical emergency as they become acutely dehydrated

57
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What does chronically elevated PTH increase the risk of?

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Renal stones; cortical bone resorption (Increased bone turnover; Acute/ pulsed PTH; anabolic; Chronic: catabolic (Cortical > cancellous)

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What are the biochemical findings in 1ry hyperPTHism?

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  1. Increased serum calcium - by absorption from bone/gut 2. Decreased serum phosphate - renal excretion in proximal tubule 3. PTH in the upper half of the normal range or elevated 4. Increased urine calcium excretion 5. Cr may be elevated NB: FHH needs to be ruled out before
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How is Vit D metabolised?

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Metabolised by liver and kidney -> vit D binding protein: t1/2 = 3d, filtered by kidney but reabsorbed by PCT (activates it too); if you have too much then it is converted into 24,25 D and this is inactive;

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Where is Ca absorbed?

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Activated Vit D increases gut Ca absorption; 20-60% load DDM/JJM and colon; passive in paracellular space (linear with diet); active (up to 40% saturable DDM)

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What are the actions of Vit D?

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x

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What is the definition of Vit D deficiency?

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At a nadir 25 OH D = 30 ng/ml (75nmol/l) PTH levels start to rise. Muscle function optimal >70nmol/l. Gut Ca absorption increases up to 80 nmol/l

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What is rickets?

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Inadequate Vitamin D activity leads to defective mineralisation of the cartilagenous growth plate (before a low calcium)

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What are the S+S of rickets?

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Symptoms: Bone pain and tenderness (axial); Muscle weakness (proximal); Lack of play Signs:Age dependent deformity; Myopathy; Hypotonia; Short stature; Tenderness on percussion

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What are the causes of rickets/osteomalacia?

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Lack of sunlight

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What is the biochem of rickets/osteomalacia?

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x

67
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What is FGF-23 and where is PTH reabsorbed?

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FGF-23; 32KD protein Produced by osteoblast, lineage cells, long bones. LIKE PTH causes P loss UNLIKE PTH inhibits activation of Vit D by 1 α OH ase; PO4 fully filtered and reabsorbed ony in PCT

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*Describe this picture and explain why 2 systems are needed for PO4

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  • PTH activates vit D in kidney and causing increase absorption of Ca and PO4;
  • which then causes PTH to shut down
  • which causes increased Ca and PO4 in blood
  • which would lead to crystals forming (not good) so bones detect this and FGF-23 is produced to release it
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How is osteomalacia and phosphate linked and what are the causes?

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Can also get with renal phosphate loss, when calcium and Vitamin D levels are usually normal

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How can FGF-23 excess cause rickets/osteomalacia?

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What happens if the PCT is damaged?

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Causes phosphaturia and stops 1α hydroxylation of Vit D. Fanconi syndrome: multiple myeloma, heavy metal poisoning: lead, mercury; drugs: tenofovir, gentamycin; congenital disease: Wilsons, glycogen storage diseases

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What is osteoporosis and the causes?

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Low bone density

73
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How does oestrogen deficiency cause menopausal bone loss?

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How does cancellous bone loss differ in men vs women?

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Disproportionate loss of cancellous bone in women

75
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What does osteoporosis do to fracture rates?

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Increased -> hip fracture has a mortality rate of 3months in elderly

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How do you exclude other causes using biochem in osteoporosis?

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How do you asses osteoporosis?

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Bone density - single best predictor of fracture risk; BMD represents 70% of total risk

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What is DEXA?

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Uses t-score = BMD - young adult mean BMD/ young adult s.d. -> how many SD off the average for 25yo -> -2.5 = osteoporosis; -1 to -2.5 osteopaenia; >-1 normal; 1SD is a 2.5 increase risk of fracture

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Why would you use central measurements to measure osteoporosis?

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Risk over 20% - leads to treatment recommendations

80
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What are bone markers?

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Give insight into activity (resoption and formation); dynamic (unlike BMD); divided into markers of formation and resorption

81
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How is collagen synthesised?

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x

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What bone resorption markers are used in monitoring osteoporosis treatment?

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Monitoring of response to treatment with anti- resorptive drugs (BMD change 18mnths); bone resorption markers fall in 4-6 weeks; expect a 50% drop of urine NTx by 3 months

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What are the problems with cross-links in osteoporosis?

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What are the clinical use of bone formation markers?

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What is BSAP?

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86
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What happens to alkaline phosphatase with age?

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87
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What is CKD-MBD?

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  • Skeletal remodeling disorders caused by CKD contribute directly to to heterotopic calcification, especially vascular.
  • The disorders in mineral metabolism that accompany CKD are key factors in the excess mortality caused by CKD.
  • CKD impairs skeletal anabolism, decreasing osteoblast function and bone formation rates .
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What is the biochemistry of renal osteodystrophy?

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How does secondary hyperparathyroidism progress?

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90
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What is the difference between osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia?

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Osteopenia is poverty of the bone -> seen in both osteoporosis and osteomalacia. Porosis is decreased bone mass; malacia decreased mineralisation

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What are the radiological signs of osteomalacia (and rickets)?

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Vit D deficiency -> vit D and Ca are decreased, PTH is increased -> Radiology = age/growth plate closure -> codfish vertebra (biconcave, loss of height, osteopenic and pencilled-in margin)

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How can you describe osteomalacia?

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Too little mineral = osteopenic. too much osteiod = Looser’s zones

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What are Looser’s zones and where are they found?

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Narrow lucency, perpendicular to bone cortex -> pubic rami, proximal femur, scapula, lower ribs

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What is the difference between osteomalacia and osteoporosis?

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Malacia: less mineral, osteopenia, bend and bow before breaking, codfish vertebra with uniform spine deformity. Porosis: less bone, osteopenia, break and anterior wedging

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What is the difference between osteomalacia and rickets?

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Malacia: changes in mature bone, osteopenia, Looser’s zones, codfish vertebrae and bending vertebrae. Rickets: Before growth plate closure, changes related to growth plates (MAINLY), changes of osteomalacia co-exist

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Where are the most obvious changes seen in rickets?

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Metaphysis is where the most rapid growth occurs, so where the most obvious changes will be -> indistinct frayed metaphyseal margin, with widened growth plate (no calcification) -> cupping/splaying of metaphyses due to weight bearing

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What are the radiological findings in rickets?

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Indistinct frayed metaphyseal margin, with widened growth plate (no calcification) -> cupping/splaying of metaphyses due to weight bearing. Rickety rosary (splayed and cupped ends of ribs), bowing of weight bearing bones

98
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What is the radiological finding of primary hyperparathyroidism?

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Bone resorption

99
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Where are the main sites of bone resorption in hyperPTHism?

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Subperiosteal (radial aspect middle and ring finger phalanges), subchondral (distal clavicle and pubis), intracortical (pepper-pot skull), brown tumours (bigger, shows increased osteoclastic activity)

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What are the 2 types of bone loss and which disease have each type?

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SLOW: involutional osteoporosis, bone has time to remodel/bone loss occurs according to mechanical needs. FAST: HyperPTHism/Disuse osteoporosis, bone loss is too rapid, so loss doesn’t cater to mechanical needs

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What are the radiological findings in renal osteodystrophy?

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Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, 2ry HPTH -> sub-periosteal erosions, brown tumours, sclerosis, axial skeleton/vertebral end plates, rugger jersey spine, and soft tissue calcification (arteries and cartilage)

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What are the mediators of bone metabolism?

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Ca/P/Vit D/ PTH/calcitonin; other hormones: T4, GH, glucocorticoids, oestrogens, androgens, insulin; other factors: vit c and other nutrients, cytokines, prostaglandin, several GF

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What are codfish vertebrae?

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Biconcave deformity of vertbrae seen in osteoporosis and osteomalacia

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