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1
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Recommended calcium intake recommended for adolescents and young adults 11-24

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1,200 to 1500 mg

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Recommended calcium intake recommended for women 25-50 yrs

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1,000 mg

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Recommended calcium intake recommended for post menopause not on HRT

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1,500mg

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4
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What do osteoporosis medications do

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  • slow down or stop bone loss or rebuild bone/ slows down the remodeling process
  • reduce the chances of broken bones
  • for medications to work, a person still needs to get enough calcium
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5
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3 types of osteoporosis meds

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Bisphosphonates
Calcitonin
Estrogen receptor modulator

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6
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What does bisphosphonates do

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Antiresorptive

Slowing down the remodeling process

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7
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Examples of bisphosphonates

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Fosamax
Boniva
Actonel
Reclast

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8
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After taking bisphosphonates the person must be able to

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Sit up for an hour

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9
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Side affects of bisphosphonates

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Heartburn
Abdominal pain
Irritated esophagus

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10
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Risk factors from bisphosphonates

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Rare type of femur fractures:
Subtrochanteric fx
Diaphicele fx

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11
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Brand of calcitonin

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Miacalcin

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12
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Estrogen receptor modulator is aka

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Raloxifene

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13
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Brand of Estrogen receptor modulator

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Evista

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14
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Advantages of Estrogen receptor modulator

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Reduce fats in blood, cholesterol

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15
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Side affects of Estrogen receptor modulator

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Hot flashes
Leg cramps
Blood clots

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16
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What is Juvent

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Used to tx osteoporosis by sending electrical impulses up into body to stimulate bone growth

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17
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Name bone densitometry tests

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  1. Quantitative measurement of bone density
  2. Bone Mineral Density Test
  3. Plain skeletal radiographs
  4. Quantitative Ultrasound
  5. Quantitative computed tomography
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18
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Quantitative measurement of bone density is the measurement of

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Weight bearing bones: hip and spine

Can also measure forearm, wrist, finger, heel

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19
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BMD is used for?

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  1. Checks bone mineral content
  2. Used to confirm diagnosis of osteoporosis
  3. Can predict a persons chances of breaking a bone in the future
  4. Determine whether a person’s bone density is increasing decreasing or remaining the same
  5. Can monitor a person’s response to treatment
20
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FRAX

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Fracture risk assessment tool

21
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BMD T-score

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  1. Compares your bone density to a young normal healthy 30 year old with peak bone density
  2. T score indicates how much your bone density is above or below normal
  3. T score is used by healthcare providers to diagnose osteoporosis
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Normal T score

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Between +1 and -1

23
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T score indicating low bone density or osteopenia

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Between-1 and -2.5

24
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T score that is a diagnosis of osteoporosis

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-2.5 and lower

25
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BMD Z score

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  1. Compares your bone density to what is normal in someone your age and body size
  2. Is not used to diagnose osteoporosis
26
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The bone density unit is called

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Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
DXA
DEXA

27
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How does DXA work?

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  1. Works on the principle of x-ray attenuation effect, separation of soft tissue and bone
  2. Two different photon energies are used to differentiate soft tissue and bone
28
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2 common types of dexa

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  1. Pencil beam (circular pinhole); narrow stream of X-ray that goes across body and back and forth
  2. Array Beam ( fan-beam)
    Has a narrow slit
    Beam moves up towards head
29
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C-arm array beam

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Less common
Multiple detectors
Can scan at more than one plane

30
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When does plain skeletal radiographs show visual bone demineralization

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When bones have demineralized 40%

31
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How does quantitative ultrasound measure bone density

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It is used to determine how sound waves travel through the bone

32
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How does quantitative computed tomography measure bone density

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This test uses CT scanner with special software designed to perform bone density studies

33
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Place that you position for a hip dexa

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Ward’s Triangle

34
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Reason why we would do a forearm scan

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If the patient had bilateral hip prosthetics

35
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Type of bone that is dense, outer shell

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Cortical/ compact

36
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Type of bone that is delicate lattice work

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Trabecular / cancellous

37
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What type of bone supports weight and accounts for 80% of bone mass

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Cortical / compact

38
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Type of bone that gets destroyed from osteoporosis

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Trabecular / cancellous

39
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2 stages of remodeling process

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Resorption

Formation

40
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Resorption

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Osteoclasts breakdown bone and remove old bone leaving pits

41
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Formation

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Osteoblasts fill in Pitts with new bone

42
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How long does the resorption process take

43
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How long does the formation process take

44
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Five symptoms of osteoporosis

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Back pain
Loss in height
Stooped posture
Curved back / humpback/ Dowager's hump
Fracture of hip vertebrae and wrist are most common
45
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Risk factors for osteoporosis

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Family history
Being female
Menopause
Caucasian or Asian descent 
Thin or small build
Life style risk factors include smoking, excessive drinking, not enough exercise, diet low in calcium
46
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What medication types increase risk factors for osteoporosis

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Hyperthyroidism – have problem absorbing calcium
Asthma – COPD steroids long term
Patients taking steroids for other reasons

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