Paget's Flashcards
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Q
Symptoms of Paget’s
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deafness heart failure lytic and sclerotic lesions increased ALP (locomotor and hearing loss) bony pain warmth over bones and bony deformity bowing of legs enlargement of skull "increased hat size"
disorder of bone formation and break down.
2
Q
complications of Paget’s
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osteoarthritis nerve compression (VIII- deafness) fracture high output cardiac failure (increased turnover) osteosarcoma
3
Q
Paget’s tx
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IV pamidronate (1st dose) can get reactions like flu=like symptoms, transient pyrexia