pathology - bone disorders/tumours Flashcards
what goes wrong in achondroplasia
failure of longitudinal bone growth/endochondral ossificiation bc chondrocyte proliferation is inhibited
genetics of achondroplasia please
FGFR3 muation that results in constitutive actvation and inhibited chondrocyte proliferation
compare sponatenous vrs AD inheritance of achondroplaisa
spontaneous = > 85%
AD the others
what increases rate of mutations leading to achondroplasia
increased paternal age
describe the AD fo achondroplasia
AD with full penentrance; homozygosity is lethal
what is the most common cause of dwarfism
achondroplasia
what is primary osteoporosis
trabecular/spongy bone loses mass and interconnectiosn despite normal bone minearlization and lab vaullues
how to diagnosse primary osteoporosis
DEXA and T scor eof < - 2.5
T score of < 2.5
osteoporosis
wht can cause primary osteoporosis
long term esogenosu steroid use
anticonvulstand
anticoagulates
thyroid replacement theraphy
what do these cause? long term exogenous steroid use anticonvulsants anticoagulatneas thyroid replacement therapy
primary osteoporosis
what are the most common types of fractures in osteoporisis
vertebral compression gractures
colles fracutres
fracutres of femoral neck
how do vetebral compression fractures present
acute back pain
loss of heighy
kyphosis
acute back pain
loss of height
kyphosis
primary osteoporisis with vertebral compression fracture
i say vertebral compression fractures, fracture at head fo femur and colle fracture you think?
primary osteoporosis
what causes type I primary osteoporosis?
post menopausal
increased bone resoprtion due to decreased estrogen
what is type II primary osteoporisis?
senile.
affects men and women > 70 years old
how to prophylaxis vrs primary osteoporisis type II senile
regular weight bearing exercise
adequte Ca and vitamin D thorughout adulthood
no smoking
treat primaroy osteoporosis
lifestyle modifications
bisphosphonase FIRST LINE
PTH analogs
SERMs (raloxifen/…? the one that isnet tamoxifen)
rarely calcitonin
DENOSUMAB (monoclonal RANKL, acts as osteoprotegrin)
inheritance pattern of osteopetrosis pelase
autosomal recessive
aka marble bone disease
what is osteopetrosis
failure of normal bone resportion due to defective osteoclasts
cxl indings in osteopetrosis please
thickeedn dense bones that are prone to fracture
bone fills marrow = pancytopenia and extramedullary hematopoiesis
BONE IN BONE at xray
cranial nerve impingement and palsies (hearing and vision loss) from narrowed foramina
xray of osteopetrosis
bone in bone
bone in bone
xray of osteopetrosis
genetics of osteopetrosis please
mutations in for ex carbonic anhydrase II impaired ability of required osteoblast generation of acidic environment necessary for bone reabsorption.
osteoblasts need alkaline environment.
what causes osteomalacia/rickets
vitamin D defieicny - defective mineralization/calcificaiton fo osteoid
defective minetalizaiton /caclification of osteoid
osteomalaica/rickets/vitamin D deficiency
soft, bowing out bones
osteomalacia/rickets (more so)
describe blood analysis in osteomalacia
decreased vitamin D - decreased ca and decreased PO4 - increased PTH
increased ALP - increased osteoblast hyperactivity
why is there increased ALP in osteomalacia?
osteoblast hyperactivity = increased ALP; osteoblasts require alkaline environment for functioning