RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Rachitic syndromes of MBD?
A
Osteomalacia & rickets
2
Q
What is osteomalacia?
A
Softening of bone
3
Q
Osteomalacia is a disease process with deficiency of what building blocks needed for bone mineralization?
A
Ca++, PO-4, or Alkaline Phosphatase
4
Q
All rachitic syndromes of osteomalacic disease have what in common?
A
Deficiency of calcium in blood stream