TERMS Flashcards
1
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softening of bone; growth disturbances in pediatric patients
vitamin D deficiency
A
osteomalacic disease
2
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more commonly found in children causing growth disturbances -congenital: Vit D resistant rickets Fanconi's syndrome Renal tubular acidosis -acquired: pyelonephritis, AGN immune glomerulo-tubular nephritis
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renal syndromes
3
Q
linear areas of under-mineralized osteoid typically resulting in insufficiency fractures, classically bilateral and symmetric
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looser’s zones
4
Q
costochondral junctions
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rachitic rosary
5
Q
widening and increased density of zone of calcification
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white line of scurvy
6
Q
marginal spurring
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pelkin sign
7
Q
atrophic line
initially present only at margins?
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truemmerfeld zone
corner (park) sign
8
Q
halo epiphysis, hyper intense zone of provisional calcinosis occurring around epiphysis appearing as ringed epiphyses or halo epiphyses
A
wimberger’s sign