Bone Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Osteopaenia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Paget’s Disease
- Non accidental injury
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rickets
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
A 14 year old boy presents with pain and swelling in the right thigh. Bone biopsy shows small round blue tumour cells.
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Osteopaenia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Paget’s Disease
- Non accidental injury
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rickets
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
A 3 year old girl presents with a broken arm. Her father says he doesn’t know what happened, but he thinks she fell in the playground. She has been admitted with fractures before. On examination, her sclera appear bluish in colour.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Osteopaenia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Paget’s Disease
- Non accidental injury
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rickets
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
A 65 year old man of African American origin presents with back pain. He has also recently begun experiencing symptoms of renal failure. Blood tests show a normocytic, normochromic anaemia, and a raised ESR. Urinary analysis shows the presence of Bence Jones protein.
Multiple Myeloma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Osteopaenia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Paget’s Disease
- Non accidental injury
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rickets
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
A 72 year old woman presents with bone pain and a wrist fracture. On examination you notice an active AV fistula on the other wrist. Blood tests show low calcium, high phosphate and high PTH.
Renal Osteodystrophy
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ewing’s Sarcoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Fibrous Dysplasia
- Osteopaenia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Paget’s Disease
- Non accidental injury
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Osteoarthritis
- Rickets
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomalacia
A 40 year old woman presents with bone pain. Her past medical history includes right arm fracture, renal stones, and recurrent depression. Blood tests reveal high calcium, low phosphate and high PTH.
Hyperparathyroidism
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Avascular Necrosis
- Increased Bone Formation
- Normal Bone Mass
- Decreased Bone Turnover
- Stress Fracture
- Increased Calcium In Bone
- Osteophyte Formation
- Slipped Epiphysis
- Increased Angiogenesis
- Colles’ Fracture
- Increased Bone Turnover
- Disrupted Trabecula Bone
- Sub-Chondral Sclerosis
- Vertebral Collapse
- Decreased Calcium In Bone
- Reduced Bone Mass
Which of the above may be a feature in a patient with osteomalacia but not in an osteoporotic patient?
Decreased Calcium In Bone
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Avascular Necrosis
- Increased Bone Formation
- Normal Bone Mass
- Decreased Bone Turnover
- Stress Fracture
- Increased Calcium In Bone
- Osteophyte Formation
- Slipped Epiphysis
- Increased Angiogenesis
- Colles’ Fracture
- Increased Bone Turnover
- Disrupted Trabecula Bone
- Sub-Chondral Sclerosis
- Vertebral Collapse
- Decreased Calcium In Bone
- Reduced Bone Mass
Which of the abnormalities above would be found on investigation of a patient with osteitis fibrosa cystica?
Increased Calcium In Bone
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Avascular Necrosis
- Increased Bone Formation
- Normal Bone Mass
- Decreased Bone Turnover
- Stress Fracture
- Increased Calcium In Bone
- Osteophyte Formation
- Slipped Epiphysis
- Increased Angiogenesis
- Colles’ Fracture
- Increased Bone Turnover
- Disrupted Trabecula Bone
- Sub-Chondral Sclerosis
- Vertebral Collapse
- Decreased Calcium In Bone
- Reduced Bone Mass
An elderly male patient sees you at your GP clinic complaining of sciatic pain and headaches. He said his motorcycle helmet no longer fits him. Which of the above are you likely to find on investigation?
Increased Bone Formation
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Avascular Necrosis
- Increased Bone Formation
- Normal Bone Mass
- Decreased Bone Turnover
- Stress Fracture
- Increased Calcium In Bone
- Osteophyte Formation
- Slipped Epiphysis
- Increased Angiogenesis
- Colles’ Fracture
- Increased Bone Turnover
- Disrupted Trabecula Bone
- Sub-Chondral Sclerosis
- Vertebral Collapse
- Decreased Calcium In Bone
- Reduced Bone Mass
An elderly lady is brought to A&E following a fall on to an outstretched hand. She has been on steroid treatment for rheumatoid arthritis for many years. She now complains of pins and needles in her legs. What should you investigate for?
Vertebral Collapse
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Avascular Necrosis
- Increased Bone Formation
- Normal Bone Mass
- Decreased Bone Turnover
- Stress Fracture
- Increased Calcium In Bone
- Osteophyte Formation
- Slipped Epiphysis
- Increased Angiogenesis
- Colles’ Fracture
- Increased Bone Turnover
- Disrupted Trabecula Bone
- Sub-Chondral Sclerosis
- Vertebral Collapse
- Decreased Calcium In Bone
- Reduced Bone Mass
A confused patient tells you that she doesn’t want to take her medicine because she doesn’t know what it’s for. She shows you that she is taking Strontium, what abnormality above is the most likely to be present?
Reduced Bone Mass
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Osteopenia
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
- Geode
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopetrosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gout
A horizontal fracture in Looser’s Zone is pathognomonic
Osteomalacia
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Osteopenia
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
- Geode
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopetrosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gout
A radiograph of the hand shows small resorptive lesions in the bones of the 4th and 5th digits
Hyperparathyroidism
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Osteopenia
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
- Geode
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopetrosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gout
A mixed picture of lytic lesions and microfractures are seen on X-ray in a 54yr old Caucasian man presenting with cardiac failure
Paget’s Disease
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Osteopenia
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
- Geode
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopetrosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gout
Hyperparathyroidism can lead to which other condition listed above (also known as Von Recklinghausen’s Disease of Bone)?
Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Osteopenia
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteomalacia
- Paget’s Disease
- Geode
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopetrosis
- Multiple myeloma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Osteitis Fibrosis Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gout
Can result in widened epiphyseal plates
Osteomalacia
