Osteoporosis

Question 1

What is osteoporosis?

Answer 1

Chronic progressive metabolic bone disease marked by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue

Question 2

Osteoporosis is known as the because of?

( bones become so fragile that they cannot withstand normal mechanical stress )

Answer 2

Slienf their
Slowly robs the skeleton of its banked resources

Question 3

Why are women more prominent to getting osteroporsis ? (2)

Answer 3

Bone resorption begins early and more rapid at menopause

Breastfreeding

Question 4

When should you test for osteoporosis?

Answer 4

65 years and older

Question 5

Notes
What are risk factors for osteoporosis?

Advance age > 65
Asian
Diet in low calcium
Estrogen low
Alcohol
Family
Female
Low body weight
Low tester one
Medications
Smoking

Question 6

What helps decrease the risk of osteoporosis? (3)

Answer 6

Weight bearing
Adquete intake of caclium
Vitamin D

Question 7

Long term used of corticosteroids can cause osteropories true or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

When is peak bone mass ?

This is usually determined by
Heredity
Nutrition
Exercise
Hormone function

Answer 8

Before age 20

Question 9

No matter what
Bone is being continuous deposited by ___ and resorbed by ___
A process called?

This is normally equal

However I’m osteoporoses
Bone reabsorption ___ bone deposition

Answer 9

Oseteoblasts
Osteoclast

Remodeling

Exceeds

Question 10

Clinical manifestations of osteoporosis (3)

Think of hump!

Answer 10

Back pain
Spontaneous fractures

Humped spine
( kyphosis or dowagers hump )

Question 11

What are diagnostic studies of osteoporosis? (2)

Answer 11

X ray
BMD

Question 12

+1 and -1 =
-1 and -2.5 =
-2.5 or lower =
-2.5 or lower with fracture =

Answer 12

Normal
Osteopenia
Osteroporsis
Severe osteoporosis

Question 13

Interprofessional and nursing management
We want to focus on ? (2(

Notes
FRAX
fracture risk assessment is important!

Answer 13

Nutrition ( calcium and vitamin D )
Precent falls/fracture

Question 14

How many mg per day for women?

What foods?

If not we can always do and should be taken with?

Answer 14

1000mg of calcium

Milk, yogurt, turnip greens, cottage cheese, ice cream, sardines, Spinach

Pills
meals for better absorption

Question 15

Notes
Encourage patients to be mobile to prevent immobility

Surgery
Vergebroplastly and kyphoplasty
Used to treat fractures

Drug therapy
Bisphophonates
- take with water
- 30mins before food
- stay upright for 30mins