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When does peak bone density generally occur?

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25-35 years

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What factors contribute to higher peak bone density?

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  • M>F
  • ethnicity/genetics (African American)
  • ^activity
  • nutrition (vit D, phosphorus, Ca)
  • hormones (estrogen = protective)
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Name 2 potential causes of decreased bone synthesis leading to decreased bone density

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  • decreased osteoblastic function: organic to inorganic ratio is maintained
  • decreased ability to make collagen with age, so less organic material to mineralize
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Name a potential cause of decreased mineralization of osteoid leading to decreased bone density

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lack of vit D or Ca2+ (osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism), organic to inorganic ratio changes

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Name a potential cause of increased bone destruction leading to decreased bone density

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balance of osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity shifts

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How does normal bone remodeling compare to that of elderly people?

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  • normal: same amount of bone before & after cutting cone
  • elderly: net loss of bone
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What condition in when the body’s bones become weak and break easily?

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Osteoporosis

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How does the organic to inorganic ratio change with osteoporosis?

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Normal for age
(quality normal, quantity decreased)

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What is the vitamin D deficiency which results in the abnormal softening of bone that occurs in adults?

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Osteomalacia

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In osteomalacia, bone quality is ____ and quantity may be ____

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decreased
decreased
(bones soften AND weaken)

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How does the organic to inorganic ratio change with osteomalacia?

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increased
(bone mass also decreased)

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What type of osteoporosis is characterized by a change in osteoclastic:osteoblastic balance?

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Primary Osteoporosis

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What is type 1 primary osteoporosis?

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post-menopausal (exclusively females)
- estrogen drop increases osteoclastic activity

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What is Type 2 primary osteoporosis?

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Senile osteoporosis
- age related change of osteoblastic function

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What hormone plays a major role in the regulation of bone remodeling in both men and women?

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Estrogen

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What physiological event poses a major risk for osteoporosis?

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Menopause

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How does estrogen act to maintain bone density?

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  • blocks RANKL, suppressing osteoclastic activity
  • inhibits osteoblast apoptosis -> increases osteoblast lifespan
  • decreases production of bone-resorbing cytokines
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How does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) work on bone modeling?

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  • estrogens given to post-menopausal women
  • ^calcitriol (tries to ^Ca)
  • ^Ca absorption
  • slows loss, does not contribute to rebuilding
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What category of drugs is advertised to help with bone density?

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bisphosphonates (eg. Boneva)

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How do bisphosphonates help with bone density?

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decrease osteoclastic activity (does NOT increase deposition

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What laboratory values would you be expect to see in a patient with osteoporosis?

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All normal (slow process, no inflammation indicated)

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Name 5 potential causes of secondary osteoporosis

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  • disuse
  • endocrine & genetic abnormalities or malabsorption issues
  • chronic corticosteroid Rx
  • multiple myeloma
  • complex regional pain syndrome
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Name 3 common areas of fracture in osteoporosis

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  • hip
  • spine
  • distal radius
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What % bone loss is necessary before visible radiographically?

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30-50%

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What tool is used to quantify severity of bone density loss?
DEXA scan
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What is the T-score on a DEXA scan?
- bone density compared with 18-25y/o of same race & sex - gives fracture risk
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What is the Z-score on a DEXA scan?
bone density compared with people of same **age**, race, sex (useful for pre-menopausal evaluation of density)
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A T-score of +1 to -1 is considered ____
normal
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A T-score of -1 to -2.5 is considered ____
osteopenia
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A T-score of -2.5 or less is considered ____
osteoporosis
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A T-score of -2.5 or less, with a history of fragility fracture is considered ____
severe osteoporosis
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What are the fracture risks for T-scores of -2, -3, and -4?
-2 = 4x more likely -3 = 8x -4 = 16x
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Decreased bone density on x-ray is called ____
osteopenia
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In a patient with osteoporosis, the nucleus pulposus can break vertebral endplates causing a ____ appearance
bi-concave (AKA cod fish)
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What kind of fracture occurs at the distal radius and is usually do to falling on an outstretched hand?
Colles Fracture
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What terms describes the osteoporotic hyperkyphosis caused by multiple compression fractures?
Dowager's Hump
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What Vitamin D deficiency results in the abnormal softening of bone leading to bowing of the legs in children?
Rickets
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Are the bone changes due to rickets generally reversible or irreversible?
Irreversible
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name 3 sources of acquired vitamin D deficiency
- inadequate sun - inadequate dietary intake - decreased absorption
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What is vitamin D-dependent Rickets type I?
defective hydroxylation of metabolites in liver or kidney
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What is vitamin D-dependent Rickets type II?
end organ insensitivity to vitamin D
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What affects does Vitamin D deficiency have on the body?
- decreased calbindin production --> decreased GI absorption of Ca2+ and PO4 - lower plasma Ca2+ levels --> ^PTH secretion - lower calcitriol (active vit D) --> less Ca2+ retrieved from bone - phosphate excreted in urine, Ca2+ retained - Long term: hypophosphatemia and modest decrease Ca2+
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What is the net effect of vitamin D deficiency on the body?
decrease in bone mineralization (excessive osteoid accumulates and is not well mineralized due to low Ca and Phosphate)
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Describe the diagnostic profile of vitamin D-dependent rickets type I
- slightly reduced plasma Ca - greatly reduced plasma phosphate - elevated PTH - increased alkaline phosphatase
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What are some of the clinical manifestations of Osteomalacia?
- no symptoms early, eventual dull, aching bone pain - lower back, pelvis, hips, legs ribs - pain may worsen at night or wt. bearing - muscle weakness - patients adopt waddling gait due to decreased muscle tone and leg weakness
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What radiographic finding consists of unmineralized osteoid seams which appear as a hazy, indistinct, dark line with callous formation?
Pseudofracture
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What are the radiographic findings in osteomalacia?
- generalized osteopenia - pseudofractures - corticomedullary indistinction - no/minimal deformity (reversible)
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What are the characteristics of Rickets?
- more severe consequences - irreversible growth impacts (bow-leg) - bilateral - lack of control of endplate growth (decreased cartilage formation & osteoid mineralization)
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What are the radiographic findings of Rickets?
- generalized osteopenia - widened growth plates (paintbrush metaphysis) - bowing of wt. bearing bones - pseudofractures - discontinuities due to buckling, tearing of bone
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What type of bone deformity will weight bearing bones and ribs undergo in patients with Rickets?
Genu varum
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Name 2 clinical signs of Rickets
- hypotonia - waddling gait
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What conditions is characterized by the excessive sensitivity to Vitamin D?
Hypervitaminosis D
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What is the most common reason for Hypervitaminosis D?
Over supplementation
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excessive sensitivity to vitamin D is called ____
sarcoidosis
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What are some clinical manifestations of Hypervitaminosis D?
- hypercalcemia - ^urinary Ca excretion - nephrolithiasis - nephrocalcinosis - metastatic calcifications
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What are some of the generalized signs and symptoms of Hypercalcemia?
- Dulled mentation - Headaches - Muscle weakness and hyporeflexia - Lethargy - Generalized musculoskeletal pain - Anorexia - Constipation
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What lab results would you expect to see in patients with Hypervitaminosis D?
- Decreased PTH - Increased serum and urinary calcium levels
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vitamin C is an important cofactor in the hydroxylation of ____ and ____
proline & lysine
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What happens to collagen in a patient with scurvy?
- collagen lacks tensile strength - changes in collagen synthesis --> reduced osteoblastic function --> decreased bone density
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What are some of the clinical manifestations of Scurvy?
- Increased hemorrhage (vessel fragility) - Subperiosteal bleeding - Petechial hemorrhages, ecchymosis & purpura - Swollen, bleeding gums - Impaired bone growth - Joint & muscle pain - Delayed/impaired wound healing
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What are the radiographic findings of scurvy?
- generalized osteopenia - **white line of Frankel** - Wimberger's ring - Pelkin's spurs - Trummerfeld zone - subperiosteal hemorrhage
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Extra deposition on the metaphyseal side of the growth plate is called ____
white line of Frankel
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