osteomalacia and rachitis

Question 1

osteomalacia

Answer 1

disorder of bone mineralization

Question 2

low levels of minerals in bones is caused by

Answer 2

insufficient mineralization and not by demineralization

Question 3

rachitis (rickets)

Answer 3

nutrient osteomalacia

in addition to regular osteomalacia, there is also general alteration of growth and development in bones

Question 4

classification

Answer 4

nutrient osteomalacia

osteomalacia in GIT and liver disease

vit D - dependent rachitis
vit D resistant rachitis

Question 5

treatment

Answer 5

vit D and calcium supplementation

Question 6

Osteomalacia vs rickets

Answer 6

O:
- adults
- failure to mineralized bone
R:
- children
- besides mineralization, also growth and development
- types
--nutritional rickets= osteomalacia
--vit d deficient
--vit d resistant