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Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Gastrointestinal diseases ... inflammatory bowel diseases ... Bone marrow diseases ... connective tissue diseases ... arthritis - osteogenesis
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Scheme Paget's Disease ... Deficiency Primary Osteoporosis ... Elderly Secondary Osteoporosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis ... Leukemia) • GI diseases ... liver or kidney disease ... Hyperthyroid #Osteoporosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Suspected Celiac Disease ... - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Celiac disease ... cause • Signs of osteoporosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Hemivertebra Scheuermann Disease ... Neurofibromatosis Type I Osteopetrosis ... Hyperparathyroidism Paget Disease ... Schmorl Node Osteopetrosis ... Diagnosis #Vertebrae #diseases
AACE/ACE 2016 Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Treatment Algorithm

Evaluate for causes of secondary osteoporosis

Correct calcium/vitamin D deficiency and address
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ... Treatment Algorithm ... causes of secondary osteoporosis ... medications #Osteoporosis ... Postmenopausal #Treatment #Algorithm
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... bone infarcts, osteoporosis ... #Gauchers #Disease
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Fever, Whipple Disease ... Arteritis, Crohn Disease ... Arthritis, IgG4 Disease ... , Cogan's Disease ... Genetic Aortopathy: Osteogenesis
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm
Kawasaki Disease - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease #Algorithm #CRASH #BURN
Kawasaki Disease ... and Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Algorithm #CRASH