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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
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Primary osteoporosis ... Gastrointestinal diseases ... inflammatory bowel diseases ... Bone marrow diseases ... connective tissue diseases
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Scheme Paget's Disease ... Deficiency Primary Osteoporosis ... Elderly Secondary Osteoporosis ... • Rheumatoid Disease ... • Renal Disease
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
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... bone infarcts, osteoporosis ... #Gauchers #Disease
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... Algorithm Celiac disease ... symptoms of celiac disease ... relatives with celiac disease ... cause • Signs of osteoporosis
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Degenerative Disc Disease ... Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
Atherosclerotic diseases ... Tendon rupture - Osteoporosis
Short Bowel Syndrome - Acute and Chronic Adverse Signs and Symptoms of Ileal Resection
 • Dehydration
Nephropathy • Bone Disease ... , Osteoporosis, ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
fracture, Spontaneous osteoporotic ... to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases