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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
The triquetrum ... fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... fractures • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Medium (Elevated) Risk Osteoporosis Decision Aid - Elevated RISK (range: low - elevated - high)

The Osteoporosis
Elevated) Risk Osteoporosis ... decision aid It uses ... patient's risk of bone ... #Management #PrimaryCare ... #Osteoporosis #
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis ... - Decreased bone ... (from multiple causes ... ) - Bone pain/ ... of underlying cause
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
and Secondary Causes ... intolerance Bone ... plasmacytoma) - diffuse bone ... homocystinuria Other causes ... #Secondary #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Tumours - See Bone ... Deficiency Primary Osteoporosis ... Elderly Secondary Osteoporosis ... Gastrointestinal Disease • Bone ... #Orthopedics #Causes
AACE/ACE 2016 Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Treatment Algorithm

Evaluate for causes of secondary osteoporosis

Correct calcium/vitamin D deficiency and address
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ... Evaluate for causes ... of secondary osteoporosis ... deficiency and address causes ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Treatment or Prevention 

Bisphosphonates are common medications used in the treatment and prevention
Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis ... prevention of osteoporosis ... with approved osteoporosis ... turn increase bone ... #Management
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
fractures in elderly Causes ... young people) • Osteoporosis ... Bisphosphonate suppresses bone ... damage weakens the bone ... #differential #causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Weakness, Incr CK • Bone ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Normal CK • Osteoporosis
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Paget's Disease of Bone ... by an ↑ rate of bone ... and formation of bone ... • Caused by ( ... #diagnosis #management