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Clinical Manifestations
Diagnosis/Evaluation
Nonpharmacologic therapy
Pharmacologic therapy
100
Characterized by low bone mass with microarchitectural disruption and skeletal fragility
What is osteoporosis
100
Gold standard to diagnose osteoporosis
What is Bone Mineral Density
100
the amount of elemental calcium that a postmenopausal women should have in a day
What is 1500mg/day
100
treatment use for psotmenopausal women with a history of hip or vertebral facture with osteoporososis (T score </=-2.5)
What is bisphosphonates
200
Most common clinical fracture of osteoporosis
What is veterbral fracture
200
most commonly used techonology for determining bone density
What is DEXA scan
200
this is associated with 5-10 percent reduction in bone loss
What is smoking
200
less effective than bisphosphonates however is a class that increases bone meneral denisty and reduces the risk of fracture
What is selective estrogen receptor modulator
300
15% of women will have this type of fracture by 80 years of age
What is hip fracture
300
it is the standard deviation difference between a patients bone mineral density and that of a young adult reference population
What is Tscore
300
perform 30 minutes of this activity 3 times per week
What is weight bearing exercise
300
hormone that with intermittent use stimulates bone formation more than resorption
What is PTH
400
19% of women with this type of fracture will have another fracture with in 1 year
What is veterbral fracture
400
comparison of the patients bone mineral density to an age matched population
What is Zscore
400
conflicting evidence that eating this type of diet helps prevent or causes bone loss
What is high protein diet
400
most effective in glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis
What is calcitriol
500
Fracture more commonly found in women shortly after menopause
What is Colles fracture
500
the term for a T score that is 1-2.5 SD below the young adult mean
What is osteopenia
500
eating this type of diet will help in celiac disease
What is gluten free
500
class of drugs that causes osteonecrosis of the jaw mostly seen in cancer patients
What is bisphosphonates