PDF-What is Osteoporosis

1Osteoporosis meansporus bone or is also known as a bone disease that is a meshlike structure inside the bone that becomes damaged The bone structure may be thin if either too much bone tissue has b. A project about osteoporosis and the best medications in improving the disease. *Some information in this presentation comes from outside sources. Digital image. . Edc2.healthtap. . . N.p. ., . n.d. Stress overwhelming repair. Premature Aging. Bone density is. long term measure of. anabolic / catabolic balance.. Consequences of Osteoporosis. Significant cause of morbidity & mortality.. Creates fear of living fully.. Densitometry. ( DEXA SCAN). Dr Malith Kumarasinghe. MBBS (Colombo). Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder. It has been defined by the National Institutes of Health as an age-related disorder characterized by . Copyright Regulations 1969. WARNING. This material has been copied and communicated to. you by or on behalf of the University of Sydney. pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968. . , Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Osteoporotic . Fractures. Hassan R. Mir, MD, MBA, . FACS. Associate Professor. Created . March 2004; . Kenneth . Egol. , MD. Revised . February . 2010; Revised May 2015. Christina Marciniak, Joelle . Gabet. , . JungWha. Lee and Nicole . Wyoscki. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. AAPMR November 2014. No authors have any relevant disclosures. What . causes osteoporosis. ?. Loss . of calcium from the bones that leads to weakened . bones. Creation . of new bone doesn’t keep up with the removal of old bone. Osteoporosis Statistics. Estimated that 10 million women in the US have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. What is Osteoporosis?. Bone is being broken down faster than new bone can be developed . Causes Bone to become weak and brittle. Happens in men and women but more often women after menopause. Occurs more often in caucasian or asian races. Department of Medicine. KGMU, . Lucknow. 30.07.14. OSTEOPOROSIS. A disease characterized . by low . bone . mass . (reduced bone density) and micro-architectural deterioration of . bone . tissue, leading . M. Ali . Karamat. MBBS MRCP MD FRCP. Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer. Overview of calcium homeostasis. ¯ . Ca. 2+. ­. Ca. 2+. reabsorption. &. ­1,25 . DHD. ­ . PTH. bone resorption. Treatment. . and Prevention. Nahid Rianon, . M.D., . Dr.P.H. .. The University . of Texas . Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Module . 3 . of 3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:. At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to. Atefeh. . Rezaeifar. . Endorinology. Flow . May 2020 . Epidemiology and pathophysiology. Osteoporosis is a silent disorder characterized by . reduced bone strength predisposing to increased fracture risk .. CABM FIBMS. OSTEOPOROSIS. Reduced bone density, which causes micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue and leads to an increased risk of fracture (fragility fractures). Fragility Fractures. Defined as fractures result from falling from a standing height or less (occur spontaneously or following minimal trauma) . Tekdöş. Demircioğlu. 1. What . is. . osteoporosis?. Osteon . is . bone . and porosis . is . hole. . in. Greek.. Osteoporosis . is . a . “ . Systemic . skeletal . disorder . “ . characterized by .