Bone and joint pathology US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Bone and joint pathology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Bone and joint pathology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Chronic gout may lead to _____ due to deposition of urate crystals in kidney tubules (urate nephropathy)
Answer: renal failure
Flashcard 2: Osteopetrosis is characterized by diffuse, symmetric skeletal _____ on X-ray
Answer: sclerosis
Flashcard 3: What MSK pathology is characterized by a reduction in trabecular and cortical bone mass and interconnections? _____
Answer: Osteoporosis
Flashcard 4: What is the third stage of Paget disease of bone (osteitis deformans)? _____
Answer: Osteoblastic (sclerotic)
Flashcard 5: Osteoporosis can lead to _____ compression fractures, which result in loss of height and kyphosis
Answer: vertebral
Flashcard 6: Paget disease of bone may present with "_____ facies" due to involvement of craniofacial bones
Answer: lion-like
Flashcard 7: What MSK pathology is characterized by thick, heavy bone that fractures easily due to imbalance of osteoblast and osteoclast function? _____
Answer: Paget disease of bone (osteitis deformans)
Flashcard 8: Osteogenesis imperfecta is characterized by multiple recurrent _____ with minimal trauma
Answer: fractures
Flashcard 9: Niemann-Pick disease
Answer:
Extra: accumulation of sphingomyelin progressive neurodegeneration, hepatosplenomegaly, cherry-red spot on macula
foam cells
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sphingomyelinase
Flashcard 10: Gaucher's disease
Answer:
Extra: accumulation of glucocerebroside hepatosplenomegaly, aseptic necrosis of femur, bone crises crumpled-paper cells
Ashkenazi Jew AR glucocerebrosidase
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