NR-507 Advanced Pathophysiology

NR507 Patho Final Exam Study Guide

Cause of Osteoporosis

- Inflammation

What is the most common disease to bone and is not necessarily with aging?

- Osteoporosis

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis occurs when and why does it occur

- Middle age to older women and is caused because there is not enough estrogen

What is happening to bone that causes osteoporosis?

- Old bone is being absorbed faster than new bone and this causes the bones to become

thinner

Types of osteoporosis

- Latrogenic, Regional, Postmenopausal, Glucocorticoid, Age related

Why does latrogenic osteoporosis occur

- Inadvertently induced by a Dr of surgeon or by medical tx (hormone therapy, heparin,

lithium etc). Could occur due to trying to treat a disease or type of cancer

Why does regional osteoporosis occur?

- It is confined to a certain segment of skeleton and the cause is unknown. This type is

associated with disuse or immobilization (astronauts)