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19 Cards in this Set
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Another name for osteoarthritis |
DJD Degenerative |
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What disease is considered a normal part of the aging process |
Osteoarthritis |
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Define rheumatoid arthritis |
Chronic systemic inflammatory joint disease has nothing to do with aging |
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Type of arthritis prevalent in young adult males usually secondary to gastrointestinal infections |
Reiter's syndrome |
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Name for a joint that is partially displaced |
Subluxation |
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Define scoliosis |
Abnormal lateral bending and twisting of the vertebral column |
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Define spina bifida |
Developmental disorder where posterior elements of the vertebral fail to fuse |
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Define osteogenesis imperfect |
"Brittle bone" bones are easily fractured with minimal Force |
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Most common cause of dwarfism |
Achondroplasia autosomal dominant hereditary condition |
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Define osteomyelitis |
Serious infection of the bone and Marrow |
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Disease caused by loss of bone matrix |
Osteoporosis |
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Test done to determine calcium content of bone |
Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) |
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Define osteomalacia |
Bone softening condition of decreased bone mineralization after bone growth has stopped |
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What vitamin deficiency leads to rickets |
Vitamin D |
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What causes gout |
Faulty uric acid metabolism |
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Another name for Paget's disease |
Osteitis deformans |
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Paget's disease is a disturbance in what |
Osteoblast |
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Examples of skeletal disease that require an increase in technique |
Chronic osteomyelitis and late-stage pagets |
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Example of skeletal diseases that require a decrease in technique |
Osteoporosis and gout and rickets and initial pagets |
