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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder characterized by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. It is also known as brittle bone disease. OI can also cause many other problems such as weak muscles, brittle teeth, and hearing loss. About 20,000 to 50,000 people in the United States have OI. In this paper, I will cover the topics of etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment, and prevention (National Institute of Health). Etiology Osteogenesis…

healthy (Udell, 2017). Treating osteoporosis generally comes down to prevention or managing at this point in time since there is no cure for the disease. Ways to prevent osteoporosis are to maintain a healthy diet that has plenty of calcium and vitamin D, weight-bearing physical activity, and to abstain from drinking or smoking. Alcohol brings on the increased risk of falling as well as not being a part of a healthy diet (What is Osteoporosis?, 2017). There are some medications that may be…

A metabolic bone disorder. Occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. Osteoporosis means “porous bone.” When viewed under a microscope, healthy bone looks like a honeycomb. When osteoporosis occurs the holes and spaces in the “honeycomb” are much larger than in healthy bone. The bones have lost density or mass and contain abnormal tissue structure. As bones become less dense, they weaken and are more likely to break. This occurs from a lack of calcium and phosphate…

years old. Etiology OFC occurs as a result of untreated hyperparathyroidism. Four parathyroid glands that are located in the neck are responsible for producing the parathyroid hormone that helps regulate the levels of calcium, phosphorous, and vitamin D throughout the body. Abundant amounts of the parathyroid hormone will cause osteoclasts to become hyperactive and weaken the bone by breaking it down to allow calcium to leave the bone and fuse into the bloodstream. Without the necessary…

Context Bone scans are used to detect abnormalities in the bone due to its uptake in osteoblasts (Ka kit, W. and Morand, P. 2013). Patients who have bone scans are instructed not to adjust their diet prior to having a bone scan. Patients who are already booked for bone scans can be given supplements prior to their scan date and then scanned. Normal bone scans as well as scans of patients who had been on bone supplements which are of a similar body habitus will be given to radiologists who won’t…

Nutritional rickets may also be referred to as; Rickets or Vitamin-D Deficiency Rickets. The condition is common in young children especially those with dark pigment. Due to the fact they are still growing and are not receiving enough milk (calcium), or follow a certain diet that does not give them the sufficient vitamins…

Effect of Vitamin D in Bone Health Introduction One of important micronutrients for the maintenance of bone health is the vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, bones can become weak and break, therefore the fracture risk increases. “In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported that, vitamin D deficiency is not a problem for the majority of Americans. The most recent NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data on vitamin D status in the U.S. population published by the…

step in the process is that a 3-D image of the outer surface of the femur is made. The bone was laser scanned at the physical anthropology computer lab using a special 3-D laser scanning machine. Resulting data was a highly accurate representation of the superficial topographic features of the bone the initial 3-D data set contained eighty thousand facets. The second step was generating a 3-D model of the femur. The model was made to be manipulated digitally. The 3-D digital data was transferred…

off a study that was done in Iran that concluded that vitamin D deficiencies could double the risk of schizophrenia. Why the author chose a study conducted in Iran to prove a false claim about Americans is beyond me. There isn’t any critical analysis of the study that was done in Iran, and I don’t see how it connects to American prevalence of schizophrenia to begin with. Couldn’t it then be said that anyone in the world with a vitamin D deficiency has double the risk of developing…

Fibrous dysplasia is a skeletal disorder in which bone forming cell fail to mature and produce too much fibrous or connective tissue. Fibrous dysplasia is a rare bone disorder in which scar tissue develops in place of normal bone. This can weaken the affected bone and cause it to fracture.Fibrous dysplasia is linked to a gene mutation that affects the cells that produce bone. The mutation occurs after conception, in the early stages of fetal development. Which means the mutation isn't inherited…