CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
OSTEOPOROSIS
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Question
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Does not produce symptoms
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no fractures
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there is no diagnosis
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Osteoporosis is called a “silent” disease” because there are typically no symptoms until a bone is broken. Symptoms of vertebral (spine) fracture include severe back pain, loss of height, or spine malformations such as a stooped or hunched posture (kyphosis).
Detailed explanation-2: -Osteoporosis is asymptomatic, and the disease is painless unless there is a fracture. Therefore it is important to identify and manage high risk patients. The processes of osteoclasts dissolving older bone and osteoblasts forming new bone occur continually.
Detailed explanation-3: -People with osteoporosis may not have any symptoms. Some may have pain in their bones and muscles, particularly in their back. Sometimes a collapsed vertebra may cause severe pain, decrease in height, or spinal deformity. The symptoms of osteoporosis may look like other bone disorders or health problems.
Detailed explanation-4: -Receding Gums. Brittle Fingernails. Easy Fractures. Back and Neck Pain. Curved or Stooped Spine.