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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (10th Ed.) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Osteoporosis Assessment
- Highest Risk
- Postmenopausal Women
- Long Term Corticosteroids
- Assessment
- Kyphosis
- Dowager's Hump
- Loss of Height
- Back Pain
- Pathologic Fractures
- Spinal Compression Fracture
1 min
Osteoporosis Interventions
- Increased Calcium Intake
- Vitamin D Supplements
- Bisphosphonates
- Raloxifene
- Denosumab
- Calcitonin
- Teriparatide
- Bone Densitometry (DEXA) Scan
- Weight Bearing Exercises
2 mins
Menopause Symptoms
- Symptoms
- HAVOCS Mnemonic
- Hot Flashes
- Atrophy of Vagina
- Osteoporosis
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Sleep disturbances
50 secs
Renal Osteodystrophy
- Pathophysiology
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Decreased Calcitriol
- Clinical Features
- Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica
- Osteoporosis
- Osteomalacia
- Management
- Treating Underlying Disorder
2 mins
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Assessment
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney Stones
- Osteoporosis
- Arrhythmias
- Diagnostic Tests
- Increased Calcium and Decreased Phosphorus
- Considerations
- Prevent Injury
- Medication Education
- Surgery
1 min
Prednisone (Glucocorticoids)
- Mechanism
- Glucocorticoid
- Indications
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Organ Transplant Rejection
- Side Effects
- Cataracts and Glaucoma
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Osteoporosis
- Immunosuppression
- Hyperglycemia
- Ulcers
- Considerations
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Taper Gradually
2 mins
Alendronate (Fosamax)
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Osteoclasts
- Indications
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease
- Side Effects
- Esophageal Ulcers
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Vision Changes
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
- Considerations
- Take on Empty Stomach
- Remain Upright
2 mins
