Osteoporosis: Introduction & Causes
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Osteoporosis: Introduction & Causes“ von Carlo Raj, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Bone Disease“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which statement best describes the process of bone remodeling in osteoporosis?
- Imbalance in bone remodeling favoring osteoclast activity
- Decrease in estrogen leading to increased osteoblast activity
- Bone remodeling that results in the deposition of large amounts of weak bone material
- Inability to mineralize an osteoid
- Increased osteoclast activity due to increased estrogen levels
How is estrogen protective of bones?
- It controls the number of activated osteoclasts.
- It stimulates bone resorption.
- It helps to control calcium homeostasis without bone resorption.
- It increases in later decades of life.
- It increases the expression of RANK-L.
What is NOT a characteristic of osteoporosis?
- Pancytopenia
- Loss of microarchitecture of bone
- Loss of trabeculae
- Microfractures
- Compression fractures
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Dozent des Vortrages Osteoporosis: Introduction & Causes
Carlo Raj, MD
Dr. Carlo Raj is a Physician and Lecturer at Becker’s Healthcare, in Illinois, USA, and the CEO and founder of Indus Intellect Virtual MedEd, a medical education consulting company.
He obtained his MD from Medical University of the Americas (MUA) and is an international lecturer and public speaker.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Raj teaches courses on Pathology.
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