Osteoporosis

Alternate Name:

Test:

S.calcium (N), S.phosphate (N), S.ALP (N), S.vi-tamin D (L or N), &testosterone (N or L-men only), U.calcium (H or N), U.deoxypyridinoline (H), U.cross-linked N-telopeptides (H)

Sign:

Dd:

Cushing's syn., multiple myeloma, hyperparathy-roidism, osteogenesis imperfecta, metastatic car­cinoma

Phys:

Absence of normal quality of bone, rather than a bone disease. The structure of the bone becomes porous and vertebral compression is common. Blood tests unreliable. Diseases associated with osteoporosis include menopause, hyperthyroid­ism, hyperparathyroidism, Cushing's disease, hy­ pogonadism, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic renal and hepatic disease, myeloma and malabsorp­tion syndromes