Paget's disease of Bone :
🍃Deformity of bone due to increase turn over as explained
🍃Causes : unknown ( Risk factors : age , sex ( male ) and family history
🍃Diagnosed: by X-rays + increased Alkaline phosphatase level
🍃 X-ray image : - can show areas of bone reabsorption, enlargement of the bone
💊 Treatment:
- Commonly use bisphosphonates like :
Alendronate, Ibandronate..etc ( ends with nate )
- second choice : calcitonin (Miacalcin)
🍃In rare cases, surgery might be required
#فارما
🍃Deformity of bone due to increase turn over as explained
🍃Causes : unknown ( Risk factors : age , sex ( male ) and family history
🍃Diagnosed: by X-rays + increased Alkaline phosphatase level
🍃 X-ray image : - can show areas of bone reabsorption, enlargement of the bone
💊 Treatment:
- Commonly use bisphosphonates like :
Alendronate, Ibandronate..etc ( ends with nate )
- second choice : calcitonin (Miacalcin)
🍃In rare cases, surgery might be required
#فارما
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Bromocriptin is a dopamin D2 receptor agonist may be used in Acromegaly, because GH is structurally similar to prolactin
Clinical uses of Bromocriptine
1)Hyperprolactinemia
2)Acreomegaly
3)* stopping of lactation
4) parkinsonian disease
Clinical uses of Bromocriptine
1)Hyperprolactinemia
2)Acreomegaly
3)* stopping of lactation
4) parkinsonian disease
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