Question 1

crohn's disease & metabolic bone disease. is there a relation?

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Yes: People who have long standing history of crohn's may develop metabolic bone disease . This is in part due to malabsorption of important vitamins and minerals like vitamin d and calcium but could also be secondary to the prolonged use of steroids which can also results in metabolic bone disease manifested as osteoporosis.

Question 2

metabolic bone disease v. osteoporosis, what's the difference?

Accepted Answer

Same thing: Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease.  There are many other metabolic bone diseases.  Metabolic bone disease is a catagory  of disease.

Question 3

can you tell me is osteoporosis a type of metabolic bone disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Osteoporosis is a treatable form of metabolic bone disease.  Make sure you follow up with your doctor for treatment.

Question 4

does bone metabolic activity and inflammation stop when you start taking bisophanates?

Accepted Answer

No: Biphosphanates are not a good drug to take for most bone problems it stops the reabsorption of bone cells that have died in the normal course of metabolic activity and leaves dead cells in the bone as if those dead cells will stop osteoporosis. 
That premise is proven wrong and the drugs should not be used by anyone. 
Osteoporosis and not cause be a deficiency of biphosphenates.

Question 5

what are benefits of metabolic training?

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Several: You reduce the risk of overuse injuries.  You will burn more calories during and after exercise.  It also cuts your workout time in half. Metabolic training combines ideas from different forms of exercise: weights, calisthenics and doesn't require any fancy equipment.

Question 6

what is the longest bone we have?

Accepted Answer

Thigh bone : The femur or the thigh bone is the longest and strongest bone in the body and has an average length of 19.9 inches

Question 7

what is the simplest way to break a bone?

Accepted Answer

Falling!: Depending on the method of falling and also the amount of pressure the bone has to sustain during the fall, it may break.
Falling is the leading cause of fractures in the elderly especially.

Question 8

what are metabolic reasons to become seizured?

Accepted Answer

Metabolic seizures: These are metabolic causes of seizures:
very high or low blood glucose, 
alcohol withdrawal, 
infections such as meningitis, 
very high or low sodium, potassium or calcium,
medications such as wellbutrin (bupropion)

Question 9

i was wondering what are congenital metabolic errors?

Accepted Answer

Errors in code: We are born with detailed information in our dna (genes) that direct the formation of the specific protein, fat and sugar structures needed for our body to function. If/when there is a mutation in the genes, that information can be changed to the point it will not work. The enzymes or co factors are lost and the system breaks down.There are thousands of these potential errors, pku is a common one.

Question 10

what are the causes of blastic and lytic lesions on bone?

Accepted Answer

Bone mets: Some bone mets stimulate an abnormal bone formation response.  Osteoblasts are the cells that form bone.  If this response predominates, the met looks dense(sclerotic) relative to adjacent bone, and are called osteoblastic.  If instead the mets cause a bone destructive response, they are called osteolytic.  Some cancers can cause both lytic or blastic lesions.

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