Amy Field MF4 MSK
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Part One: A thin 65-year-old woman presents complaining of back pain that began 5 days ago while lifting her wash. The pain becomes worse when she rolls over in bed or when she stands up. She has noticed that the hems of her skirts seem longer and on measurement she appears to have lost 6 cm in height.
Part Two: The patient reports she got over that last "attack" after around 3 months. She was commenced on a bisphosphonate, calcium, and vitamin D. She now returns 2 years later because of another attack of acute back pain after falling on the ground.
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Part 4 / Week 2
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
General Objectives
- Describe concepts of bone quantity and bone quality and how these are measured.
- Describe common metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and its important societal implications.
- Explain how bone repairs.
- Explain bone physiology and histology and its role as a structural frame.
Global Objectives
Assessments
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Tags
Basic Sciences
Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Therapy
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 4
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Part 4
Week 2
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Week 2
Discipline
Orthopedics
Radiology
MCC Presentations
Back Pain and Related Symptoms (e.g., Sciatica)
Bone or Joint Injury
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
MeSH
Parathyroid Hormone [D06.472.699.590]
Radiography [E01.370.350.700]
Aged [M01.060.116.100]
Alendronate [D02.705.206.100]
Back Pain [C23.888.646.172]
Blood Cell Count [E01.370.225.625.107]
Body Height [G07.100.100.160.100]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Bone Density [G11.427.100]
Bone Resorption [C05.116.264]
Calcium, Dietary [D01.146.315]
Dietary Supplements [J02.500.456]
Diphosphonates [D02.705.206]
Fractures, Bone [C26.404]
Hematoma [C23.550.414.838]
Hemorrhage [C23.550.414]
Multiple Myeloma [C04.557.386.720.550]
Osteoporosis [C05.116.198.579]
Raloxifene [D02.455.426.559.389.150.700.900.775]
Spinal Fractures [C26.404.812]
Thinness [C23.888.144.828]
Urinary Incontinence [C13.351.968.934.814]
Vitamin D [D04.808.812.768]
