Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which the bones become very brittle and weak. Even a little cough could fracture your bone. Causes: when you’re in your younger ages you constantly make new bone how much you store when you reach your peak can determine whether or not you develop osteoporosis. Risk factors of this disease are: • Your Sex‚ in which women are most likely to get it than men. • Your age‚ as you get older your body stops making “new bone”‚ so you will have a greater chance in getting
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Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak & brittle due to low bone mass & bone tissue deterioration. Chronic & progressive Most common origin of bone disease in U.S. Fractures transpire easily. Primary cause of fractures in elderly. Bone formation should match bone resorption. Osteoblasts Build (form) new bone & generate organic matrix & mineralize bone. Osteoclasts Breaks down bone & cause bone resorption. Osteocytes Maintain bone by directing when/where bone remodeling is to occur. Parathyroid
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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that happens when you lose too much bone‚ make to little or both. As a result of this‚ your bones become weak and may break from a minor fall or‚ in serious cases‚ even from simple actions‚ such as sneezing or bumping into the couch. The term Osteoporosis means “porous bone”. If you look at a healthy bone under a microscope‚ you’ll see that parts of it look like a honeycomb. If you have osteoporosis‚ the holes and spaces in the “honeycomb” are much bigger that if the
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Context: Osteoporosis affects approximately 200 million people worldwide and approximately 14 million people in the United States. A decrease in estrogen levels in post-menopausal women puts them at a higher risk for osteoporosis and consequently leaves them at a higher risk for bone fractures. Certain types of physical activities and exercises have been shown to slow the effects of osteoporosis. Objective: The authors goal was to use previously conducted studies to determine which types of exercises
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she has a high loss and bone mass. 2. Which midlife health problem is of greatest personal concern to you? What steps can you take now to help prevent it? Osteoporosis is the greatest midlife health problem that is concerning for me‚ because I have a vitamin D deficiency and I do not exercise regularly. These are red flags and for osteoporosis.
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References List: Alves-Pereira‚ D.‚ Berini-Aytés L. & Gay-Escoda C. (2008). Pycnodysostosis. A report of 3 clinical cases. Retrieved from http://www.medicinaoral.com/pubmed/medoralv13_i10_p633.pdf Appelman-Dijkstra‚ N. & Papapoulos‚ S. (2016). From disease to treatment: from rare skeletal disorders to treatments for osteoporosis. Endocrine‚ 52‚ 414-426. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-0888-7 Aynaou‚ H.‚ Skiker‚ I.‚ & Latrech‚ H. (2016). Short stature Revealing a Pycnodysostosis: A Case Report. Journal
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include muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ fatigue and rash. • The disease shares some clinical signs with dengue‚ and can be misdiagnosed in areas where dengue is common. • There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms. • The proximity of mosquito breeding sites to human habitation is a significant risk factor for chikungunya. • The disease occurs in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian subcontinent. In recent decades mosquito vectors of chikungunya have spread to Europe and
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Osteoporosis ("porous bones"‚ from Greek: οστούν/ostoun meaning "bone" and πόρος/poros meaning "pore") is a progressive bone disease that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density which can lead to an increased risk of fracture.[1] In osteoporosis‚ the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced‚ bone microarchitecture deteriorates‚ and the amount and variety of proteins in bone are altered. Osteoporosis is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a bone mineral density of 2.5 standard
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Kennel‚ K. (2010). Osteoporosis treatment: Medications can help. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/osteoporosis-treatment/WO00127.html?iref=allsearch September 30‚ 2013 David Sharpe Principles of Fitness Monica McCullough When humans are first born they have 270 bones but over time the bones grow together resulting in only 206 bones by the time you reach adulthood. All 206 of these bones are essential to life‚ and their health is beyond important. Keeping them healthy
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it obvious as to why genomics has and will continue to be such a vital component in patient care. Medical history is a great indicator of risk factors for patients‚ this includes family history (inherited genes)‚ and social history (lifestyle choices); incorporation of the environment and how a person’s genes react to stressors are also indicative of risk factors. One area of focus in this paper will be the identification of the BRCA 1/2 gene mutation through genetic testing‚ and its profound impact
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