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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis. What is osteoporosis?. Osteoporosis (porous bones ) 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. If.

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Osteoporosis

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  1. Osteoporosis

  2. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis(porous bones)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.

  3. If • IF YOU LOOK AT HEALTHY BONE UNDER A MICROSCOPE,YOU WILL SEE THAT PARTS OFIT LOOK LIKE A HONEYCOMB

  4. IF YOU HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS, THE HOLES AND SPACES IN THE HONEYCOMB ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN THEY ARE IN HEALTHY BONE.

  5. BROKEN BONES DUE TO OSTEOPO- ROSIS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE HIP,SPINE AND WRIST,BUT OTHER BONES CAN BREAK TOO.

  6. YOUR BONES ARE MADE UP OF THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS THAT MAKE THEM FLEXIBLE AND STRONG

  7. OSTEOPOROSIS DEVELOPS VERY SLOW- LY OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS. EARLY SINGS OF OSTEOPOROSIS MAY INCLUDE: JOINT PAINS DIFFICULTY STANDING DIFFICULTY SITTING UP STRAIGHT

  8. symptoms 1.Osteoporosis itself has no symptoms 2.Its main consequence is the increased risk of bone fractures

  9. COMPLICATION HIP FRACTURES CAN LEAD TO DECREASED MOBILITY AND ADDITIONAL RISK OF NU- MEROUS COMPLICATION,SUCH AS DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS PULMONARY EMBO-LISM PNEUMONIA

  10. What are the risk factors of osteoporosis? 1.AGE 2.ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY FOLLOWING MENOPAUSE OR OOPHORECTOMI 3.DECREASE IN TESTOSTERONE 4.FAMILY HISTORY 5.THE HERITABILITY OF THE FRACTURE 6.PEOPLE WITH SMALL FRAMES 7.ETHNICITY

  11. 8.GASTRIC CANCER 9.HIV 10.VITAMIN D,CA DEFICIENCY 11.EXCESS ALKOHOL 12.TOBACCO SMOKING 13.EXCESS SODIUM 14.HIGH BLOOD ACIDITY MAY BE DIET-RELATED AND IS A KNOWN ANTAGONIST OF BONE 15.PHYSICAL INACTIVITY 16.HEAVY METALS 17.SOFT DRINK 18.IMMOBILIZATION CAUSES BONE LOSS 19.MALNUTRITION 20.ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

  12. 21.HYPOGONADAE STATES CAN CAUSE SECON- DARY OSTEOPOROSIS THESE INCLUDE TURNER SYNDROME,KALLMAN SYNDROME,ANOREXIA NERVOSA,ANDROPAUSE,HYPOTHALAMIC AME- NORRHEA OR HYPERPROLACTINEMIA 22.RATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOLOGIC DISORDERS 23.RENAL INSUFFICIENCY 24.HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS 25.PEOPLE WITH SCOLIOSIS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE 26.PEOPLE WHO USE GLUCOCORTICOIDS BARBITURATES ANTIEPILEPTICS L-THYROXINE THIAZOLIDINEDIONES

  13. ANTICOAGULANTS-LONG TERM USE PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS,THIS IS THOUGHT TO INTERFERE WITH CALCIUM ABSORPTION CHRONIC LITHIUM THERAPY

  14. How is osteoporosis diagnosed ? ULTRASOUND DUAL-PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY DUALENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY BLOOD TESTS

  15. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR BONES? OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION SHOULDBEGIN IN CHILDHOOD. WHATEVER YOUR AGE,THE HABITS YOU ADOPT NOW CAN AFFECT YOUR BONE HEALTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

  16. NOW IS THE TIMETO TAKE ACTION! START NOW!

  17. EAT FOODS THAT ARE GOOD FOR BONE HEALTH,SUCH AS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

  18. GET ENOUGH CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D

  19. ENGAGE IN REGULAR EXERCISE

  20. AVOID SMOKING AND LIMIT ALKOHOL

  21. HORMONE-REPLACEMENT THERAPY REPLACING OF ESTROGEN CAN REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FRACTURES BUT CAN INCREASE THE RISK FOR BREAST CANCER IN SOME WOMEN

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