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    Osteoporosis is a bone disease that happens when the body loses a lot of bone, makes too minimal bone, or both. Therefore, bones get to be frail and may break from a fall or, in major cases, from sneezing or slight nudges. Osteoporosis was not recognized and characterized as a disease by the World Health Organization until 1994. To paraphrase what James expressed, there are around 54 million Americans have osteoporosis and low bone mass, putting them at expanding danger for osteoporosis (2005)

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    Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by low bone density, decreased bone strength, and a change in the bone structure, which can lead to an increased risk of fracture. (Cretu, Gherghel, 2010) With osteoporosis the dense bones in the body begin to become porous and thin, lessening the activities of daily living. This bone disease is well known for sneaking up on patients as it has no symptoms other than non specific back pain. This can be very dangerous because most patients just think theyre

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    dealt with in an effective manner so as to sustain a positive quality of life for the increasing numbers of aging individuals within the world’s populations. These complications and conditions are quite varied in their severity and commonality. Osteoporosis, unfortunately, is both highly detrimental and exceedingly common, despite the many efforts made to prevent it. It is a disease of the bone, reducing bone qualities such as mass and density in such a way as to make the daily activities of life

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    Osteoporosis Case Studies

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    Osteoporosis is a major health problem affecting world’s population. It especially affects postmenopausal women and ageing people, as well as patients who take glucocorticoids agents for a long time (secondary osteoporosis). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 30% of postmenopausal women worldwide suffer from osteoporosis and its complications (WHO Study Group on Assessment of Fracture Risk and its Application to Screening for Post Menopausal Osteoporosis, 1994). In Australia, over

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    Osteoporosis is structural deterioration in bone tissue and lack of bone mass. There are several factors that can lead up to this disease, most of which are under our control. Porous bone is most common in people that smoke or drink excessively, or don’t get enough exercise. Getting enough vitamin D and calcium in your diet is important as well. However, a certain demographic of people are more susceptible to structural deterioration than others. The people most likely to develop osteoporosis are

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    Case Study Osteoporosis

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    the end, Eleanor was diagnosed with Perimenopause, which leads into another diagnoses of Osteoporosis. The overall purpose of this case study is understood how Osteoporosis affects an individual. In this specific case. We build an understanding of what risk factors are involved and how the disorder can be prevented. In this specific case study, we look into the HRT treatment and how it can prevent Osteoporosis. This case study as a whole helps gain an understanding on the human body and how diseases

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    Osteoporosis is a chronic condition which bones become weak and brittle. Decreased mass is what makes the bones weak. Hormonal changes, lack of calcium, or vitamin D can cause this disorder. This disorder is commonly defined as “porous bone.” When the bone is affected by Osteoporosis, the holes in the honeycomb structure becomes larger and the overall density is lower than usual, which is why the bone is more likely to break. Some of the signs and symptoms are back pain that is caused by a fractured

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    Introduction The word osteoporosis literally means “porous bones” where “osteo” means bones and “porosis” means porous. Osteoporosis is also called “silent” disease because it occurs without any symptoms and people come to know only after the first fracture. It has become a major global public health problem associated with mortality and socio- economic burden. It is a disease that thins and weakens the bone to a point where they become fragile and break easily. Although osteoporosis itself does not directly

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    Osteoporosis Senior Care

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    Senior Care: What is Osteoporosis? According to the National osteoporosis foundation, osteoporosis is a disease of the bones that "happens when you lose too much bone, make too little bone, or both." Osteoporosis actually means "porous bone" because the disease literally causes your bones to become more porous. As a result of the larger pores, the bones become less dense, more brittle, and are more likely to break. Nearly 55 million Americans are estimated to have osteoporosis, making it one of

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    [INTRODUCTION] Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to fracture. It has been defined as “a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture” (Gueldner, Britton, Madhavan et al. 2014). Usually the bone loses density, which measures the amount of calcium and minerals in the bone. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, by

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