1 Osteoporosis WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS a Chronic disease where bones become brittle fragile and more likely to fracture b Most common type of bone disease c Becoming more common d Who is at risk i Women over the age of 50 1 Mostly Caucasian and Asian ii Bedridden patients iii Women with slight build iv Men are less likely e Risk factors i Family history ii Amenorrhea loss of menstrual cycle iii Low BMI iv Alcoholism v Smoking i Body fails to form enough new bone f Causes g Symptoms i Happens over time ii Loss of height iii Skeletal pain iv Fractures without injuries h Testing i DEXA dual energy x ray absorptiometry 2 Neurocardiogenic Syncope a Chronic disorder characterized by the inability to properly regulate arterial blood pressure resulting in inadequate blood flow to the brain i Pass out lose consciousness fainting b Prevalence i 22 of the population ii Most common in adolescents or older people iii Occur in sets c Signs and symptoms i Pre 1 Symptoms Dizziness lightheadedness nausea weakness blurred vision 2 Signs facial pallor loss of balance dilation yawning ii Unconsciousness 1 10 seconds to a couple minutes iii Post 1 Recovery is rapid 2 May still be pale confused headache d Venous return mechanism i Regulates blood against the pull of gravity and towards the brain 3 Tuberculosis e Biggest threat to the body is being injured while falling a An infection caused by slow growing bacteria that grows best in areas of the body that have lots of blood and oxygen most often found in the lungs i Pulmonary TB 1 Cough with bloody mucous 2 Fatigue 3 Weight loss 4 Pain in chest b Leading killer of people who were infected by HIV c Causes i Mycobacterium ii Infectious can be spread from coughing d 3 things that could happen i Body will fight it ii Enters the body and remains dormant iii Get infected with the disease e Prevention i Vaccination ii Regular tests 4 Cystic Fibrosis recessive pattern a A chronic genetic disease that is passed down by an autosomal i Can effect lungs gastrointestinal tract the endocrine system ii Make a thick sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and sometimes and can cause infertility the pancreas b Early onset of symptoms detected early c Life expectancy about 30 years d Second most common inherited disorder occurring in childhood in the U S behind sickle cell anemia i Autosomal recessive only expressed if two recessive genes are both present in the individual ii Can be a carrier of the gene and not even know it e Symptoms i Salty tasting skin ii Persistent coughing iii Wheezing or shortness of breath iv Excessive appetite but poor weight gain v Lung infections vi Complications with bowel movements because of lack of absorption f Treatment ACT airway clearing techniques 5 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy a Neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated mild traumatic brain injuries MTBI b Prevalent in collision sports high contact c Diagnose once a person has already suffered and died postmortem d Risk factors i Participating in sports with repeated head trauma starting at a e Concussion MTBI involving a violent blow to the head young age ii Professional level athletes i Neurons tear ii Tau pathology 1 Similar to Alzheimer s disease Stage 1 no symptoms tau build up around frontal lobe f g Stage 2 small symptoms h Stage 3 confusion memory loss mood swings tau is tangled through frontal and temporal side Stage 4 advanced dementia brain is smaller in weight and size i
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