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Facts and Figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Osteoporosis can cause social Isolations
Negative thoughts and feelings fear, poor self esteem,anger,denial. Years ago loosing height was an Inevitable part of aging like wrinkles or freckles on the skin |
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Facts and figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Implications of Osteoporosis
-loss of mobility -loss of ADL skills - Increased assistance - LTC placement becomes inevitable |
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Facts and figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Every spinal fracture increases the risk
of another fracture within a year. Never too late to seek help Osteoporosis is treatable and preventable., Not a natural part of ageing, hence we got to fight it First outward sign of Osteoporosis is could be a devastating hip fracture or a spinal fracture |
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Facts and Figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
White females are as twice risky to develop Osteoporosis than the
Black females A woman's risk of developing Osteoporosis is almost equivalent to that of someone developing a Breast cancer/ Uterine cancer/ Ovarian cancer |
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Facts and Figures.
Incidence of osteoporosis |
20 % of seniors who suffer a hip fracture will die within a year.
Another 20 % of seniors will end up in a SNF/NH in a year |
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Facts and Figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Osteoporosis can cause social Isolations
Negative thoughts and feelings fear, poor self esteem,anger,denial. Years ago loosing height was an Inevitable part of aging like wrinkles or freckles on the skin |
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Facts and figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Implications of Osteoporosis
-loss of mobility -loss of ADL skills - Increased assistance - LTC placement becomes inevitable |
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Facts and figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
Every spinal fracture increases the risk
of another fracture within a year. Never too late to seek help Osteoporosis is treatable and preventable., Not a natural part of ageing, hence we got to fight it First outward sign of Osteoporosis is could be a devastating hip fracture or a spinal fracture |
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Facts and Figures
Incidence of Osteoporosis |
White females are as twice risky to develop Osteoporosis than the
Black females A woman's risk of developing Osteoporosis is almost equivalent to that of someone developing a Breast cancer/ Uterine cancer/ Ovarian cancer |
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Facts and Figures.
Incidence of osteoporosis |
20 % of seniors who suffer a hip fracture will die within a year.
Another 20 % of seniors will end up in a SNF/NH in a year |
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Facts and Figures
incidence of Osteoporosis |
Osteoporosis is defined by the WHO
as BMD test of 2.5 SD below the mean for young normal Adult. 50 % of the woman greater than 5o y/o 10% of the males greater than50 y/o will develop Osteoporosis |
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Risk factors of Osteoporosis
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age
race Gender lifestyles Diet Hereditary/ Familial Hormonal |
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Risk factors of Osteoporosis
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Caucasian and post menopausal woman
personal history of fractures as adult Hx of fragility fracures in first degree relatives Thin framework and Body build Body wt less than 127 lbs |
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Risk factors of Osteoporosis
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Smoking
alcohol ( > 2 drinks daily) caffeine(> 4 cups daily) corticosteroids treatment for 3 mo or more |
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Risk factors of Osteoporosis
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Hysterectomy without HRT
Impaired vision, Lack of exercise Estrogen deficiency at an early age Dementia,Diet ( decreased ca++) poor health/frailty/falls |
