The human body must maintain homeostasis for it to work properly. The integumentary and skeletal systems are two of the bodies systems that must work together to maintain homeostasis. When the body cannot maintain homeostasis, many different problems can occur. Osteoporosis is one such problem that can occur when homeostasis is no longer maintained.…
Some physiological changes result from genetic makeup and aging in midlife but behavior and way of life are what affect their effectiveness and magnitude. Many middle aged adults are able to balance the gradual and minor declines in their sensory and fine motor and gross motor abilities and loss of endurance due to their metabolism slowing down as they age. Bone density loss and vital capacity are also common during aging. Women experience menopause around the age of about 51 which usually follows the physiological changes of perimemonpause. Symptoms and attiudes experience during menopause pause usually depend on depend on what their mother experiences, personal characteristics and cultural attitudes.…
Therefore, women are more susceptible than men for adverse medical effects such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, prolonged QT syndrome which may result in fainting, seizure, or death, amplified pain sensitivity, pathologic sleep, and bowel dysfunction (Darnall et al, 2012). In association to age, premenopausal women experience reduced fertility, while postmenopausal women experience frequent falls and fractures. Alarmingly, pregnancy during treatment renders birth defects, neonatal toxicity from breast-feeding, and fetal neonatal withdrawal (Darnall et al, 2012, p. 1199). The most common adverse psychological concern in women is severe depression which may be accompanied with unintentional poisoning, and medication abuse risks displaying as drug tolerance, doctor shopping, and polypharmacy (concurrent use of multiple medications for the same…
Mood Swings Wine Mollie O'Penshaw Hi this is Dr. Mache Seibel and I am the host of, "The Hot Years. " Before you read this interview, I want to mention something at the beginning. Some women, when they talk about menopause, they whine, other women, when they talk about menopause, they drink wine. Today, I have someone with me who has created her own business behind the thought of wine for menopause, Mollie O'Penshaw.…
Ethinyl estradiol (estrogen) and etonogestrel (progestogens) in the body also influence fluid retention. Prolonged periods of treatment can trigger detrimental health responses. Conditions most affected from fluid accumulation include asthma, migraines and cardiovascular or renal malfunctions. Ethinyl estradiol is also known to affect hypertension, putting this interaction into a major category. The condition is associated with serious health risks when using estrogen contraceptives, elevating the blood pressure of an existing condition causing serious complications.…
Healthcare providers recognize that cardiovascular disease, primarily known as a disease only affecting men, also affects women and that signs and symptoms vary across the sexes (Sherrod, M., Sherrod, N., Spitzer, & Cheek, 2013, pp.…
6 Ways to get rid of your Stubborn Menopause Berry Fat Overview Menopause has so many symptoms and is also a symptom of aging. Some of these symptoms include, hot flashes, loss of menstrual cycle, rapid headaches among others. The formation of berry does not necessarily symbolize menopause since the formation of berry fat can also be brought about by obesity. Healthy feeding and exercise are the major ways to deal with berry fat. This berry fat brings unnecessary waist size and bad shape.…
These inexplicit symptoms might relate to dispersed and microvascular disease, the myocardial infarction symptoms for women varies. According to Dunlay, & Roger (2012), women have a tendency of grander high cholesterol and lessened physical activity level, which is a hallmark for cardiovascular disease risk and the risk element upsurges post menopause related to the reduced estrogen…
Heart Disease Approximately 610,000 American dies from heart disease each year (CDC, 2015). It is the leading cause of death in men and women; as well as for people of most ethnic/racial groups in the United States (CDC, 2015). African American are twice as likely to die early from heart disease, and men have the highest risk of early death with heart disease (CDC, 2015). The term heart disease refers to numerous cardiovascular diseases.…
Abstract Although initially considered a rarity, primary aldosteronism now is considered one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. Litynski reported the first cases, but Conn was the first to well characterize the disorder, in 1956. In this report, it is discussed the diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism during pregnancy. Aldosterone and renin are physiologically increased during pregnancy and confirmation tests are not recommended, the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism during pregnancy relies on a repeatedly suppressed plasma renin level.…
This is not common and I think you must make a visit to your doctor to get the clear picture. They may order an ultrasound to check if everything is normal. It is also important to understand from where the blood coming from and there could be variety of explanation depending on that. Usual Causes of postmenopausal bleeding include: endometrial carcinoma; cervical carcinoma; vaginal atrophy; endometrial hyperplasia polyp; cervical polyps; hormone-producing ovarian tumours; haematuria and rectal bleeding. There can be chances that cause of your bleeding is absolutely harmless.…
Case Study: Nursing Management of a patient with Hypertension Introduction(250) This essay will consider the case of Mr RR 66 year old with a history of hypertension. He is smoking, recently retired and used to work as a lory driver for Ford . He leaves alone, independently and he has a dog.…
Results The results of this study are that cardiovascular exercise has been inversely related to the risk of breast cancer development in perimenopausal women. Exercise has been been proven to decrease estrogen levels in the body. High estrogen has been shown to increase the risk for breast cancer. By exercising, perimenopausal women are decreasing their risk for breast cancer due to lower estrogen levels.…
Hypertension also referred to as blood pressure, it 's the force pushing against the walls of arteries as it flows through them, (Medical Dictionary, 2016). When the heart beats to push out blood from the arteries blood pressure is at its highest. Hypertension sometimes called “Silent killer” because patients can live with the condition for years without any signs and symptoms. Systolic is the first blood pressure reading, it is when the heart is contracting while diastolic is the second blood pressure reading when the heart is relaxed. There are various stages of hypertension : Prehypertension ( with a systolic reading between 120-139 and a diastolic reading between 80-89) High blood pressure stage1 (with a systolic reading between 140-159 and a diastolic reading between 90-99).…
• PCOS carries with it body changes that may be more troubling for a female than the actual cause of these changes. What body changes may affect the female? How does the nurse practitioner address these with the patient? What education and counseling does the nurse practitioner offer?…