Osteoporosis by Maggie Nobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis Maggie Nobles en-us 2018-10-25 14:51:26 UTC 2018-10-30 15:02:48 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Osteoporosis? maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/296993282
  • means "porous bone"
  •  is a silent disease occurring within the bone 
    • ]]>     2018-10-25 15:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/296993282     Bone Structure maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297000686 Bones in an patient with Osteoporosis, under a microscope, look similar to a honeycomb.

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  • 1 in 2 women
  • 1 in 4 men
  • most are 50 yrs. and older 
    • ]]>     2018-10-26 14:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297414822     What happens when you get Osteoporosis? maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297421482
  • body makes too little or loses too much bone
  • bones become too weak and fragile to do everyday tasks
    • ]]>     2018-10-26 14:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297421482     Symptoms maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297424500
  • extremely weak and fragile bones
  • broken bones and fractures due to minor bumps and falls
  • loss of height
  • frequent pain
    • ]]>     2018-10-26 14:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/297424500     Causes maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298503190
  • not contagious
  • certain steroid medications can decrease bone density
  • low calcium diets
  • low bone mass during youth
  • aging 
    • ]]>     2018-10-30 13:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298503190     Source maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298504454 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/osteoporosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351968]]> 2018-10-30 13:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298504454 Fun Facts maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298505145
  • losing bone mass is a normal part of aging
  • often called a silent disease because symptoms are silent
  • men often get osteoporosis later in life than men
    • ]]>     2018-10-30 13:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298505145     Source maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298506087 https://www.everydayhealth.com/osteoporosis/essential-facts-about-osteoporosis/]]> 2018-10-30 14:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298506087 Treatments maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298506408
  • Healthy diet
  • self care
  • bisphosphonates (medication) such as Fosamax to slow bone loss
    • ]]>     2018-10-30 14:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298506408     Sources maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298508822 https://www.nof.org/patients/what-is-osteoporosis/]]> 2018-10-30 14:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298508822 This is Me maggienobles https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298548154 2018-10-30 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/maggienobles/osteoporosis/wish/298548154