Description
Topic: osteoporosis
Content: The presentation needs to be on topic, relating to and including:
• The history of who "discovered" the disease, when, how, etc. (background information)
•Provide a comprehensive overview of the disease. Things to consider:
- Can a person inherit the disease? Be given the disease by another person? Or is it acquired by health choices?
- Discuss the onset. When does the disease show itself?
- Describe the symptoms of the disease. What physically occurs for the individual?
- Characterize the disease in terms of relevant statistics in the US as compared to globally.
- Examine the life expectancy for an individual with the disease. What is the longevity after diagnosis?
- Describe any social or cultural details trends specific to this disease. Does it affect certain groups of people more than others?
• Describe any current clinical trials and/or research being conducted by major researchers or pharmaceutical companies.
• Is there a potential solution? (cure, drugs, etc.)
Slides: Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® or Prezi® presentation. Include a title slide, introduction, content, conclusion, and a references slide.
- Include relevant images, graphs, charts and media clips specific to your disease. Avoid overemphasis on Clip Art.
- Speaker notes in paragraph form that detail the implications of each slide are strongly encouraged.
Citations & References: a minimum of three references- the course text and two additional references. All presentations must have a reference slide adhering to APA format. Relevant images should be included and cited.
Submit your assignment through Blackboard prior to class.
Presentation: The presentation lasted a minimum of 8-10 minutes (not counting time, not including any media clips that are utilized.If a presentation is submitted, but the student does not present it in class, then the assignment will not earn a passing grade. All students must present to receive a passing grade.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
HEALTH CONCERNS OF
OSTEOPOROSIS
NAME:
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION:
Introduction
Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become brittle and
weak.
The body regularly absorbs and substitutes bone tissues.
The creation of new bones does not keep up with the
removal of old bones.
Many patients lack symptoms until they have bone fractures.
Weight-bearing exercises, medications, and healthy diets are
some of the treatments.
The medication helps strengthen already weak bone or help
prevent bone loss.
Background Information
Four thousand years ago, original bone resorption identification
Dowager's hump was noted in Egyptian mummies.
A British surgeon, John Hunter, discovered osteoporosis in the
1800s.
A French pathologist, Jean Lobstein, coined the name
Osteoporosis in the 1930s.
In 1930, an English surgeon, Astley Cooper, defined age-related
bone loss.
An American endocrinologist, Fuller Albright, defined
postmenopausal bone loss in the 1940s.
Fuller Albright also defined the treatment of Postmenopausal
osteoporosis with estrogen.
Background Information
An American researcher, Norman designed bone
densitometers in 1950.
Swizz physiologists, Herbert Fleish, discovered
bisphosphonates in the 1960s.
National Institute of Health publicized Osteoporosis in 1984.
In the 1990s, there was a discovery of specific cytokines that
influence the activities of osteoclasts.
In 1994, the world health organization (WHO) used T-Score to
define and classify bone mineral density (BMD).
In 1998, SERMs (selective estrogen recep...
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