Choose ONE of the following. (5 pts each – total 5 pts). Cho…
Choose ONE of the following. (5 pts each – total 5 pts). Choose an extra as your bonus and mark with a * or write bonus, or an extra from part II: only ONE extra essay for the bonus). A.) Anne Teak is a 62-year old female. She was brought to the ER by ambulance because she fell while walking up her stairs and thinks she broke her hip. The x-ray confirms the broken hip and a DEXA bone scan confirms osteoporosis. She is one of your patients and has many questions about her condition and the causes of it. Answer the following questions. 1.) What exactly is osteoporosis? Why does it occur (at the cellular level)? 2.) What factors help prevent it? (include 1 dietary and 1 lifestyle and explain each). 3.) Why is it more common in postmenopausal women? 4.) What is a DEXA scan? 5.) What medication might be used to help Anne heal and build stronger bones? (explain what it does) B.) April Schauer is a 65 year-old female of normal weight. She has exercised 4-5X per week for the last 10 years, mainly in the form of walking. She has noticed that her knees have been sore, especially in the morning and the pain has steadily become worse during the past 3 months. There have been days that she did not take her daily walk because the knee pain is so bad. Her physician diagnoses her with osteoarthritis. Answer the following questions. 1. What is osteoarthritis? Explain what exactly is happening in the joint. 2. How is osteoarthritis different from rheumatoid arthritis? 3. How is osteoarthritis different from gout arthritis? 4. What initial treatment would you recommend to April? And explain how the treatment would help her (specifically) 5. What are some concerns about treatment involving cortisone injections?