Patient Education in Relation to Osteoporosis Management

0Running head: CLINICAL NUTRITION
Clinical Nutrition
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CLINICAL NUTRITION
This report deals with the case study of Brenda a 54-year old Caucasian female. Brenda
has recently been categorized under the high risk of developing osteoporosis after the appearance
of dowager’s hump. Her X-ray report revealed numerous small yet stable vertebral fractures. She
also has a family history of osteoporosis and is not fond of taking dairy products. Brenda
however, has no other significant medical history.
Thesis Statement
Patient education in relation to osteoporosis will help to generate disease awareness both
in the dietary ground and also about the process of disease progression and the nature of the
disease.
Patient general education about the disease
In the grounds of the general education about the disease I will inform Brenda that
women at her age are the principal target of bone health anomalies, osteoporosis. According to
Wadolowska et al. (2013), 30% of women residing in USA, Europe and Japan suffer from
osteoporosis and the symptoms are mostly prevalent among the post-menopausal women. It is a
systemic metabolic disease that reduces the bone density, thereby leading to the formation of
abnormal bone structure (Wadolowska et al., 2013). In relation to her recent development of
dowager’s hump, I will inform her that according to Kado et al. (2013), vertebral fractures lead
to the generation of kyphosis in osteoporosis women and this ultimately lead to the generation of
dowager’s hump. Her family history (aunty) has made her genetically predisposed towards
developing the disease. A proper diet, regular exercise, limited alcohol intake and prevention of
smoking are some of the notable lifestyle changes that are required to fight against osteoporosis
(Sugerman, 2014).