New Dimensions In Women's Health Chap 11

Front 1

What causes osteoarthritis?

Back 1

Erosion of the cartilage between bones

Front 2

Effective treatment for gout ________________.

Back 2

can be toxic or can induce severe side effects

Front 3

When are autoimmune diseases most likely to appear in women?

Back 3

During their childbearing years

Front 4

Chronic arthritis affects about 10% to 20% of people stricken with which of the following diseases?

Back 4

Lyme disease

Front 5

What is the condition in which the body fails to produce enough thyroid hormones?

Back 5

Hypothyroidism

Front 6

A person with Hashimotos disease has ___________________.

Back 6

an underactive thyroid

Front 7

Treatments for thyroid disease ___________________.

Back 7

focus on returning thyroid hormone levels to healthy levels

Front 8

Alzheimers disease affects which part of the brain first?

Back 8

The parts responsible for memory

Front 9

Treatments for Alzheimers disease ______________________.

Back 9

may help with symptoms but do not repair lost neurons

Front 10

True or false? Acute diseases or conditions generally last for years or even a lifetime.

Back 10

False

Front 11

True or false? Half of all women over 50 years of age will have an osteoporosis-related fracture at some point in their lives.

Back 11

True

Front 12

True or false? Weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises help to maintain bone density and to prevent osteoporosis.

Back 12

True

Front 13

True or false? 80% of people with arthritis are 65 years old or older.

Back 13

False

Front 14

True or false? Arthritis cannot be diagnosed with a single medical test.

Back 14

True

Front 15

True of False? Bacteria cause lyme disease, and deer ticks usually transmit these bacteria

Back 15

True

Front 16

True or false? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with diabetes.

Back 16

True

Front 17

True or false? Women are more likely than men to develop autoimmune diseases.

Back 17

True

Front 18

True or false? Hashimotos disease, or hypothyroidism, is an autoimmune disorder.

Back 18

True

Front 19

True or false? Both Graves disease and Hashimotos disease are inherited conditions.

Back 19

True

Front 20

True or false? Alzheimers disease and its symptoms is a function of the normal aging process.

Back 20

False

Front 21

True or false? A combination blood test and CAT scan can definitively diagnose Alzheimers disease.

Back 21

False