B-TEC Health and social care

• Rheumatoid arthritis


  -Affects lining of joints where bones meet

  -Tends to affect smaller joints

  -Causes swelling, redness and stiffness in joints

  -Suffer with periods of intense inflammation (flare-ups) followed by quieter less painful times
• Osteoporosis


  -Bone weakening condition that mainly affects post-menopausal women

  -More likely to get via family history

  -Bone density starts to decrease in middle adulthood as a normal ageing process

  -Get fractures and they can lead to restricted movement and pain.
• Asthma


  -Airway lining easily becomes inflamed

  -inflammation causes muscle contraction which narrows trachea and the divisions (bronchi)

  -Results in wheezing, coughing, becoming breathless and feeling tight in the chest.

  -Exercise, fur, pollen can cause asthma attack.

  -Measure with peak flow to help them manage adjusting medication