Health Education Diseases & Disorders Posters & Charts, pg 4/4
for science classrooms, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and medical professionals as reference.

Understanding Stroke

Defines and illustrates stroke, including the two main types: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Lists and explains events leading to a stroke. Shows the brain and discusses its functional areas and their roles in the body. Lists risk factors and common neurological deficits after stroke. Body Trends Health and Fitness

FYI - Victims of strokes include Catherine the Great, Louisa May Alcott, Woodrow Wilson, Marshall McLuhan, Lloyd Shaw, Edith Wharton.

The Diseases Explained: Stroke

An illustrated patient education poster describing strokes, the causes, recognizing the symptoms, diagnosis, drug treatment, and self-care recommendations. Information is written in an easy-to-read level for patients and family members. Ideal for clinic waiting rooms, examination rooms, hospitals, and educational programs.

• nervous system posters

Disorders of the Teeth and Jaw

Shows longitudinal section of a normal tooth. Illustrates periodontal disease, three stages of dental caries, abscess formation, problems with the temporomandibular joint, glandular problems, and impaction. Also shows 12 dental anomalies: enamel hypoplasia, fusion, germination, microdontia, macrodontia, toothbrush abrasion, hypodontia, hyperdontia, pulp polyp, dens invaginatus, attrition, and erosion.

• teeth & dental posters
• skeletal system posters

Understanding Ulcers

Defines Ulcers. Shows the stomach and cross-sections of esophagus, duodenum, and stomach layers. Illustrates what cause ulcers and the types of ulcers (erosion, acute, and perforating). Also includes small photos of the types of ulcers. Also includes a section on how ulcers heal.

• digestive system posters
• Elisabetta Sirani

Diseases of the Urinary Tract

Comprehensive chart illustrates the following diseases: chronic pyelonephritis, multiple renal calculi, glomerulonephritis, acute renal failure, staghorn calculus, papillary necrosis, renovascular hypertension, renal artery stenosis, adenocarcinoma of kidney, transitional-cell carcinoma of renal pelvis, hydonephrosis, transitional-cell carcinoma of ureter, cysts in ureter, kidney stone obstructing the uter, ureteral structure, compression of ureter, transitional cell carcinoma of bladder, bladder stones, bladded divericulum, neurogenic bladder, benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostatitis, adenocarcinoma of prostate, urethral structure, urethritis, cystitis, cystica glandularis, and carcinoma of the urethra.

Whiplash Injuries of the Head and Neck

Defines whiplash and shows hyperflexion, hyperextension, spinal ligaments, ligament damage, muscle injury, and spinal cord injury.

• muscular system posters
• nervous system posters
• skeletal system posters

Dangers of Alcohol

Illustrates and discusses how alcohol affects the nervous, cardiovascular, and digestive systems. Shows the process of alcohol absorption and its affect on the liver. Also talks about reproductive side effects, including risks to an unborn baby. Further discusses other consequences of alcohol abuse and defines intoxication.

• reproductive system posters
• addictions & substance abuse posters
• beverages posters

Your Brain- These Will Do Wonders for Your House. Your Brain is An Entirely Differnt Matter. Huffing Can Kill You Even the First Time. Drugs are NO Way to live!

• more brain anatomy posters

The Black Death

• more Middle Ages posters
• more Shakespeare posters

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections occur most frequently in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

The most effective strategy to stop MRSA is to wash hands with running water.

• genetics posters