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CH 16 TN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| overweight | 10 to 20% above avg wt |
| obesity | 20% and more above avg with excessive body fat |
| morbid obesity | 100 lbs more than desirable wt |
| underweight | 10 to 15% below avg |
| little or no insulin secretion from the beta cells in the pancreas. It affects younger age group usually 1 to 40 yr of age. NEED SHOTS! | TYPE 1 DIABETES OR IDDM (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) |
| less severe form of diabetes. The cell walls will lose sensitivity to insulin receptor sites and do not allow glucose to enter walls | TYPE 2 DIABETES OR NIDDM (Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) |
| Type 2 diabetes can be controlled by what? | diet, exercise and sometimes oral hypoglycemics |
| this usually occurs in the last 1/2 of pregnancy | gestation diabetes |
| may have skin infection and weakness | gestation diabetes |
| what is the normal blood glucose level | 70 to 100 or 80-120 mg/dl |
| what is the test that needs to be taken when diabetes is suspected | glucose tolerance test |
| Type 1 diabetes diet | small meals with snacks to maintain steady blood glucose levels |
| Type 2 diabetes diet | based on exchange list developed by ADA |
| normal cholesterol | less than 200 mg/dl |
| atherosclorosis, htn, clot, infection = blood supply to the heart is cut off causing tissue death | MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| heart decompensation due to congestion = pump failure of right and left ventricles. Insufficient circulation & o2 = edema, SOB, chest pain with exertion. | CHF (Cardio heart failure) |
| failure of nephrons to maintain normal function-kidneys are unable to adequately eliminate nitrogenous waste (end product of protein metabolism) | RENAL DISEASE |
| renal failure toxins are recycled back into | blood stream |
| associated with dz, such as MI, trauma, and burns | ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| long term kidney dz leads to slowly diminishing number of functioning NEPHRON = uremia = dialysis or kidney transplant | CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE (Irreversible) |
| aka nervous stomach, heartburn due to rush eating, over eating | DYSPEPSIA |
| protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm. Symptoms result from esophagitis that develops when gastric acid juices reflux into esophagus | HIATAL HERNIA |
| loss of mucosal lining in the stomach, duodenum (occasionally esophagus = erosions -leaves underlying layers of cells exposed to gastric juices) most are located in stomach | PEPTIC ULCER |
| gluten sensitivity | CELIAC SPRUE |
| liver disease characterized by cell loss | CIRRHOSIS |
| inflammation of the liver by viruses, toxins such as drugs or alcohol. | HEPATITIS |
| inflammation of the gall bladder. Most common = gall stones occasionally bacteria, toxic chemicals. Digestion of fats is impaired due to blockage of bule ducts by stones | CHOLECYSTITIS |
| endocrine (ductless glands secrete hormones into bloodstream) | PANCREATITIS |
| causes increase in metabolic rate. Tissue must be rebuilt; nutrients lost to this must be replaced. | CANCER |
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