Biometric and Wellness Info

Question 1

How is blood pressure measured?

Answer 1

Measured in mm/Hg; systolic and diastolic recommended by the CDC

Question 2

What is systolic blood pressure?

Answer 2

How much pressure your blood is exerting against your artery walls when the heart beats

Question 3

What is diastolic blood pressure?

Answer 3

How much pressure is exerting during the rest period between beats

Question 4

What is considered normal heart rate?

Answer 4

<120/<80

Question 5

What is considered at risk or prehypertensive heart rate?

Answer 5

120-139/80-89

Question 6

What is considered elevated?

Answer 6

120-129/80

Question 7

What is stage 1 hypertension

Answer 7

130-139/80-89

Question 8

What is considered high by the CDC or stage 2 by the AHA? What is Hypertensive crisis by the AHA?

Answer 8

> _ 140/>_90

> _180/>_120

Question 9

How is cholesterol measured?

Answer 9

in mg/DL

Question 10

wWhat are desirable cholesterol levels?

Answer 10

Total Cholesterol: <200
LDL: less than 100( bad cholesterol)
HDL: <_60
Triglycerides:<150
Non HDL: <130

Question 11

What is considered normal in diabetes testing?

Answer 11

A1C: <5.7%
Fasting Blood Sugar: <_ 99 mg/DL
Glucose: <_140 mg/DL

Question 12

What is considered prediabetic?

Answer 12

A1C:5.7-6.4%
Blood Sugar: 100-125 mg/DL
Glucose- 140-199mg/DL

Question 13

When is it considered diabetes?

Answer 13

A1C: >_6.5%
Blood Sugar:>_126 mg/DL
glucose:>_200mg
only time a random blood sugar test is taken. Usually >_200 mg/DL

Question 14

What is considered underweight in BMI?

Answer 14

<18.5 INCHES

Question 15

What is considered normal in BMI?

Answer 15

18.5-24.9 INCHES

Question 16

What is considered overweight? Obese?

Answer 16

25-29.9
>_30

Question 17

Obesity Class in BMI

Answer 17

Class 1: 30-34.9 inches
Class 2: 35-39.9 inches
Class 3:<_40

Question 18

What is considered high risk of obesity in with waist circumference?

Answer 18

Women: >35 inches
Men: >40 inches

Question 19

What is considered high risk of heart attack or stroke in waist/hips in inches

Answer 19

Waist/hips= ratio
Women=ratio above .85
Men=ratio above .95

Question 20

What is metabolic syndrome?

Answer 20

A group of risk factors that raise the risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke. At least three risk factors to diagnose

Question 21

What are the risk factors for metabolic syndrome

Answer 21

Large Waistline
Men= >_40 inches
Women=>_35 inches
High Triglycerides=>_150 mg/DL
Low HDL
Men <40 mg/DL
Women < 50 mg/DL
High blood pressure >130/> 85
High fasting blood sugar= > 100 mg(diabetic/prediabetic) medicine can treat low HDL, high blood pressure and blood sugar

Question 22

What are the signs of a stroke?

Answer 22

Face- Does one side of the face droop?
Arms- Does one arm drift downward
Speech- Is speech slurring?
Time: Call 911 immediately

Question 23

What are sleep recommendations?

Answer 23

18-60 years= 7+ hours
61-64= 7-9 hours
65+= 7-8 hours
short sleep= <6 hours

Question 24

What are alcohol recommendations?

Answer 24

Men= <2 drinks a night
Women= < 1 drink a night
Binge Drinking
Men= 5+drinks in 2-3 hours
Women= 4+ drinks in 2-3 hours
Excessive drinking
Men=15 +drinks per week
Women 8+ drinks per week

Question 25

What are standard drink sizes?

Answer 25

12 oz=5% ABV beer
8 oz= 7% ABV malt liquor
5 oz=12% ABV wine
1.5 oz= 40 % 80 proof(gin, rum, vodka, whiskey)

Question 26

What is the recommended consumption on the DASH diet?

Answer 26

Normal=<2300 mg daily
Prehypertension/Hypertension= 1500 mg daily

Question 27

What are other eating patterns?

Answer 27

MYPLATE, HARVARD HEALTHY EATING AND Mediterranean Diet