december 15 notes Flashcards
morbid obesity aka
type three obesity
4 tell tale signs of metabolic syndrome
- abdominal (waist) circumference (increased abdominal fat)
- hypertension
- hyperlipidemia (increased cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL)
- hyperglycemia
2 types of insulin
- short-acting (reduces blood glucose levels @ mealtime)
- long-acting (manages body’s general needs)
why cant you give meds for blood glucose for pregnant women??
teratogenic (causes abnormality in fetus after birth)
type 1 diabetes AKA
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
medications to fix hyperlipidemia?
statins
if you have hyperlipidemia, you may complain of
muscle pain
ulcerative colitis and celiac’s disease more present in which population?
jews
first colonoscopy should be done at age
40
tx for c.diff
flagyl
fecal transplants are not FDIC approved
true, but effective
gut makes a lot of
seratonin
Cronbach’s alpha
- similar to correlation coefficient
- should be above 0.75
SPSS
statistical software package for social sciences
1 oxycontin =
8 percocet
process by which medical clinicians feed their addiction
diversion
addiction issues more prevalent in
older, females, higher education
50% nurses leave med practice w/in first few years
true
cirrhosis effects
testes atrophy, develop breast tissue
NH3 (ammonia)
biproduct of liver, sent to kidneys for expulsion with urea and urine
- brain toxic
increased ammonia leads to
confusion
increased confusion medication
lactulose
lactulose is a laxative for
laxative
- for increasing bowel movement to expel excess ammonia for hepatic encephalopathy
hepatic encephalopathy more prevalent in
patients with end-stage liver disease
- cant break down NH3, so encephalopathy (bc nh3 is brain toxic
asterixis
flapping tremor
- prevalent in autistic populations
