Disorders related to lifestyle

Question 1

Risk of lung cancer in smoker and who work with asbestos: (%)

Answer 1

53% of all death by lung cancer.

Question 2

Risk of lung cancer in smoker (>1 pack/day) and who work with asbestos: (%)

Answer 2

87% of all death by lung cancer.

Question 3

Cancer death (%) due to smoking?

Answer 3

30%

Question 4

Ischemia pain in peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is due to:

Answer 4

The pain is caused by the Increase demand for blood to the skeletal muscles, but no change in blood flow.

Question 5

Smoker are (%) more likely to develop COPD:

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

Why is the cigarette is still legal?

Answer 6

Because compared to the others drugs (heroin, cocaine), the risk of intoxication by nicotine is not as high than for others CNS depressant.

Question 7

2 vulnerables organs of ethanol:

Answer 7

Brain and Liver

Question 8

Alcohol can cause damage in the cell:

Answer 8

ER stress within neurons and can cause neurodegeneration.

Question 9

Liver disease, still reversible when we are at:

Answer 9

hepatitis

Question 10

Liver disease, become irreversible when we are at:

Answer 10

Cirrhosis.

Question 11

Alcohol cause (%) of the chronic pancreatitis:

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

Chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol is due to:

Answer 12

• With the exposure to alcohol, the pancreatic stellate cells are activated and release autocrine mediators.
• Paracrine mediators released by others cells act on the pancreatic stellate cells.
• Causing the pancreas to change their properties (fibrosis).

Question 13

The combination of Cigarette and Alcohol increase particularly which cancer?

Answer 13

Esophageal cancer.

Question 14

Lifestyle disorders: difference in life expectancy?

Answer 14

around 20years of difference.

Question 15

Alzheimer’s disease can be prevent at (faction) with lifestyle change?

Answer 15

1/3 can be prevent.