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Environmental And Nutritional Diseases - Martin Flashcards

1
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most deaths in children under 5yo

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  1. pneumonia
  2. diarrhea
  3. malaria
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what 3 diseases are increasing and what 2 are decreasing

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  1. cardivascular d, cancer, HIV/AIDS/ TB

2. neonatal conditions, D or lower Resp infections

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how does climate change affect cardi + resp

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heatwaves and air pollution

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how does climate change affect GI, cholera, food and water spreading infections

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contamination from flooding, disrupting clean waters

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how does climate change affect Vector-borne infections

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malaria, Dengue fever happen when temperature increases = crop failures, which also leads to more extreme weather variations

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how does climate change affect malnutruition

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disruption of crop growth

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xenobiotics

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chemicals in environment like water, soil, food, air, absorbed through skin or inhaled

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what detoxifies xenobiotics

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CYP, Cytochrome P-450

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CYP is located + function

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liver, and also skin, lung, GI mucosa
- inside the ER
they detoxify or activate xenobiotics, can make ROS

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what changes CYP activity

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fasting and starving can lower it

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what compounds are found in pollution

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sulfur dioxide
CO
ozone
NO
lead
particles of matter
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ozone causes what in healthy people

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decreases lung function, 
lung inflammation 
increased airway reactivity 
chest discomfort
(free radicals injuring type 1 cells and epithelium -> inflammtation)
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ozone causes what in athletes, outdoor workers, asthmatics, emphysema

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higher hospitalizations, decreased exercise capacity

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sulfur dioxide does what to healthy adults and COPD and Asthma

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healthy : higher respiratory symptoms
COPD : higher mortality
Asthma : decreased lung function, higher hospitalizations

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witches brew

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surfure dioxide when combined with ozone and particles of matter
= from power plants burning fossil fules, paper mills
(burning nose and throat, SOB, asthma attack if susceptible)

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particles of matter

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SOOT
pulmonary inflammation
secondary cardiovascular effects
* most dangerous are smaller then 10um going to alveoli

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17
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CO chronic poisoning from

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working in tunnels, underground garages, highway toll booths can do this (generator Heater, automobile fumes)

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18
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CO acute poisoning from

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small closed garage with running car, in 5 min you die, or during power outage using gasoline powered generators, mine fires

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CO poisoning happens due to

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CNS depression = ischemic changes
(Basal ganglia + lenticular nuclei)
can cause edematous, punctuate hemorrhages, hypoxia-induced neuronal changes -> sommer’s sector in hippocampus

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SX : CO poisoning

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RED COLOR of skin and mucous membranes, V, dizzy

AFTER: loss of memory, vision changes, hearing and speech changes

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21
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CO poisoning can cause what in the brain

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hemorrhage in pallidum

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Wood smoke

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polycyclic hydrocarbons are carcinogens

can give lung infections

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Bioaerosols

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can caused from Legionnaires disease (from cooling towers for AC), viral pneumonia, pet dnader, fungi, molds
SX: asthma, rhinitis, eye irritaiton

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Radon

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gas from uranium , (soil, well water, cracks, drains, windows)
HIGH lung cancer risk

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Formaldehyde

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building materials, after disasters in poorly ventilated trailers
= carcinogen

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sick building syndrome

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indoor pollutants, poor ventilation (fungi, molds)

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Lead poisoning causes what and interferes with

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causes hematologic, skeletal , GI and renal toxisity
= looks like low Fe+3
interferes with CA+2 metabolism

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lead can be found

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batteries, paint, car radiators, tin cans

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children SX of lead poisoning

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CNS changes, affects intellect, behavior problems, hyperactive, poor organization, = looks like ADHD
severe can be blindness, psychomotor problems, psychoses, seizures, coma

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adults SX of lead poisoning

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peripheral neuropathy

  1. EXTENSOR muscles of wrist and fingers = wrist drop
  2. if continued, PERONEAL muscles = foot drop
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SX of lead poisoning form both adults and children

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  1. lead lines : radiodense in metaphyses (bones) and gums
  2. hypochromic microcytic anemia (as in low Fe+), basophilic stippling, ring sideroblasts (Fe+ mitochondria)
  3. Lead colic : extremely sever, abd pain all over
  4. renal damage
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ringed sideroblast

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iron in mitochondria

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33
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how to determine if someone has microcytic and hypochromic anemia

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MCV < 80fL

MCG < 27pg

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Mercury causes

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damage CNA + KIDNEY

-cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, mental problems, especially inutero exposure

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Arsenic causes

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  1. GI , cardio, CNS toxicities
  2. sensorimotor neuropathy, paresthesias, numbness, pain
  3. hyperpigmentation + hyperkeratosis
  4. many cancers on soles and palms , lung and bladder
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Arsenic comes from

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soil, water, wood preservatives, herbicides, herbal medicine

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mercury comes from

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fish, mercury vapor from dental metallic amalgams

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38
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Cadmium comes from

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high ROS from nickel-cadmium batteries, soil, plants , FOOD (contaminated rice)

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39
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Cadmium causes

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LUNG + KIDNEY toxicity
CA +2 LOSS : osteoporosis and osteomalacia with renal disease = ITAI-ITAI
high lung cancer risk

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what causes lung cancer

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Radon, asbestos, silica, arsenic

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41
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what causes lung fibrosis

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silica
asbestos
cobalt

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42
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what causes (hematopoietic) leukemia

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Benzene

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43
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what causes liver angiosarcomas

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Vinyl chloride

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44
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what causes heart disease

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CO, lead, cadmium, cobalt

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45
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what causes COPD

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cadmium

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46
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what causes ataxic gait

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mercury, toluene

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47
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what causes renal toxicity

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mercury, lead, cadmium

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48
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what causes male infertility

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lead, cadmium, phthalate plasticizers

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49
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what causes female infertility

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lead, mercury

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50
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what causes tetratogenesis

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mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls

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51
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what causes peripheral neuropathies

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lead, mercury, arsenic , DDT

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52
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chloroform + carbon tetrachloride causes what

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dizzy, confusion, DEPRESS CNS, coma, toxic ot liver and kidney

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chloroform + carbon tetrachloride from what

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dry cleaning agents, paint removers, vapors, rubber that has benzene and 1,3-butadiene —-> can cause marrow aplasia and AML

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Polycyclic hydrocarbons causes

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scrotal cancer, very potent carcinogen, lung and bladder cancer

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55
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Polycyclic hydrocarbons form

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fossil fuels, chimney sweeps

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56
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Organochlorines causes

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hormonal imbalance like antiestrogenic or acntiandrogenic activity

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57
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Organochlorines from what

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lipophilic products not degrading, pesticides, DDT, , PCBs, dioxin

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Dioxins and PCBs cause what specifically

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folliculitis and dermatosis, chloracne (acne and cycts, hyperpigmentation, hyper keratosis) - face and behind ears

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Mineral dust causes what

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  1. pneumonioses
  2. mesothelioma - outside of lung turns thick and black “pork-chop lung”
  3. asbestos fibers coated in FE+3 (FERRUNGINOUS BODIES)
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Mineral dust comes from

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coal dust, silica, asbestos, beryllium

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Vinyl chloride causes , and from what

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angiosarcoma of liver +endocrine effects in infants

from Bisphenol A (BPA) - food bottles and cans

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Tobacco smoking quitting decreases death by how much

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21% decrease 5 years from cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer

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nicotine effect

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increase HR and BP, increase cardiac contractility and output
CNS depressor, tumor promotor

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formaldehyde and NO cuases

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cilia toxicity and mucosal irritation (smokers cough in the morning)

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what 2 things increaseee lung cancer or laryngeal + oral cancer with smoking

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lung cancer with asbestos or uranium miners

oral + laryngyal cancer with alcohol

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tobacco causes what to lungs

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leukocytes to lung, = high elastase production, injury to lung, = emphysema + inflammation causing bronchitis

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what is the thing that CAUSES lung cancer in smokers

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polycyclic hydrocarbons and nitrosamines

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68
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Alcohol testing for chronic use

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test vitrous fluid from eye

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69
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alcohol amount for drunk, drowsiness, coma

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80mg/dL
200mg/dL
300mg/dL

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70
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what makes asians red with alcohol

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X ALDH*2

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71
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what is alcohol in blood

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acetaldehyde from ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase) in liver,

also makes it acetate

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72
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alcohol inhibits

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CYP2E1, metabolism of other drugs or compounds

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73
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alcohol increases what for liver issues

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NADH + lactic acid = steatosis

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74
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liver cirrhosis can cause

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esophageal varices, due to blood in vein congestions

75
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alcohol affects what part of the brain

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cerbellum, SUPERIOR VERMIS

76
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alcohol does what to HDL and what deficiency

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low HDL (unless it is wine low amounts in increases HDL)
Thiamine (B1) deficiency
77
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what does low B1 cause from alcohol

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peripheral neuropathies

Wernicke- Korsakoff syndrome

78
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alcohol and fetus

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microcephaly, low growth, facial anomalies, low mental function (esp 1st trimester)

79
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wine effects in moderation

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high HDL
low platelet aggregation
low fibrinogen levels

80
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wernicke encephalopathy

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low thiamine
= reversible
= TX: thiamine
= mamillary bodies hemorrhage and necrosis

81
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Korsakoff syndrome

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irreverible worse form of wernickes encephalopathy
= short term memory loss confabulation
= trunctal ataxia, nystagmus
= Affects ANTERIOR VERMIS of cerebellum–> atrophy

82
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minocycline drug adverse effect

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  • it is an AB with adverse effect of darkened skin discoloration rash looking like Lupus, hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia
83
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anticoagulant warfarin can cause

A

is also rat poisoning (VIT K antagonist) = bleeding

84
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anticoagulant pradaxa can cause

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inhibits thrombin , so it can cause A-Fib, bleeding

85
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Menopausal hormone therapy

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estrogens with progesterones (only fine in early menopause)

  • high breast cancer, high stroke
  • lowers ASCVD if under 60yo
86
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oral contraceptives

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  • increases cervical cancer (especially from HPV)
  • protects against ovarian and endometrial cancers
  • high venous thrombosis
  • high CAD in women who smoke over >35yo
  • chronic use and old pt can get hepatic adenoma
87
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anabolic steroids cause

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acne, stunt growth, testicular atrophy, facial hair, menstrual changes, high MI risk, gynecomastia, psychiatric issues

88
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Acetaminophen can cause

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acute liver failure = centrilobular necrosis, will need liver transplant

89
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toxic level of acetaminophen

TX:

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NORMAL : 0.5g
TOXIC : 15-25g
TX: N-acetylcysteine within 12hrs

90
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Asprin (acetylsalicylic acid) can cause

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alkalosis due to medulla respiratory center stimulation
ACUTE : N, coma
CHRONIC : dizzy, tinnitus**, bleeding, coma, analgesic nephropathy (PHENACETIN —-> renal necrosis and analgesic nephropathy)

91
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Asprin toxic level

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Child : 2g-4g
ADULT : 10-30g
(also found in wintergreen oil, methyl salicylate)

92
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how does actetominophen cause damage to liver

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  1. activated CYP2E2 activity
  2. NAPQ1 activated
  3. lowers GSH (X conjugation) = high ROS, potentiated by alcohol
  4. covalent binding to hepatic cells= damage cells= mito dysfunction
93
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cocain causes what

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tachycardia, HTN, peripheral vasoconstriction

  • platelet aggregation + vasoconstriction = MI *
  • lethal arrhythmias * (disrupt ion transport in myocardium)
  • LOW BF to PLACENTA* (fetal hypoxia and spontaneous abortion)
  • fever, seizures
94
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Opiates cause what

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  • respiratory depression
  • arrhythmia
  • cardiac arrest
  • pulmonary edema**
  • injected with IV = ENDOCARDITIS* of RIGHT HEART**
95
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opiates SX:

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bubbles coming out from mouth, nose, ears from pulmonary edema

96
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Metamphetamines cause

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violent behavior, confusion, psychotic (paranoia, hallucinations)

97
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MDMA (Ecstasy) causes

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sleep disorder, depression, anxiety, aggressive behavior, usually spiked with other CNS effective drugs

98
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Marijuana

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  • high HR
  • low or high BP
  • angina if pt has CAD
  • high carcinogens
  • psychomotor dysfunction
99
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Huffing and glue sniffing

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brain damage on MRI of dementia

100
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Bath salts

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agitation, psychosis, MI, suicide

101
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internal burn can be caused by
skin burn can cause
% of body surface that is burned is

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  • intubation
  • electrolyte disfunction, give a lot of fluids
  • rule of 9
102
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1st degree burn

103
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2nd degree burn

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epidermis and dermis

104
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3rd degree burn

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epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue

105
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4th degree burn

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epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, muscle underneath

106
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thermal injury causing shock

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when more then 20% body surface involved, fluids go to intestines + PULMONARY EDEMA, hyper metabolic state needing more nutritional support

107
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thermal injury causing sepsis

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due to pseudomas aeruginosa, MRSA, Candida species colonization at burn site

108
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thermal injury cuasing respiratory insufficiency

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direct heat on upper airway and inhaling noxious gases

109
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hypertrophic scars

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original burn + donor graft , a lot of collagen deposition for healing (EX: Tilapia grafts of skin)

110
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pugilistic stance

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how burned victims shape their body positioning

111
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heat cramps

heat exaustion

A
  • electrolyte dysregulation

- hypovolemia from dehydration –> no cardiac compensation , collapse

112
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heat stroke

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NO SWEATING, vasodilation = pooling of blood
hyperkalemia
rhabomyolysis , RYR1 —-> CA release causing muscel contractions

113
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Malignant Hyperthermia

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muscle contractures and body temperature rises from normal anesthetics due to RYR1 gene , TX : with muscle relaxer (not common however deadly)

114
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Hypothermia causes what

what makes it worse

A

bradycardia —-> a fib
loss of consciousness
vasoconstriction and increased vascular permeability
- alcohol

115
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paradoxical undressing

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person experiencing hypothermia and before they die they have an extreme burst of heat

116
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electrical burns do what to eyes

A

star shaped cataracts

117
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electrical burns do what to the heart

A

V fib, cardiac-respiratory failure

118
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low voltage burns cause

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tetanic muscle spasm, irreversible grasps

chest wall spasm = asphyxia

119
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high voltage burns cause

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medullary centers paralysis, EX: lighting

120
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curie

A

radiation amount emitted

121
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Gray

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energy absorbed thats radiation

122
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sievert (Sv)

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absorbed radiation x effectiveness of radiation

123
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what determines if radiation will have bad effects

A
  1. Rate of delivery
  2. Field size
  3. Cell proliferation
  4. O2 effects (hypoxia)
  5. Vascular damage
124
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Sv of 5

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Lens of eye —-> cataracts

125
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Sv of 0.15

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Testes —-> Temporary steriliry

126
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Sv of 2.5- 6

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Ovaries —-> permanent sterility

127
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Sv of 3-5

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Skin —-> Temporary hair loss

128
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Sv of 3.5

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Testes —-> permanent sterility

129
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what does ionizing radiation do

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remove tightly bound electrons

130
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cell morphology of radiation

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looks like cancer * hard to see if cancer is there

  • nuclear swelling, collagenous hyalinization, intima thickens of BVs,
  • high collagen (fibrosis, sclerosis)
  • mitotic figures, abnormal
  • high fat in cell stains
131
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radiation on lymophoid and hematopoietic system

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aplastic anemia (low marrow in bone)

132
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places getting fibrosis after radiation

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abd, lungs, salivary glands

133
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radiation on dna

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can cause double stranded breaks

134
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radiation can cause high risk of what cancer

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leukemia (AML) , solid tumor in thyroid, breast, lungs, MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome)

135
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chronic radiation effect on skin

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dermititis = dermal fibrosis

136
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radiation can cause a lot of

137
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0-1 Sv causes

138
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1-2 Sv causes

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Lymphocytes —-> Moderate granulocytopenia Lymphopenia (if exposed 1 day to 1 week)

139
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2-10 Sv causes

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Bone marrow —-> Leukopenia, hemorrhage, hair loss, vomiting (if exposed 2-6 weeks)

140
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10-20 Sv causes

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SI —–> D, Fever, electrolyte imbalance, V (if exposed 5-14 days)

141
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greater then 50 Sv causes

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Brain —-> ataxia, coma, convulsions, V (if exposed 1-4hrs)

142
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primary malnutrition

secondary malnuttrition

A
  • not eating in diet something

- malabsorption, impaired utilization or storage, Gut microbe*

143
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iodine in found in

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where sea life has been

NOT himalayan sea salt

144
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infant feed on formulas can miss what

145
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only eating rice can cause what deficiency

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thiamine (B1)

146
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scientific name for malutrition

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Severe Acute Malnutrition (esp. low calories or proteins)

Protein-energy malnutrition

147
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SX: of SAM

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  • low subcutaneous fat
  • wasting quads and deltoid
  • edema of ankles and sacrum
148
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somatic SAM

visceral SAM

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  • marasums

- kwashiorkor

149
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Marasmus hallmarks

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muscels loss, anemia, small, normal albumin

EXTREME : cachexia

150
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Kwashiokor hallmarks

A

edema, hypoalbuminemia, fatty liver, hyperpigmented area

151
Q

anorexia causes

A 
Gelatinous transformation (fat in BM, mucinous matrix)
HYPOKALEMIA, risk of arrhythmia and sudden death
152
Q

bulimia

A

electrolyte imbalance
HYPOKALEMIA (arrhythmia, sudden death)
pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents
esophageal and gastric rupture

153
Q

gelatinous transformation of BM looks like

A

high fat, very little hemopoietic tissue

154
Q

Vit A function

A

maintain normal vision (rhodopsin)

regulation of lipid metabolisms,

155
Q

Vit A can be from

A
  • X fat absorption (Celiac, crohns, CF)

- kids during infections

156
Q

VIT A deficiency

A
  • night blindness
  • epithelial to squamous metaplasia + keritinization (Bitot spots on eye, Xerophthalmia = dry eye, corneal destruction), pulmonary infections, stones in urinary tract
  • low immune system
157
Q

VIT A toxicity

acute

A

headache, dizzy, V, stupor, blurred vision, *pseudotumor cerebri (high intracranial P, only no tumor)

158
Q

VIT A toxicity

chronic

A

weight loss, anorexia, N,V, bone joint pain, high osteoclast activity
** people from Canada, Alaska, Artic (polar bears, shark, tuna, whale)

159
Q

VIT D function

A

absorb CA+2 and P

bone mineralization, neuromuscular transmission

160
Q

VIT deficiency children

A

RICKETS : epiphyses has not closed (frontal bossing, squared face, rachitic rosary, pigeon breast, lumbar lordosis, bowing of legs)

161
Q

VIT deficiency adults

A

OSTEOMALACIA : hypocalcemic tetany, weak bone

162
Q

low vit D risk for what infection

163
Q

Hypervitaminosis D

A

metastatic calcification of soft tissues

- bone pain, hypercalcemia

164
Q

low iron leads to

A

Hypochromic microcytic anemia

165
Q

VIT C function

A

collagen, synthesis of NTs, antioxidant, regulate immune system, absorb FE+3

166
Q

VIT C found in

A

animal liver and fish, milk, fruits, veggies

167
Q

VIT C deficiency

A

SCURVY
hemorrhages, healing defects
(chronic alcoholics, bad eating habits, elderly living alone, dialysis)

168
Q

VIT C toxicity

A

rare, need megadose

FE overload, hemolytic anemia, calcium oxalate kidney stones, G6PD deficiency

169
Q

normal BMI

170
Q

anabolic

A

EAT, low energy usage

171
Q

catabolic

A

DONT eat, high energy expenditure

172
Q

Arcuate nucleus that

  1. for eating
  2. for not eating
A
  1. NYP/AgRP

2. POMC/CART

173
Q

Pickwickian syndrome

A

hypoventilation syndrome, form obesity

174
Q

obesity can cause

A
  • gallstones
  • NASH (non-alcoholic fatty liver)
  • Hypersomnolence (sleep apnea)
  • high inflammation —> procarcinogenic state
  • right heart failure
175
Q

obesity cancer risk in men

A

esophagus, thyroid, colon, kidney

176
Q

obesity cancer risk in women

A

esophagus, endometrium, gallbladder, kidney

177
Q

Aflatoxin

A

hepatocellular carcinoma (toxin from fungi in crops of humid environments)

178
Q

Nitrosamines and nitrosamides in food cause

A

gastric carcinomas (preservative, in veggies)

179
Q

high animal fat and low fiber diet causes

A

colon cancer

180
Q

breask cancer is correlated with

A

total fat in diet

181
Q

antioxidant vitamines

A

C, E, B-carotene, selenium

182
Q

garlic helps

A

prevent heart disease

183
Q

high fibers in diet helps

A

prevent diverticulosis

184
Q

low cholesterol and animal saturated fat (egg, butter, beef) helps to

A

prevent atherosclerosis

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