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HUBI 2002 - Section 15 Flashcards

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3 types of diseases are:

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  • Infectious
  • Communicable
  • Degenerative
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How are infectious or communicable diseases caused?

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by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or other microbes

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How are degenerative diseases caused?

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By personal lifestyle choices. Degenerative diseases are chronic and irreversible

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list the 5 stages of malnutrition and diseases

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  1. Malnutrition or disease
  2. Impaired appetite, digestion, absorption, metabolism
  3. Impaired nutrition status
  4. Weakened Immunity
  5. Worsened disease
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PEU

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Protein-Energy Undernutrition

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Toxicities impairing immunity

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  • zinc
  • iron
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Deficiencies impairing immunity

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  • energy, protein
  • vitamins A, D, E, K, B, C
  • folate
  • Minerals: Iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, selenium
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How does cancer develop?

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  1. Normal cells
  2. Initiation of carcinogen
  3. Promotion of abnormal cells
  4. Further tumor development
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Type 1 Diabetes

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autoimmune disorder

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Type 2 Diabetes

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Obesity and genetic inheritance

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What is Prediabetes?

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condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as true diabetes.

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CVD

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Cardiovascular Disease

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What is the root of most forms of CVD

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Atherosclerosis

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Blood clot : Thrombus

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Stationary clot

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Blood clot: Thrombosis

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Large clot that closes off a blood vessel

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Blood clot: Embolus

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A clot that breaks loose

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Blood clot: Embolism

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A clot that becomes stuck

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Risk factors for CVD

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  1. Hypertension
  2. Diabetes
  3. Obesity and physical inactivity
  4. Smoking
  5. Atherogenic diet
  6. Metabolic syndrome
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Risk factors that precipitate hypertension

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  • Atherosclerosis
  • Obesity
  • Insulin resistance
20
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DASH

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Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension

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