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ILOs Week 1 Flashcards

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What are the main complications of diabetes?

A 
Heart disease and stroke
Nerve damage
Retinopathy
Kidney disease
Foot problems
Sexual dysfunction 
Miscarriage and stillbirth
Hypoglycaemia 
Hyperglycaemia
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What is a fatty liver?

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Where fat builds up in the cells of the liver.

Normally there should be little or no fat in the liver.

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What factors effect someone’s diet and excercise?

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Socioeconomic status and culture
Environment and behavior
Genes and metabolism
Education

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What causes kidney disease?

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Damage to small blood vessels

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What is nephropathy?

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Kidney disease where kidneys start to fail

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What is the function of the kidneys?

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Regulates fluid and salts
Helps maintain BP
Secretes hormones

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Kidney disease is more common in people with?

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Diabetes

High BP

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At the popliteal fossa the sciatic nerve bifurcates into…….

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The fibular nerve (lateral)

The tibial nerve (medial)

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Which 3 muscles make up the borders of the popliteal fossa?

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Biceps and semitendinosis

Medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius

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What are the names of the ligaments at the side of the knee called?

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Medial and lateral collateral ligaments

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What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?

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A tendon connects muscle to bone

A ligament connects bone to bone

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In the palm of the hand, are arteries of nerves more superficial?

A

Arteries

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12
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The movements inversion and eversion allow you to…….

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Walk on uneven surfaces

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13
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What are dermatomes?

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Areas of the skin supplied by spinal nerves

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What are triglycerides?

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Fats carried in the blood from the food.
Excess calories, alcohol or sugar in the body are converted into triglycerides and stored in fat cells throughout the body.

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What should total cholesterol be?

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5mmol/l or lower

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What should the triglyceride level be?

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Under 1.7mmol/l

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17
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What are cholesterol levels used for?

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to calculate the overall risk of coronary heart disease

18
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How can you lower cholesterol levels in the body?

A

Diet
Exercise
Eat less bad fats
Taking cholesterol lowering meds such as statins

19
Q

Fatty liver disease can lead to……..

A

Inflammation of the liver and scarring
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis

20
Q

What is a fatty liver?

A

Where fat builds up in the cells of the liver.

Normally there should be little or no fat in the liver.

21
Q

What are the two main types of fatty liver disease?

A

Alcoholic

Non-alcoholic

22
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What are the main complications of diabetes?

A 
Heart disease and stroke
Nerve damage
Retinopathy
Kidney disease
Foot problems
Sexual dysfunction 
Miscarriage and stillbirth
Hypoglycaemia 
Hyperglycaemia
23
Q

What factors effect someone’s diet and excercise?

A

Socioeconomic status and culture
Environment and behavior
Genes and metabolism
Education

24
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What are the risk factors for diabetes?

A 
Obesity
Diet
Age over 40
Family history
South Asian, black African, African Caribbean 
History of high BP, MI and stroke
25
Q

What causes kidney disease?

A

Damage to small blood vessels

26
Q

What is nephropathy?

A

Kidney disease where kidneys start to fail

27
Q

What is the function of the kidneys?

A

Regulates fluid and salts
Helps maintain BP
Secretes hormones

28
Q

Kidney disease is more common in people with?

A

Diabetes

High BP

29
Q

At the popliteal fossa the sciatic nerve bifurcates into…….

A

The fibular nerve (lateral)

The tibial nerve (medial)

30
Q

Which 3 muscles make up the borders of the popliteal fossa?

A

Biceps and semitendinosis

Medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius

31
Q

What are the names of the ligaments at the side of the knee called?

A

Medial and lateral collateral ligaments

32
Q

What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?

A

A tendon connects muscle to bone

A ligament connects bone to bone

33
Q

In the palm of the hand, are arteries of nerves more superficial?

A

Arteries

34
Q

The movements inversion and eversion allow you to…….

A

Walk on uneven surfaces

35
Q

What are dermatomes?

A

Areas of the skin supplied by spinal nerves

36
Q

What are triglycerides?

A

Fats carried in the blood from the food.
Excess calories, alcohol or sugar in the body are converted into triglycerides and stored in fat cells throughout the body.

37
Q

What should total cholesterol be?

A

5mmol/l or lower

38
Q

What should LDL cholesterol be?

A

3mmol/l or lower

39
Q

What should HDL cholesterol be?

A

Above 1mmol/l

40
Q

What should the triglyceride level be?

A

Under 1.7mmol/l

41
Q

What are cholesterol levels used for?

A

to calculate the overall risk of coronary heart disease

42
Q

How can you lower cholesterol levels in the body?

A

Diet
Exercise
Eat less bad fats
Taking cholesterol lowering meds such as statins

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