M3) Metabolic Response To Starvation Vs Injurt, Sepsis Flashcards
What can you see in urine that would be increased in starvation?
What is seen to be increased in the blood in starvation and what can this cause?
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Anorexia nervosa - how would you treat this? What does survival depend on and why
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What does insulin do?
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In starvation, what happens to muscles and fat tissue?
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Ketoacidosis - what are some causes of it? How can this happen / stimulated?
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Ketoacidosis - physiology of how it comes to be and is used?
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What is an example of a major ketone? also main thing — how can fasting ketosis be stabilised and explain this xx
Insulin stimulation. even though low glucose. Inhibits fatty acid release from adipose tissue. Can also directly inhibit lipolysis from ketones.
How does the metabolic response differ between starvation and trauma / disease? Diff points. On back
Metabolic rate Body fuels Parody proteins Urinary nitrogen Weight loss
What is sepsis, how does it present. What investigations would you do in suspected
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Nutrition and critical illness - what is happening here and what is important to give pts?
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Lactic acidosis - what is the usual cause of this? Give some of examples that could lead to this state
Hypovolaemia, CF, sepsis, cardiopulmonary arrest.
What happens to the body in the HYPERMETABOLIC response TO INJURY — such as trauma, surgery, critically ill
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Why is glucose high in critical illness and how does this happen?
List what happens
What can catecholamines do / affect in critical illness?
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What thing is that that causes protein and lipids to be used differently in illness? What happens here? PTO for hint
Lean muscle breakdown from TNF (pro inflammatory cytokine)