MD2001 Week 9 Flashcards
what does the speed of a nerve impulse depend on? (2)
- diameter of the axon
2. whether axon is myelinated or not
how does diameter of nerve cell affect how nerve impulse passes? (2)
- resistance
2. capacitance
normal conductance rate of action potential
10m/s
what increases the frequency of the action potential?
an greater depolarizing current increases this
multiple sclerosis
disease attacking oligodendrocyte myelin
where do action potentials occur on a myelinated nerve cell?
they occur at the nodes of ranvier
what diameter would a nerve have be better off unmyelinated?
it would have a diameter
outline the common sense model
health message -> representation of illness risk -> coping procedures -> appraisal
5 components of illness perception
- identity
- consequence
- timeline
- cause
- cure
define health promotion
process of enabling people to take control over and improve their health
downstream vs upstream causes
downstream: immediate (ex. infectious agent)
upstream: source (ex. education)
top-down vs bottom-up priorities
top-down: priorities set by health promoters
bottom-up: priorities set by individuals
5 approaches to health promotion
- medical/preventive approach
- behavioural change approach (ie. persuasive education)
- education approach (ie. provide info and let them decide)
- empowerment approach
- social change approach
incidence vs prevalence
incidence: # of new cases
prevalence: proportion of pop w/ disease
calculate (absolute) risk
number of events/total population at risk
calculate relative risk
risk in group 1/risk in group 2
calculate (absolute) risk difference
risk in group 1 - risk in group 2
calculate relative risk reduction
(1-relative risk) x 100
calculate number needed to treat (to save one person)
1/absolute risk reduction(difference)
what does odds ratio find?
what calculation determines if a factor is more likely to occur in a particular group of people
rate ratio
ratio b/w two mortality rates
hazard ratio
rate ratio for a certain period of time
confidence intervals
a range of plausible values
cross-sectional study
snapshot of a pop without follow-up; to find prevalence
case-control study
look at differences in exposure b/w cases with outcome and cases without outcome; to find cause
cohort study
select cases w/ exposure and cases w/out exposure and follow up on outcome; to find cause/prognosis/incidence
randomized controlled trial (RCT)
group random ppl into intervention or control then compare risk of outcomes b/w groups; to find treatment effect
confounding
true relationship “confused” by a third factor
3 stages of treatment delay
- appraisal delay: time to interpret a symptom as illness
- illness delay: time b/w recognizing illness and seeking help
- utilization delay: time b/w seeking help and using health services
3 types of violence
- self-direction
- interpersonal
- collective