metabolic syndrome, arthritis, inflammation Flashcards
Metabolic Syndrome is diagnosed by signs and symptoms. T/F
False- can be silent
Chronic inflammation is responsible for ____% of death in the US
63%
Fibromylogia is characterized by an increased sensitity to _____.
pain
RA causes ___________ or _________ of the joint.
unsteadiness or misshapeness
What is the most common type of arthritis?
Osteoarthritis “degenerative joint disease”
Populations at risk for metabolic syndrome
Mexican Americans, followed by whites and blacks
personal history of diabetes
sibling or parent with
women compared to men
personal history of polycystic ovarian syndrome
High LDL and smoking increase risk of?
heart disease
NCEP online calculator -10 year risk for heart attack
know the 4 risk groups
high: already have heart disease or diabetes, or if 10 year score is more than 20%
Moderately high risk: have two or more risk factors and the 10 year score is 10-20%
moderate risk: have two or more risk factors and the 10 year risk is less than 10%
lower risk: zero or one risk factor
metabolic syndrome increases the risk over time even with low risk score
Symptoms of high blood sugar
increased thirst, increased urination especially at night, fatigue or tiredness, blurred vision
High blood pressure usually has no signs or symptoms. Early stages may have….
dull headaches, dizzy spells or more nose bleeds than usual
Metabolic syndrome is a _______ condition.
lifelong
First line of treatment for metabolic syndrome
heart healthy lifestyle
osteoarthritis affects over ____million US adults.
30 million
OA is refered to as
“degenerative joint disease” “wear and tear”
OA only affects the ____.
joints
OA risk factors
joint injury age women after 50 men, gout genetics race- Asian lower risk obesity infection
How is OA diagnosed?
review of symptoms, physical exam, xray, lab tests
Rheumatologist
specialist in arthritis in related conditions
Treatment for OA
no cure combine therapies like: physical activity PT weight loss medication supportive devices surgery, if necessary
CDC’s 5 self management strategies to manage arthritis
1- self-management skills 2- get active 3- talk with health care providers 4- lose weight 5- protect joints
What is RA?
Autoimmune and inflammatory disease, most common type of autoimmune disease
mainly attacks joints, also affects other tissues- organs, lungs, heart, eyes
Signs of RA
Flares remission pain or aching in one or more joint tenderness/swelling in one or more joints same symptoms on both sides of body weight loss fever fatigue, tiredness weakness
RA characteristics that increase risk
age sex- women higher risk genetics smoking early life exposure to smoking/low income obesity never had a child
What % of the US population has fibromyalgia?
2% 4 million people
