NCD

Question 1

4 major NCDs

Answer 1

1. Cancer
2. Heart Diseases and Stroke
3. Chronic Respiratory Disease
4. Diabetes

Question 2

Which sex suffer more from NCDs?

Answer 2

Males

Question 3

Antheroscelorsis

1. Behavioral risk factors (4)
2. Comorbidities (4)

Answer 3

1. Tobacco, Alcohol, Physical Inactivity, Unhealthy diet

2. Comorb: Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, & Overweight & obesity

Question 4

CV risks assessment tools

1. Framingham Risk Eqn
2. Pooled Cohort Studies Risk Calculator
3. QRISK
4. SCORE

Based on info it provides and guidelines recommending

Common in all?

Answer 4

-Common:

Takes into account: Age, Gender, SBP, T-Chol, Smoking; most common disease: Hypertension tx

Question 5

Important CV risk factor

Answer 5

Hypertension

Question 6

Patients of this disease are described as walking time bombs; have higher chances of dying

Answer 6

Hypertension

Question 7

Single largest cause of death in developed countries?

Answer 7

Ischemic heart idesewase

Question 8

Top NCD lung diseases?

Answer 8

COPD
Asthma
Cancer

Question 9

Relationship of income and prevalence of tobacco

Answer 9

Inverse

Question 10

Major agent in tobacco responsible for addiction

Answer 10

Nicotine

Question 11

Group of common metabolic disorders sharing the phenotype of hyperglycemia

Answer 11

Hyperglycemia

Question 12

Criteria for Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

1. Symptoms of diabetes + random blood glucose conc
2. Fasting plasma glucose
3. 2-hr plasma glucose

Answer 12

1. ) 11.1 mmol/L or 200 mg/dL
2. ) 7 mmol/L
3. ) 11.1 mmol/L

Question 13

Diabetes types

Answer 13

Type I:
Cause: destruction of beta cells in pancreas

Type II:
Cause: insulin resistance in which target tissues do not use insulin properly

Gestational Diabetes

Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)

Question 14

5 leading risks to 1/3 cancer deaths

Answer 14

High BMI

Low fruit and veggie intake

Lack of physical activity

Tobacco use

ROH use