Obesity (Exam III) Flashcards
What is the #1 cause of medically-related preventable deaths?
Smoking
Obesity is #2.
What is an android body fat distribution associated with? 2
↑ O₂ consumption
CV disease
Gynoid body fat distributions are _____ metabolically active and not as associated with ______ disease.
less ; cardiovascular
Total blood volume is ______ in obesity.
increased
Obesity blood volume to weight ratio is typically lower than _____ mL/kg.
50 mL/kg
What occurs with cardiac output in obese patients? To what extent?
CO will ↑ by 20-30 mL per kg of excess body fat.
CO increases due to LV dilation and ↑ stroke volume.
What causes cardiac dysrhythmias in the obese patient?
- Fatty infiltrates in the conduction system
- CAD
What EKG changes are typical of the obese patient?
- ↓ QRS voltage
- LV hypertrophy
- Left axis deviation
Increased levels of what coagulative factors are noted in obesity?
- Fibrinogen
- Factor VII
- Factor VIII
- Von Willebrand
Increased levels = hypercoagulability.
Why does endothelial dysfunction occur in the obese patient?
Due to ↑ factor VIII and von Willebrand.
Gastric ______ and _____ are increased in the obese patient.
Gastric volume and acidity are increased.
What intubation risk factors are present in an Obese patient due to changes in the GI system? #
- Delayed gastric emptying
- ↑ chance of gastric volume > 25mL
- ↑ chance of pH < 2.5
What are the results of increased intragastric pressure secondary to obesity?
- LES relaxation
- Hiatal hernia formation
Glomerular _______ occurs with obesity due to increased renal blood flow.
hyperfiltration
What are the consequences of increased renal tubular absorption secondary to obesity?
- Impaired natriuresis
- RAAS activation
What are the endocrine effects of obesity? 5
- ↑ SNS activity
- Insulin resistance
- Enhanced NE and Ang II activity
- Na⁺ retention
- Thyroid hormone resistance
Metabolic syndrome diagnosis requires 3 of the following: 8
- Abdominal obesity
- ↓ HDLs
- ↑ Triglycerides
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Glucose intolerance
- Hypertension
- Inflammatory state
- Thrombotic state
What ethnicities are at higher risk for metabolic syndrome?
Hispanics and South Asians
What drugs may cause metabolic syndrome?
- Chronic corticosteroids
- Antidepressants
- Antipsychotics
- Protease inhibitors
Differentiate OSA and hypopnea.
- OSA: Complete cessation of breathing (5 times or more an hour)
- Hypopnea: Airflow reduction by ≥ 50% (15 times or more an hour)
What would a mild apnea/hypopnea index be?
5 - 15 events/hour
What would a moderate apnea/hypopnea index be?
15 - 30 events/hour
What would a severe apnea/hypopnea index be?
> 30 events/hour
CPAP is necessary for treatment of OSAHS (Obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome) due to risk of what complications? 4
- Systemic/Pulmonary HTN
- LVH
- Dysrhythmias
- Cognitive impairment