Things notified in lectures as being Exam Q's

Question 1

What is the Goal of the Diabetes Prevention Program?

there is 3 categories

Answer 1

Weight Loss
>7% of Body weight via diet/exercise

Physical Activity
- 150min / week (2x supervised / week)
- min 3 sessions per week
- Moderate intensity aerobic, up to 75 min weight lifting
- Approx 700kcal/week of energy expenditure
- Active lifestyle encouraged –> but not counted towards the goal

Healty diet
- Reduce calories by 500-1000 kcal/d
- Reduce fat (33-55g/d)

Question 2

What were the actual results of the DPP?

Answer 2

Weight Loss
50% met goal at 24 weeks
38% met a final visit

Physical Activity
74% of participants exercising at 24 weeks
58% exercising at final visit

Healthy Diet
450 kcal/d
6.6% fat intake/d at 1 year

Other results
39% reduction in T2D with lifestyle intervention compared to metformin group
58% reduction in T2D with lifestyle intervention compared to placebo

TLDR - Reduction in likelihood of getting T2D if you are physically active

Question 3

Name the heart valves and their locations

Answer 3

Mitral Valve
Is located between the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle

Tricuspid
Is located between the Right Atrium and Right Ventricle

Aortic Valve
Located between the Left Ventricle and the Aorta

Pulmonary Valve
Located between the Right Ventricle and the Pulmonary Artery

Question 4

What is the role of the aortic and pulmonary valves?

~these valves are also known as semilunar valves~

Answer 4

They prevent backflow of blood during diastole

When these valves are closed the mitral (left) and triscupid (right) are OPEN

Mitral has an L –> on the LEFT
Tricupsid has a R –> on the RIGHT

Question 5

Why do we care about Hypertension?

Answer 5

HT is a primary contributor to premature death and disability from CVD and is
ONE OF THE KEY MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CVD AND DEATH
–> this is the reason we always take blood pressure

Question 6

What are the Obesity Ranges?

Based on BMI

Answer 6

Underweight: < 18.5
Normal weight: 18.5 - 24.99
Overweight: 25 - 29
Obese Class I: 30 - 35
Obese Class II: 35 - 40
Obese Class III: ≥ 40

Not sure if this is what he referred to as obesity ranges as a hint for a potential exam question