Unit 3 - Pathology Quiz Flashcards
To help to prevent many chronic diseases, CDC, NIH, ACSM, APTA and AMA all support the following recommendations for minimal routine activity at moderate intensity at ___ MET’s of intensity.
3-6
Obesity is defined as a mean adiposity above ___ and a BMI > ___.
20%, 30
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of intravenous illicit drug use:
(what are)
talc granulomas in the lung
(infections of hepatitis and HIV, bacterial endocarditis, and abscess or cellulitis at local injection sit)
The following are all iatrogenic disorders that may occur due to localized radiation for the treatment of cancer:
transverse myelitis, pulmonary fibrosis, esophageal stricture
___ is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 of every 5 deaths in the United States each year.
cigarette smoking
Smoking deaths are primarily due to ___ and ___.
cardiovascular disease and lung disease
Systemic effects of alcoholism include impacts to (select all that apply):
liver, pancreas, heart, skeletal muscle, endocrine, GI, brain
Walking > 3 mph for ___ hours/week have a ___ lower risk of stroke than non-exercisers
2.5, 24%
5, 46%
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of the following (select all that apply):
hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancer
Abdominal fat is strongly associated with health risks. Please properly match the level of health risk to the waist measurement. increased health risk of disease
female waist circumference of > 31.5 inches and male waist circumference of > 37 inches
Abdominal fat is strongly associated with health risks. Please properly match the level of health risk to the waist measurement. substantially increased health risk of disease
female waist circumference of >35 inches and male waist circumference >40 inches
true/false: BMI gives comparative weight for height information that is “significantly correlated with total body fat”
true
Strong evidence exists that weight reduction reduces the risk of (select all that apply):
type 2 diabetes (lowers blood glucose levels), cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia
Leading factors contributing to obesity according to WHO include the following two factors:
excess calorie intake, sedentary lifestyle
Please match the timing of what happens when you quit smoking. 20 minutes
blood pressure drops to normal and body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal