Week 18 Metabolic syndrome and Arthritis

Question 1

Inflammation Basics

Answer 1

inflammation is a process in which the

body’s immune system is responding to some type of cellular injury or stressor.

Question 2

Chronic Inflammation

Answer 2

can lead to this constant tissue breakdown and impairment of the immune system because the immune system is prompting the white blood cells to attack healthy tissues and organs.

Question 3

chronic inflammation damages the cells of our body

Answer 3

• It can affect the brain, heart, arteries, and other tissues.
• Damage from chronic inflammation can lead to coronary artery disease, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and cancer

Question 4

metabolic syndrome

Answer 4

*group of risk factors that can raise your
risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
* Metabolic syndrome is linked to obesity
*Also called dysmetabolic syndrome, insulin resistance syndrome, obesity syndrome, syndrome X.
*we know that metabolic syndrome is closely linked to obesity, inactivity, and insulin resistance.

Question 5

Risk factors for metabolic syndrome-

Answer 5

• abdominal obesity/large waistline, and inactive
• Medicines that may cause weight gain or changes in blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar levels
• Most people with T2 diabetes has a metabolic syndrome which also means a higher risk of heart disease

Question 6

Metabolic Syndrome- 5 conditions

Answer 6

• Large waistline- w over 35 m over 40
• High fasting blood sugar over 100 bad
• High blood pressure- 130/80 or worse
• High triglyceride- over 150
• Low HDL w less than 50 m less than 40

Question 7

Two types arthritis

Answer 7

• Osteoarthritis (most common)- also called degenerative arthritis. Cartilage in joint start to break down
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 8

Risk factors for Osteoarthritis OA

Answer 8

Wear and Tear damage
Overuse of joint
Obesity (stress on hips and knees)
Stress
Age esp women over 50

Question 9

Management of osteoarthiritis

Answer 9

• exercise
• weight loss
• anti-inflammatory diet

Question 10

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 10

*Autoimmune and inflammatory disease
*The immune system attacks healthy cells
Attacks joints, hands wrists
*Affects the lining of joints and destroy cartilage, over time the joint loses its shape and causes deformity
*Inflammation can affect other tissues like lungs, heart and eyes

Question 11

Signs of RA

Answer 11

• Start with smaller joints, fingers/toes
• Then wrist, elbow, shoulder, hips, knees, ankles
• Get worse or better and even go into remission

Question 12

Fibromyalgia

Answer 12

pain over body, both side and below/above waste to be considered widespread