ILOs Week 1 Flashcards
What are the main complications of diabetes?
Heart disease and stroke Nerve damage Retinopathy Kidney disease Foot problems Sexual dysfunction Miscarriage and stillbirth Hypoglycaemia Hyperglycaemia
What is a fatty liver?
Where fat builds up in the cells of the liver.
Normally there should be little or no fat in the liver.
What factors effect someone’s diet and excercise?
Socioeconomic status and culture
Environment and behavior
Genes and metabolism
Education
What causes kidney disease?
Damage to small blood vessels
What is nephropathy?
Kidney disease where kidneys start to fail
What is the function of the kidneys?
Regulates fluid and salts
Helps maintain BP
Secretes hormones
Kidney disease is more common in people with?
Diabetes
High BP
At the popliteal fossa the sciatic nerve bifurcates into…….
The fibular nerve (lateral)
The tibial nerve (medial)
Which 3 muscles make up the borders of the popliteal fossa?
Biceps and semitendinosis
Medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius
What are the names of the ligaments at the side of the knee called?
Medial and lateral collateral ligaments
What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?
A tendon connects muscle to bone
A ligament connects bone to bone
In the palm of the hand, are arteries of nerves more superficial?
Arteries
The movements inversion and eversion allow you to…….
Walk on uneven surfaces
What are dermatomes?
Areas of the skin supplied by spinal nerves
What are triglycerides?
Fats carried in the blood from the food.
Excess calories, alcohol or sugar in the body are converted into triglycerides and stored in fat cells throughout the body.
What should total cholesterol be?
5mmol/l or lower
What should the triglyceride level be?
Under 1.7mmol/l
What are cholesterol levels used for?
to calculate the overall risk of coronary heart disease
How can you lower cholesterol levels in the body?
Diet
Exercise
Eat less bad fats
Taking cholesterol lowering meds such as statins
Fatty liver disease can lead to……..
Inflammation of the liver and scarring
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
What is a fatty liver?
Where fat builds up in the cells of the liver.
Normally there should be little or no fat in the liver.
What are the two main types of fatty liver disease?
Alcoholic
Non-alcoholic
What are the main complications of diabetes?
Heart disease and stroke Nerve damage Retinopathy Kidney disease Foot problems Sexual dysfunction Miscarriage and stillbirth Hypoglycaemia Hyperglycaemia
What factors effect someone’s diet and excercise?
Socioeconomic status and culture
Environment and behavior
Genes and metabolism
Education
