Review book Flashcards
(142 cards)
What is the most common eating disorder?
binge eating disorder
What percent of obese patients have binge eating disorder
50%
What 2 criteria are needed for BED?
Eating large amounts of food in discrete amount of time and lack of control
What are other criteria for BED?
3 of the following:
Eating more rapidly than normal
Eating beyond fullness
Eating large amounts when not hungry
Hiding eating d/t embarrassment
Feeling disgusted, guilty
Also have to feel distressed about it
How many episodes per week and for how many months do you have to have symptoms of BED?
1 time per week for 3 months
What is the most sensitive test for diabetes?
OGTT
2 hour sugar >200 is DM with 75 gm sugar load
What do you have to watch for in regards to false lows with A1c?
If someone has an anemia
What percentage of Diabetics have a BMI > 25?
90%
(34% overweight, 60% BMI >30)
How do you diagnose Prader willi?
DNA methylation studies
What is age of obesity in Prader Willi?
2-5yo
What is treatment for Prader Willi?
Calorie restriction and behavioral therapy with Growth and sex hormone replacement at puberty
What is the chromosomal deletion in Prader Willi?
15q(underexpressed) on paternal chromosome
What are some features of Prader Willi?
Delayed speech and motor development
Thin upper lips
Almond eyes
Smaller at birth
Hypotonia/floppiness at birth
Weight gain at about age 2
At what BMI is it recommended to measure waist circumference and why?
25-34.9 to further assess CV risk. Over 35, doesn’t offer much further risk stratification
What is waist measurement in men/women that associated with greater CM risk?
Males 102 cm(40”)
Women 88cm(35”)
What BMI cutoff should be used for screening and confirmation of excess adiposity in Asians?
23
What is waist circumference cutoff in Asians?
> = 85cm(33.5”) in men
= 74-80cm (29-31.5”)
What are some factors when measuring waist circumference?
Measure at iliac crest
Measure at end of normal expiration
Snug but not compress skin and parallel to floor
What is the best test to measure body fat composition at the MOLECULAR level?
Isotope dilution hydrometry(Deuterium)
Is Isotope dilution hydrometry used in clinical practice?
NO
How is isotope dilution hydrometry done?
All cells except body fat will take up the tracer so this amount is substracted from total body mass/weight to get fat mass
What percent body fat diagnoses obesity in Men? in Women?
Men >=25%
Women >=32%
Which ethnic group in each gender has highest body fat?
Caucasian males and hispanic females
Pro of calipers to measure body fat?
Inexpensive