PFW 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Metastasis, Sunscreen, Gestational Diabetes
30 Mar 2017
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1 in 3 americans suffer from some form of cvd (cardiovascular disease) Common forms include: coronary heart disease. Myocardial infraction (heart attack: stroke- ischemic and hemorrhagic. Transient ischemic attacks (tias: high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and congenital heart disease. Atherosclerosis- most common cause: deposits of cholesterol, other lipids, and cellular debris accumulate form a plaque. Controllable: smoking, drinking, diet, exercise, blood pressure, obesity. Uncontrollable: family history, males and postmenopausal women, ethnicity, age. Exercise: increases hdl (good cholesterol) and decreases ldl (bad cholesterol)- blood lipids, helps maintain or lower blood pressure, diabetes, stress management/ coping, in activity. Know your umbers: blood pressure, cholesterol. Type 1 (insulin dependent: autoimmune disease that destroys insulin producing cells. Prediabetes (insulin resistant: glucose levels higher than normal but not yet diabetic, recommendations are to participate in moderate exercise. Type ii (non-insulin dependent: body loses its ability ot respond to insulin and cannot properly regulate blood sugar, 90-95% of cases.
