Who am I?
This is the doctor for babies
Pediatrician or peds
If Sarah has hypoglycemia, is her sugar low or high?
Low
What are the two hormone produced by the pancreas and affected in diabetes?
Meaning of Etiology?
What causes the disease?
True or False: The pancreas is the size of your hand
True
This is the doctor for heart
Cardiologist
If a patient looks cyanotic, what color is that?
Blue
Name TWO non-modifiable risk factors for diabetes?
Age; increases with age
Family history
Race/ethnicity: AA, Hispanic, Native American
Meaning of Pathophysiology?
How is the disease caused?
Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive system:
Pancreas, liver, thyroid, gallbladder
Thyroid
This is the doctor for patient with hormone imbalance or diabetes
Endocrinologist
What is the medical term for the number FOUR
Quad
Difference between low and high glycemic index food with examples
How fast or slow food increases your blood sugar
High glycemic index food raises blood sugar quickly (beans, lean protein) while low glycemic index food raises blood sugar slowly. (cakes, white bread)
Explain the difference between a sign and a symptom?
Signs are objective: a healthcare provider can see or measure such as blood pressure or temperature.
Symptoms are subjective: it is what the patient reports such as feeling a headache, feeling sick, feeling pain. It is different from one person to another and can't be measured.
This part of the digestive system can be 22 feet long?
Small intestine
Large intestine is ~6 feet
This is the doctor for mental health
Psychiatrist
What is the medical term for "Eye"?
Oculo
What are the THREE cardinal symptoms of diabetes
frequent urination
very thirsty
very hungry
Name me Three types of pharmacy
Community such as CVS and walgreens
Industrial pharmacy such as Pfizer or J&J
Consulting pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy: Outpatient/central/residency
Compounding pharmacy
Which side of the body you can find most of the liver?
Right side
This is the doctor for numbing or puts you to sleep
Anesthesiologist
What is the medical term for "Ear" ?
Oto
blood sugar 55-70mg/dL
15-15 RULE
15 grams of carbs, wait 15 minutes, and repeat again if needed.
What are the different types of cholesterol?
LDL
HDL
TG
What is the correct direction of food?
Mouth --> Pharynx --> Esophagus --> Stomach
Mouth -->Esophagus --> Pharynx --> Stomach
Mouth --> Pharynx --> Esophagus --> Stomach