Heart Health
The heart is divided in to 4...
What are chambers (Right/Left Atrium, Right/Left Ventricle)
A1c of a non-diabetic
5-6
top 3 prescribed medication in America
Lisinopril, Levothyroxine, Atorvastatin
The largest organ
The skin
50 gallons
the amount of blood filtered through the kidneys every day
The artery providing blood to the heart itself is...
What is the Coronary artery
Top 3 medications prescribed for diabetes
Metformin, Glipizide, Insulin
Decreases "stickiness" of blood, decreasing the chances of clotting
antiplatelet drugs (aspirin)
glucose is stored here for use when we haven't eaten
The liver
60,000
the estimated total miles of blood vessels in our bodies
A condition where the heart is not as efficient as it used to be.
What is Congestive Heart Failure
Top 3 conditions caused by diabetes
Heart Disease, kidney disease, neuropathy
It's not a "baby aspirin", its a ...
Low-dose aspirin
Aspirin can cause Reyes Syndrome in children, which causes swelling in the Liver and Brain and is often times fatal for children.
the four components of blood
plasma (the liquid)
red blood cells (pack oxygen)
white blood cells (fight infection)
Platelets (cause clotting)
20 seconds
the amount of time it takes a red blood cell to go all the way through your body (from your heart to you whole body, to the lungs to be oxygenated, and back to the heart to be circulated again)
Good Cholesterol
HDL (High Density Lipoprotein)
How often should you see your Primary Care Provider for Diabetes?
Every 3 months
Medications are filtered out of the blood through the...
Liver and Kidneys
A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs
Hormones
6 hours
The amount of time it takes to digest a high-fat meal. (it takes 2 hours to digest a high carbohydrate meal)
What is the most common heart condition?
High Blood pressure (Hypertension)
The type of doctor you would see who specializes in diabetes
Endocrinologist
The 5 rights of medication administration are...
Right Drug
Right Patient
Right Time
Right Dose
Right Route
gluconeogenesis
formation of glucose within the body from precursors other than carbohydrates
100,000 to 150,000
the average number of hairs on you head