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a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected.
What is Obesity
100
a disorder of metabolism. a disease in which your blood glucose (sugar) levels are too high.
What is Diabetes
100
a state in which the number of red blood cells or the hemoglobin in them is below normal. (the body produces too few healthy red blood cells, loses too many or destroys them faster then they are replaced)
What is Anemia
100
medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated
What is Hypertension
200
having a high proportion of body fat, commonly defined as body mass index (BMI = weight divided by height squared) of __________ kg/m2 or higher.
What is 30
200
a hormone produced by the pancreas. needed for glucose to get into cells.
What is insulin
200
it can lead to ________ (a lack of oxygen) in organs
What is hypoxia
200
its the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls
What is blood pressure
300
the deficiency of blood to tissue
What is Ischemia
300
often referred to as peripheral neuropathy is a disorder causing pain and numbness to the hands and feet. diabetic patients commonly have this.
What is neuropathy
300
People with anemia report a feeling of weakness, fatigue and ______ (the general feeling of being unwell).
What is malaise
300
Hypertension is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body ans it contributes to the hardening of arteries or ______ (chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries)
What is atherosclerosis
400
death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body
What is Necrosis
400
cascade of biochemical events involving the local vascular system, the immune system, and various cells within the injured tissue. (when diabetic patients also have an impaired ability to fight infection, they become unable to mount an adequate _____ _____)
What is inflammatory response
400
more severe case can lead to ________ (shortness of breath) upon exertion.
What is Dyspnea
400
140-159/90-99
What is Stage 1
500
Obese patients increase the risks of operation, such as ________ (4 possible answers)
What is higher risk of infection, blood clots, wound complication, blood loss
500
A person who has Type ____ Diabetes must take insulin daily to live. (the other type, the pancreas usually produces enough insulin but the body does not use it effectively)
What is type 1
500
it diminishes the capability to perform physical activities which results in muscles being forced to depend on ______ (the creation of energy through the combustion of carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. this occurs occurs when the lungs cannot put enough oxygen in the bloodstream to keep up with the demands from the muscles energy)
What is anaerobic metabolism
500
Hypertension is associated with the hardening of arteries, also know as ___________
What is arterioclerosis