NUR 121- Final Exam questions and answers

NUR 121- Final Exam questions and answers what are the meningies? the covering that lines the outer brain and spinal cord Diseases/Disorder Associated w/ Obesity (Chart 42-1) Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, asthma. cancers, chronic low back pain, CAD, type II diabetes, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, GERD, gout, HF, hypercholesterolemia, HTN, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, respiratory infections, stroke How to calculate BMI (Table 4-1) weight (kg) / height (m^2) weight (lb)/ height (in^2) x 703 With obesity... the likelihood of type II diabetes increases ___fold asthma or hypertension risk increases ____fold are _____ as likely to have Alzheimer's tenfold fourfold twice Medications Associated w/ Weight Gain/Loss (Chart 42-2) Gain: anticonvulsants antidepressants - tricyclic antidepressants antihistamines antihypertensives - alpha blockers, beta blockers, dihydropyridine calcium