MU NURS 611- ADV PATHO - EXAM 4 REVIEW - GI SYSTEM QUESTIONS & DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS

MU NURS 611- ADV PATHO - EXAM 4 REVIEW - GI
SYSTEM QUESTIONS & DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. obesity BMI >30 kg/m2; caloric intake > caloric expenditure

2. leading causes
of death cardiovascular disease; type 2 DM; cancer
associated with
obesity

3. visceral obesity aka intra-abdominal, central, or masculine obesity; distribution of body fat
is
localized around abdomen and upper body, resulting in apple shape




4. visceral obesity
is associated accelerated lipolysis; increased risk for inflammation, metabolic syndrome,
with type 2 DM, CV complications, and CA

5. metabolic hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL, high LDL, HTN, insulin resistance
syn- drome

6. peripheral
obesi- ty aka gluteal-femoral, feminine, SQ obesity; distribution of body fat is
extraperi- toneal; distributed around thighs and buttocks, through the
muscle, resulting in pear shape; more common in women




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, MU NURS 611- ADV PATHO - EXAM 4 REVIEW - GI
SYSTEM QUESTIONS & DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS

7. GERD reflux of acid and pepsin from the stomach to the esophagus; causes
esophagitis 8.




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