HLTH-2980 Lecture 4: 2/2

• School: Clemson University
• Department: Health
• Course: HLTH-2980
• Professor: John Long

Document Summary

Test materials- know chapter from textbook really well! Still know lectures bc they expand on other topics. Ischemic more likely to associated blood clotting (afibrilation: hemorrhagic. Top risk factors: hypertension, cigarette smoker, elevated cholesterol (overconsumption of saturated fats can affect), diabetes, elevated c- reactive protein (ultimate risk factor we talk about. Includes nc, sc, va, ky, in, tn, al, mississippi, ga, ms, la: also have most prevalence of diabetes, also have poor diet quality, have low levels of physical activity, have most overweight and obese, most lung cancer prevalence. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin or body cant use it effectively: pancreas. Higher mortality rates than non diabetes: can increase severity of existing conditions. Indicators: fpg-aim for<110 mg/dl- level of one glucose when fasting (fasting plasma. Pancreas anatomy and physiology: type 1 and type 2 have one similarity- inability to produce insulin, produced by pancreas.