NURS 611 Advance Review

obesity - Answer-BMI 30 kg/m2; caloric intake caloric expenditure leading causes of death associated with obesity - Answer-cardiovascular disease; type 2 DM; cancer visceral obesity - Answer-aka intra-abdominal, central, or masculine obesity; distribution of body fat is localized around abdomen and upper body, resulting in apple shape visceral obesity is associated with - Answer-accelerated lipolysis; increased risk for inflammation, metabolic syndrome, type 2 DM, CV complications, and CA metabolic syndrome - Answer-hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL, high LDL, HTN, insulin resistance peripheral obesity - Answer-aka gluteal-femoral, feminine, SQ obesity; distribution of body fat is extraperitoneal; distributed around thighs and buttocks, through the muscle, resulting in pear shape; more common in women GERD - Answer-reflux of acid and pepsin from the stomach to the esophagus; causes esophagitis