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FSHN 101 Final Exam Study Guide Section 1: Nutrition and Health 1. Intro 2. Food: Evolution Through the Ages I. The evolution of the food system in society A. Obtaining food is a fundamen tal activity of human life B. Early humans obtained food by hunting wild animals and gathering the edible parts of plants 1. Hunters and gatherers typically lived in egalitarian (i.e., there were no social status distinctions) bands of 20-50 people 2. They spent an estimated 20 to 30 hours per week obtaining fo...

CBSE Biochem Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: what causes it and what are manifestations? - correct answersHGPRT deficiency in purine salvage pathway (this enzyme normally converts hypoxanthine to IMP and guanine to GMP). This deficiency leads to excessive Uric acid production and de novo purine synthesis. It is X linked recessive. Symptoms: hyperuricemia, gout, aggression / self mutilation, mental retardation, dystonia. Treatment for Lesch-Nyhan? - correct answersAllopurinol / febuxostat second ...

1. Understand basic physiology of hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis, and what erythropoietin is and what it does. • Hematopoesis o Blood cell production o Two stages – Mitosis and Maturation o Occurs in the bone marrow (myeloid tissue) § RedmarrowproducesRBCs § Yellowmarrow–NORBCs o Stem cell pool – hematopoietic stem cell ®differentiate into myeloid cells (RBCs, megakaryocyte, WBCs) or lymphoid cells (B and T cells) o Either stored or functional § 100% of RBCs are functional § 3...

1. Understand basic physiology of hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis, and what erythropoietin is and what it does. • Hematopoesis o Blood cell production o Two stages – Mitosis and Maturation o Occurs in the bone marrow (myeloid tissue) § RedmarrowproducesRBCs § Yellowmarrow–NORBCs o Stem cell pool – hematopoietic stem cell ®differentiate into myeloid cells (RBCs, megakaryocyte, WBCs) or lymphoid cells (B and T cells) o Either stored or functional § 100% of RBCs are functional § 3...

NR 601 Week 5 and 6 study summary for quiz Wk 5: Diabetes DM diagnosis; HbA1C >6.5, FPG: 125, random glucose>200, 2 hr postprandial plasma glucose> 200, and DM S/S; polydipsia, polyuria, wt loss A1C Recommendations c To avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis, the A1C test should be performed using a method that is certified by the NGSP and standardized to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) assay. B c Marked discordance between measured A1C and plasma glucose levels...

NR 601 Week 5 and 6 Study Summary for Quiz Wk 5: Diabetes DM diagnosis; HbA1C >6.5, FPG: 125, random glucose>200, 2 hr postprandial plasma glucose> 200, and DM S/S; polydipsia, polyuria, wt loss A1C Recommendations c To avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis, the A1C test should be performed using a method that is certified by the NGSP and standardized to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) assay. B c Marked discordance between measured A1C and plasma glucose levels...