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21 Cards in this Set
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What are the symtoms of Metabolic Syndrome?
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Insulin resistance
Obesity HTN Clotting abnormalities Dylipidemia |
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What qualifies insulin resistance?
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Fasting glucose ≥100mg/dl
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What qualifies Obesity?
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Waistline:
≥40” male; ≥35” female |
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What qualifies Dyslipidemia?
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HDL ≤40 mg/dl male; ≤ 50 mg/dl female
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl |
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T/F: Echo findings are somewhat similar as in aging heart?
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What are the Echo findings?
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LVH
Relaxation abnormalities (early diastolic dysfunction) LA enlargement |
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Similar associated risk factors for Cardiac Events are?
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CAD
Stroke Anuerysm |
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If left untreated, what will often progress to?
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Type II diabetes
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What is the best single treatment for MSx?
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Diest and exercise
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Through what may Echo detect preclinical manifestations?
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Echo may detect preclinical manifestations through INCREASED CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRAIN
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Is it possible for Diastolic Dysfxn to be present without LVH or systolic dysfxn?
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Yes, Diastolic Dysfxn may be present without LVH or Syst dysfxn
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Why is all this important?
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Echo can detect early cardiac manifestations of the disease process
May influence treatment options We see a lot of it in the clinical setting |
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Metabolic Syndrome
(MSx) |
any three of these together:
insulin resistance Obesity HBP Clotting abnormalities Dyslipidemia |
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Echo findings
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-somewhat similar to aging heart
-LVH -Relaxation abnormalities (early diast. dyfxn) -LAE |
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Similar Associated risk factors for Cardiovascular Events
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CAD
Stroke Anuerysm |
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If left untreated
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progresses to type II diabetes
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Best single trx for MSx
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diet and exercise
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Echo may detect preclinical manifestations through
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through Increased Circumferential Strain
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Diastolic dysfunction may be present
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present without LVH or systolic dysfunction
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Echo can detect
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early cardiac manifestations of the disease process
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Will echo influence treatment options?
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YES
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