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Categories of Nutrients
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Carbohydrates
Proteins Vitamins Minerals Fats Water |
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How many nutrients do we get from our food?
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45
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Calories to a pound
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3500
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How to decrease weight slowly and steadily
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Cut diet by 500 calories a day
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1 Gram of Protein, 1 gram of carbs
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4 calories each
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1 gram of fat
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9 calories
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1 gram of alcohol
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7 calories
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Proteins
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The building blocks of the body composed of amino acids
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Complete proteins
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contains all nine amino acids
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Examples of incomplete proteins
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legumes and nuts
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Examples of complete proteins
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meat
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Best protein bean
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lentil
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Fats
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aka Lipids
the most concentrated source of energy in the body |
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Saturated Fats
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Solid at room temperature
(in whole milk, cheese, meats, steaks, hot dogs) |
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Unsaturated Fats
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Liquid at room temperature
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Body fat needs
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1 tablespoon of vegetable oil a day
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Carbohydrates
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supply energy to the brain, nervous system
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Simple Carbs
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sugar, honey, corn syrup
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Complex Carbs
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starches and fiber- contain several sugar molecules
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Daily requirement of carbs
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50-100 Grams a day
we generally eat 200 grams a day |
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Fiber
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a carb that includes plant substances that we cannot digest
Can prevent colon cancer and decreases cholesterol levels |
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Vitamins
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Organic substances that promote chemical reactions in your body
Critical in producing RBC and keeping the immune system strong; maintaining skeletal and nervous systems |
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Fat soluble vitamins
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A, D, E, K (the remaining 9 are water soluable)
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Total number of vitamins the body needs
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13
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Vitamins that can preserve and protect healthy cells in the body
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C, E, and beta-keratin (a derivative of A)
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Minerals
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Inorganic compounds that help regulate body functions like urinary tract and body temperature
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Number of minerals the body needs
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17
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Most lacking minerals in our diet
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Calcium and Iron
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Water
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Human body is 60% water
Necessary for digestion, absorption of vitamins/minerals, chemical reactions 90% obtained through fluids, fruits, and foods 10% generated through metabolism |
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Daily water requirement
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8 cups (2 liters)
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Servings of Carbs, Cerals, Bread, Rice
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6-11
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Servings of Veggies
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3-5
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Servings of Fruit
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2-4
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Servings of Dairy
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2-3
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Servings of Protein
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2-3
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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1.) Eat a variety of foods
2.) Maintain your healthy weight 3.) Make sure your diet emphasizes complex rather than simple carbs 4.) Maintain a low fat diet 5.) Don't eat too much salt 6.) If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation |
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Number of Vegetarians in the USA
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15,000,000
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Lacto-Vegetarians
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Eat plants and dairy
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Pesco-Vegetarians
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Eat plants, dairy, eggs, and some seafood
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Why do people become vegetarians
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1.) Plant foods are more natural
2.) Ethical, Health, Religious reasons |
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Obesity Epidemic
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72% of men, 64% of women are obese or overweight
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College Students weight Stats
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22% overweight
11.5% obeses |
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Top 5 sources of calories for 2-18 year olds
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Grain based desserts
Pizza Soda Yeast Bread Chicken |
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5th highest source of calories for over 19 year olds
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Alcohol
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Divide food into two cateogries
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"Everday" and "Sometimes"
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Calorie requirements for males and females
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2000-2200 Females
2600-2800 Males |
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Different Types of nutrients
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Macro (carbs, proteins, fats)
Micro (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants) Water |
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Helps calcium be absorbed
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Vitamin D (synthesized from the sun)
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Calcium requirements
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13-14 mg a day
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3 types of STDs
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Bacterial, Parasitic, Viral
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Chlamydia
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Transmission through mucus membranes
50% of men, 75% of women asymptotic |
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Gonorrhea
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Nicknamed the "clap"
Transmission through mucus membranes Yellow or white discharge from vagina, frequent urination for men Complications: heart, skin, joint problems |
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Syphilis
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Transmission: body fluids, mucus membranes, anus, penis, vagina, vulva, mouth
Sometime asymptotic |
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Syphilis symptoms
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Primary: painless chancres on the sex organs, mouth, breast, anus, fingers
Secondary: flu like, skin rash, hair loss Latent: asymptotic, gets in CNS Third: brain damage (Al Capone, Babe Ruth, Hitler) |
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Pubic Lice
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burrows at root of hair
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Human Papilloma Virus
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Skin to skin contact around mucus membranes
May be asymptotic, swelling, redness, development of painless warts, cervical cell changes Vaccine preventable: 3 injections at 0,2,6 months Cervical cancer is a result of this 99% of the time |
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Herpes Type I and II
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Skin to skin contact, oral to genital
1 in 4 Americans Localized symptoms (sometimes asymptotic) |
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Hepatitis A
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Vaccines available
Having close personal contact with infected contaminated food or water men having sex with men |
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Hep B
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Spreads through blood or body fluids
Tattoos or piercings Mother to child through birth Sharing items Severe liver infection, cirrhosis, liver cancer Vaccine available |
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Hep C
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Sharing Needles
Cirrhosis, liver cancer No vaccine |
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5 types of independent practitioners
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Dentists
Medical Doctors (MD) Osteopathic Optometrists Podiatrist |
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Medical Doctor
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Perform surgery
Can specialize (pass additional exam after 3 more years of school) |
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Osteopathic Doctors
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D.O. degree
Focus on diseases of the muscle and skeleton Treat using manipulative therapy |
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Optometrists
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O.D. degree
Focus on eyes Diagnostic medicine Not physicians No surgery |
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Podiatrist
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Feet and legs
DPM degree Minor surgeries |
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Allied Healthcare Providers
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Nurses, Insurance Specialists, Social Workers, Dieticians, Physical Therapists
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Private Insurance
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2% of population uses this (98% use Managed Care Systems)
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Obamacare
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32,000,000 will receive insurance
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Chiropractic Medicine
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invented by David Tholmer
Spine and alignment |
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Straight Chiropathics
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believe all problems are the result of spinal issues
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Mixed Chiropractics
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Use other forms of medicine
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Shiatsu
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Deep tissue massage
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5 pathogens
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Bacteria
Virus Protozoa Fungus Parasitic Worm |
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Contagious or Communicable
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Spreads from person to person
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Chronic
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Grows within overtime, cannot be caught
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3 types of illnesses
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Localized- in one part of the body
Disseminated- Can spread throughout the body Systemic- An illness that affects your entire body |
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Bacteria
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Single cell, killed with an antibiotic
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Virus
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Cannot be killed, can only be treated
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Protozoa
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A single cell, much larger than other single cells
Causes malaria There are medications |
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Fungus
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A plant like growth that lives on the skin
Killed by depriving them of moisture |
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Parasitic Worms (2 types and definitions)
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Ectoparasite (on the surface of the skin)
Endoparasite (inside the body) Can be poisoned or removed |
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Ways in which the Pathogens can be spread
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Human Contact (direct or indirect)
A common Vehicle Vectors (animals or insects) |
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Indirect Human Contact
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Sharing Needles
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HIV/AIDS Stats
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750,000 Men
250,000 women (10,000 of these children- 97% from mother, 3% from Rape) |
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B/W AIDS Population
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400,000 White
350,000 Black |
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2 types of White Blood Cells
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T-Cells
B-Cells |
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How does AIDS Spread
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50% Homosexual Contact
20% Drug Use 30% Heterosexual Contact |
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Worldwide AIDS
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33.3 Million people (2/3 in sub-Sahara Africa)
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Worldwide Annual AIDS Deaths
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2,000,000
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T-Cells
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like "radar" they find where there is an illness and send electrical signals
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B-Cells
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Produces Antibodies to fight the pathogen
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What does the HIV Virus attack
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T-Cells
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Original name for AIDS
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GRID
Gay Related Immune Disorder |
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HIV/AIDS T-Cell count
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Below 200 per cubic milliliter
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# of people who get sick each year due to contaminated water (US)
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1,000,000
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How much of the world has an adequate water supply? (TEST QUESTION)
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1/3 or 33.3% of the World's Population
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4 ways to save water
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Take showers instead of baths
Turn off the faucet when brushing teeth Don't run clothes/dish washer until full Don't exceed directions for fertilizer |
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2 types of waste
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Human (Excrement)
Solid (Garbage) |
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Sewer Treatment Process
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1.) Fecal matter screened from water (used as fertilizer)
2.) Separated 3.) Recycled |
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Biggest part of trash
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Paper by weight
Containers size |
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What can we do for the environment
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1.) Recycle
2.) Avoid Disposable Items 3.) Fill out a form at the Post office to not get junk mail |
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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
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Set up agencies to inspect food supply
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Food Inspection Agencies
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1.) USDA (meat and grain)
2.) FDA (processed food, drugs, cosmetics) 3.) Each State's Public Health Dept (milk, cow diets, barn temperatures) 4.) Each City, Parish, County (Restaurants) |
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2 types of Smog
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1.) London Smog (burning coal, black in color)
2.) Los Angeles Smog (brown in color, from autos) |
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Smog Requirements
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1.) Source of Pollution
2.) Stagnant Air 3.) Temperature Inversion |
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Ozone Layer
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10-30 Miles above the earth
killed by CFC and Chlorine |
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How to cut pollution
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1.) Cut down on driving
2.) Keep car perfectly maintained/tuned 3.) Keep appliances maintained |
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2 ways in which personal safety can be compromised
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1.) Unintentional Injury
2.) Intentional Injury |
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3 ways to reduce your chances of getting hurt
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1.) Engineering
2.) Enforcement 3.) Education |
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Most common type of unintentional injury
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Car crashes
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3 major types of bad driving
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1.) Speeding
2.) Following to closely 3.) Poor blinker usage |
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Percentage of Americans wearing Safety belts
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68%
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4 parts of the car that must be in perfect condition
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1.) Brakes
2.) Tires 3.) Lights 4.) Windshield Wipers |
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4 to 1 rule
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In ladders, 4 feet up, 1 feet away from the base of the wall
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Transient Communities
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People constantly coming and going- college campuses. Relationships are fully developed
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Number of people in Gangs
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800,000 in US
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2 Most under reported Crimes
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1.) Family Abuse
2.) Sexual Crimes |
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2 types of Aging
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Biological and Psychological
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Biological Aging
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Starts the moment you are born, new teeth, hair color, wrinkles
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Psychological aging
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Changes of circumstance, different for all people, maturity, age that deals with life experience
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How to age gracefully
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Challenge the mind
Develop Fitness Practice good nutrition Maintain a normal weight Control Drinking and medicine dependance Avoid Tobacco Schedule a Physical once a year Recognize and reduce stress |
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Population of 50-75 year olds by 2015
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85 million in USA
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Two types of death
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1.) Heart stops beating
2.) No brain Activity |
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4 characteristics of being Brain Dead
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1.) Not responding to any extremal stimulus
2.) No spontaneous muscle movement 3.) No Reflexes 4.) No Brain activity as measured by an EEG |
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# of people who commit suicide
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30,000 a year
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Testator
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Someone who writes a will
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Palative Care Units
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Similar to a hospice, but on hospital grounds
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Types of Euthanasia
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Active (speeding up death)
Passive (stopping treatment) |
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3 steps of Grieving
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1.) Shock/Numbness
2.) Yearning (Depression) 3.) Resolution |
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Learning about your own death
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
1.) Denial and Isolation 2.) Anger 3.) Bargaining 4.) Depression 5.) Acceptance |
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Percentage of Self Treatable problems
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80%
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When do you see a doctor
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When problems are
1.) Severe 2.) Unusual 3.) Persistent 4.) Recurrent |
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Procedure if Self treatment doesn't work
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1.) Have a good attitude
2.) Have good communication 3.) Prepare (write down how you have treated yourself and realize doctor is working for YOU) |
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Diagnostic Process
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1.) Medical History
2.) Physical Exam 3.) Treatment (medical or surgery) |