Concept map of all finding

Activity 2.1.1 Venn Diagram on difference between Type1 and 2 Diabetes

Activity 2.1.1 Graph of GTT vs. Insulin testing

Activity 2.3.1 Diabetes Brochure

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that makes your body produce little to no insulin which means your
body cant control its blood sugar levels. If you have little to no insulin then you would not be
able to keep a normal blood sugar level meaning you could have super high or super low blood
sugar levels which is bad for your body. Things you would want to do to help your body try to
maintain a normal blood sugar level you would want to take insulin medicine, have a healthy
diet, monitor/check blood sugar regularly, and exercise. Monitoring blood sugar is an important
role because it helps the doctors adjust how much insulin they should give you if you have high
blood sugar then they would increase the amount of insulin they give you and vise versa. It
would also help them decide what type of food to give you. Exercise can help with type 1
diabetes because it can help lower your blood sugar levels and exercising is just good in
general. When you work out you should check your blood sugar and if its low you should have
a quick snack and always carry one with you just in case and exercising helps keep your blood
sugar in a good range. You would want a healthy lifestyle with a good diet. A nutritionist could
help you decide a good diet for you and could help set goals with you in order to maintain a
normal blood sugar level and help you adjust it at times if needed. An endocrinologist could help
treat your hormone imbalances and help restore it to normal which could help with diabetes
mellitus. Lastly a certified diabetic educator could help you since they have a vast knowledge of
diabetes they could help you make decisions and help you deal with the effects of diabetes and
they could also help you understand diabetes and how it affects your body.

Activity 2.1.3 Feedback Loop

Activity 4.1.1 Heart Diagram

Activity 4.2.3 Copy of my EKG

Activity 4.3.1 Cholesterol Brochure/Handout

What are LDL and HDL? LDL stands for low density lipoprotein and when your LDL levels are
190 or higher its considered very high and should try to change to a healthier lifestyle and might
need to use some medications at first. HDL stands for high density lipoprotein and a higher level
means you have a lower risk of heart disease. (LDL is called the bad cholesterol and HDL is
called the good cholesterol).
How do LDL and HDL differ structurally and functionally? The way they function differently is
that LDL transport cholesterol to the cells while HDL removes extra cholesterol from the
bloodstream and transports it back to the liver. The way they are structurally different is that LDL
is 50% cholesterol and 25% protein while HDL is 20% cholesterol and 50% protein and HDL
have a higher density. (Reason why its called high density lipoprotein).
Why do doctors monitor the concentrations of LDL and HDL in patients blood? Doctors monitor
the concentrations of LDL and HDL in patients blood because they want to look at the patient's
chance of getting heart disease since if you have high LDL levels you have a higher risk of
having heart disease while if you have high HDL levels you have a lower risk of having heart
disease.
How are the concentrations of LDL and HDL associated with the risk for heart disease and
associated disorders? The concentrations of LDL and HDL are associated with the risk for heart
disease and associated disorders because when you have a higher concentration of HDL can
end up lowering a persons risk for heart disease and associated disorders. On the other hand a
higher concentration of LDL can lead to arteries getting clogged and end up increasing a
persons risk for heart disease and associated disorders.
What other molecules in a patients blood are monitored along with LDL and HDL? Other
molecules in a patients blood that are monitored along with LDL and HDL are blood sugar
levels, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. They monitor these other molecules along with LDL
and HDL because high blood sugar, triglycerides, and total cholesterol levels are related to
having an increased risk of getting heart disease.
What do the results of a cholesterol test mean? How do patients interpret each value? The
results of a cholesterol test can show you how healthy your cholesterol levels are and can even
give you a decent an estimate of how likely you are to get heart disease. Patients can interpret
each value with scales for each molecules showing in different ranges whether you have high,
normal, or low values for each molecule/value.
What can patients do to change the levels of LDL and HDL in their blood? Patients can change
the levels of LDL and HDL in their blood by changing their diet to something more healthy,

exercising more, lowering your weight, etc. When you change your diet to something more
healthy, exercising more, and lowering your weight it can decrease your LDL level and increase
your HDL level.
How does intake of unsaturated, saturated, and trans fats affect cholesterol levels and overall
health? Intake of unsaturated fats affects cholesterol levels and overall health because it can
reduce LDL therefore lowering the chances for heart disease and associated disorders. Intake
of saturated fats affects cholesterol levels and overall health because it can raise cholesterol
levels therefore increasing the chances for heart disease and associated disorders. Intake of
trans fats affects cholesterol levels and overall health because it can raise LDL and lower HDL
increasing the chances for heart disease and associated disorders.

Activity 4.2.1 Heart Lab Report

Activity 5.1.2 Infectious Agent Chart

Type of
Infectious Agent

Disease
Examples

Bacteria

Tuberculosis,
Strep Throat,
and Syphilis.

Viruses

Modes of
Transmission

Modes of
transmission are
direct and indirect
contact, droplet
transmission, and
environmental
sources.

Does the Agent

Require a Host for
Reproduction?

How the Agent

is Treated

Agent does not

require a host for
reproduction.

Agent is treated
with antibiotics.

Common Cold, Modes of

Flu, and
transmission are
Rotavirus.
direct and indirect
contact and droplet
transmission.

Agent requires a
host for
reproduction.

Agent is treated
with antiviral
drugs and
vaccines dont
treat it but
prevent it.

Fungus

Histoplasmosis
,
Ringworm(Tine
a corporis), and
Athletes
Foot(Tinea
pedis).

Modes of
transmission are
direct skin contact
with infected area
but most are from
naturally developed
on the human body
or in the
environment.

Agent doesnt
require a host for
reproduction at first
but once inside the
host body it requires
the host for
reproduction.

Agent is treated
with fungicides.

Protozoa

Giardiasis,
Malaria, and
Cryptosporidios
is.

Modes of
transmission are
through
contaminated
food/water, contact
between people,

Agent doesnt
require a host for
reproduction if it is
free-living but it
does require a host
for reproduction if it

Agent is treated
with some
antibiotics such
as sulfonamide
and also with
antiprotozoal

and through
vectors.

is a parasite.

drugs.

Helminthes

Ascariasis,
Trichinosis,
Helminth, and
Tapeworm.

Modes of
transmission are
through soil,and
warm and moist
places, and when
hygiene is poor,
through eggs
passed in the feces
of infected people,
and can lay eggs in
the intestine.

Agent requires a
host if it is a parasite
but it doesnt require
a host if it is freeliving or is in their
adult form.

Agent is treated
with deworming
through the
administration
of anthelmintic
medications.

Prions

CreutzfeldtJakob
Disease(CJD)
and Kuru.

Modes of
transmission are
inherited,
consumption of
infected meat
products, reception
of transplanted
corneas that is
contagious, and
using contaminated
medical equipment.

Agent lacks a
nucleic acid so it
cant reproduce so it
just copies itself so
it requires a host to
make more of itself.

Agent cant be
treated/cured so
the only thing
we can do is
slow it down
with certain
types of
medications.