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NBHWC HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXAM STUDY
GUIDE SOLUTIONS
< 200mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-total cholesterol
<100mg/dL - Ans:✔✔-Accetable LDL
>/= 60 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-HDL desired level
< 150 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-normal triglycerides
37" & below - Ans:✔✔-Low Waist Circumference in Men
37.1"-39.9" - Ans:✔✔-Intermediate Risk Waist Circumference in Men
40 " + - Ans:✔✔-High Risk Waist Circumference in Men
31.5 " & Below - Ans:✔✔-Low Risk Waist Circumference in Women
31.6"-34.9" - Ans:✔✔-Intermediate Risk Waist Circumference in Women
35" + - Ans:✔✔-High Risk Waist Circumference in Women
< 18.5 BM1 - Ans:✔✔-underweight
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18.5-25 BMI - Ans:✔✔-Normal BMI
25-30 BMI - Ans:✔✔-overweight
30 + BMI - Ans:✔✔-Obese
30-35 BMI - Ans:✔✔-Obese Class 1
35-40 BMI - Ans:✔✔-Obese Class 2
40 + BMI - Ans:✔✔-Obese Class 3 ( Extreme-Severe)
>/= 6.5 % - Ans:✔✔-High A1C Diabetes
< 6.5%- >/=5.7% - Ans:✔✔-Medium A1C Pre Diabetes
</= 5.7 % - Ans:✔✔-Normal A1C
HA1C - Ans:✔✔-3 month average of blood sugar
>/= 126 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-What is the fasting plasma glucose level considered indicative of diabetes?
< 126 mg/dl - >/= 100mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-What is the fasting plasma glucose level considered indicative of
pre diabetes?
<100 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-Normal FPG
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FPG (fasting plasma glucose) - Ans:✔✔-Methods of DM Diagnosis
No calories for at least 8 hours
OGTT - Ans:✔✔-oral glucose tolerance test
>/= 200/mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-High OGTT Diabetes
<200 and >140 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-Pre-diabetic OGTT
< 140 mg/dl - Ans:✔✔-normal 2h glucose level OGTT
systolic blood pressure - Ans:✔✔-the upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure,
indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts
diastolic blood pressure - Ans:✔✔-The lower number and the pressure remaining in the arteries when
the left ventricle of the heart is relaxed and refilling
A large waistline, high triglyceride level, low hdl cholesterol level, high blood pressure, high fasting blood
sugar - Ans:✔✔-Metabolic Syndrome ( need 3 out of 5)
large waistline (>35 in women, >40 in in men),
high triglycerides (150 mg/dl or on meds for high triglycerides) ,
low HDL ( < 50mg/dl, women/ <40 mg/dl men, or on meds for low HDL)
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high BP ( 130/85 mmHg or on meds for HBP) ,
high fasting BG ( 100-125mmdl pre diabetes, >126mmdl diabetes) - Ans:✔✔-Metabolic Syndrome ( need
3 out of 5)
HDL cholesterol - Ans:✔✔-good cholesterol, moves cholesterol from arteires) >/= 60mg/dl
LDL cholesterol - Ans:✔✔-"bad" blood cholesterol, delivers plaque to the arterial walls.
2.5 hours /150 minutes moderate intensity aerobic activity every week.
Muscle strength training activities, 2 or more days a week that work every major muscle group.
or
1.25 hours / 75 minutes vigorous intensity aerobic activity.
Muscle strength training 2 or more days a week - Ans:✔✔-Physical Activity Guidelines
The Silent Killer - Ans:✔✔-high blood pressure
hardening of the arteries decreases flow of blooded leads to heart disease - Ans:✔✔-What does HPB
cause
Decreased blood flow to the heart can cause - Ans:✔✔-Chest pain, heart failure and a heart attack
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