- What are the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma?

What are the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma?

Mary Hesdorffer, MS, APRN, nurse practitioner with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation discusses the symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma.

- Metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X).

 Metabolic syndrome

-Def :- It is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes (1).

-Synonyms :-syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, Reaven's syndrome or dysmetabolic syndrome.

 

- How is the metabolic syndrome diagnosed or defined?
The metabolic syndrome be identified by presence of three or more of these components:

• Elevated waist /hip ratio (i.e Abdominal obesity).
• Elevated triglycerides:Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL, or specific treatment for this
  lipid abnormality.
• Reduced HDL or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality.
• Elevated blood pressure or treatment of previously diagnosed hypertension.
• Elevated fasting glucose levels or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

-Prevention:-  life style modification which is considered the first line of prevention.

• Increased physical activity e.g walking 30 minutes every day (2).
• Healthy, reduced calorie diet (3).

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*References:-
(1) MedlinePlus:Metabolic Syndrome.
(2)Lakka TA, Laaksonen DE (2007). "Physical activity in prevention and treatment of the metabolic syndrome". Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquée, nutrition et métabolisme 32 (1): 76–88. doi:10.1139/h06-113.PMID 17332786.
(3)Feldeisen SE, Tucker KL (2007). "Nutritional strategies in the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome". Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32 (1):46–60. doi:10.1139/h06-101.PMID 17332784

- What are the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma?

What are the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma?

Mary Hesdorffer, MS, APRN, nurse practitioner with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation discusses symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.

- What does a pleural mesothelioma diagnosis mean?

What does a pleural mesothelioma diagnosis mean?

Mary Hesdorffer, MS, APRN, nurse practitioner at the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation talks about the importance of consulting with a pleural mesothelioma expert when discussing a diagnosis.