please explain more detail, thank you so much A 37 year old man attended his GP\
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please explain more detail, thank you so much
A 37 year old man attended his GP's office for a routine pre-employment physical following a long period working as a bookkeeper from home. He is Caucasian and on examination appeared in relatively good health, though reported an increase in snoring which was disrupting his sleep. His BMI was 29.4 (92kg) and blood pressure was 130/85. The following biochemistry results were obtained Plasma Urine Result 140 mmol/L 133-143 3.8 mmol/L 3.6-4.6 25 mmol/L 24-32 105 mmol/L 98-108 5.2 mmol/L 3.0-7.0 40 mmis.60-120 Reference Range Result Reference Negativ Negativ Range Na Dipstick Protein Blood Albumin/Creatinin 0.010gExplanation / Answer
The results of the test performed on the man seem to well within the stipulated range except for a few like creatinine and fasting blood glucose level. However, these are not alarming and can be controlled by diet and exercise.
His TG and Total cholesterol levels are higher than the healthy range, so will need to be controlled.
The man's blood pressure reading shows 130/85, which again is on the higher side since a reading of 120/80 is an ideal one.
What really needs to be taken care of is the man's BMI. A BMI of 29.4 means that the man is obese and overweight. All the slight anomalies in his blood report might be due to this because obesity is the root cause of many health complications.
The cause of snoring and disrupted sleep, which is also called Obstructive sleep apnea, could be due to intermittent airflow blockage during sleep. This could be because of blockage in the air passage due to fat deposits or flabby tissues formed due to obesity.
Habitual snoring is associated with impaired glucose metabolism especially with higher fasting glucose levels. This increases the risk of such individuals developing Type-2 diabetes. Research has linked snoring, insomnia and intermittent ar flow blockage during sleep to disrupted glucose metabolism due to insulin resistance or irregular insulin secretion.
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