Question 1

short teenage girl 104 lbs, just told by director to lose as much weight as possible in next month. asian american, cravings salt+sugar. please help. ?

Accepted Answer

104 lb sounds ok: We don't tell 104 lb teen girls to lose weight unless there is a very special reason. For an average-height girl, all the way down to a short girl of 4' 10" or 4' 11", 104 lb is a normal weight. For short girls just under 5 feet tall, 95-105 lb should be fine. Also, if a girl is still growing taller, she can keep her current weight steady and just grow into her weight (instead of losing weight).

Question 2

did you know that native american and asian ppl have a hard time with atypical antipsychotics? how is this? dna maybe? fnp told me this

Accepted Answer

Genetic testing: Now days there is genetic testing from swabs from inside your cheeks which should you how you metabolize medications.  It is important to have done in order to obtain the correct medications and avoid adverse effects or medications which do not work. Anti psychotics are on the list and certain ethnic groups probably cannot metabolize them well

Question 3

what is a type of anemia that is inherited by african- american, mediterranean, and southeast asian people?

Accepted Answer

There are many....: These ethnic groups occupy the thalassemia belt, which is a geographic area that overlaps with areas endemic for malarial pathogens such as plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax. Thalassemia and a host of hemoglobinopathies are thought to confer resistance to malaria. The downside to these protective mechanisms is that some willl inherit combinations that are pathologic.

Question 4

my creatinine is 0.90. what's my kidney function?  is it optimal? i'm 35 yrs, asian male. what does it ask for african american and not mention other

Accepted Answer

Normal / near norma: For your age, gender, and creatinine of 0.9 - you seem to have normal kidney function or near normal. This is based on presumed body weight of about 70-75 kg. If you are 60 kg or near, you probably have mild kidney disease. If your urinalysis is normal then you are doing okay with these values unless you have a urinary complaint that will need to be explored. Non-black race is dealt with as white.

Question 5

besides european americans , can asians and afro americans inherit or have baby blue eyes ?

Accepted Answer

Recessive gene: Inheritance follows 2 basic patterns. Dominant   occurs when one of a double gene pair dominates the other & produces the outcome. In this case brown eyes. Blue eyes requires both eye color genes be blue.Any ethnic group including asians & afro americans could have blue eyes if it entered the gene pool somewhere up the line. It could pass in many generations of brown eyed parents before expression.

Question 6

does cerebral palsy affect the genetic makeup of a child? my bestfriend is born from an american father and an asian mother. he married an asian woman as well and had a son. the son has cerebral palsy and looks nothing like his father. my bestfriend looks

Accepted Answer

Cerebral : Cerebral palsy does not affect genetic makeup.

Question 7

are americans getting to much iron?

Accepted Answer

Generalization: There's some debate about this, but medically, most men get more than enough iron for daily requirements from diet. Some women may not get enough, especially if they don't eat foods like meat or leafy greens.  Generalizing that "americans" are getting too much iron really isn't possible, at this point. Also, are you speaking of north americans, south americans, native americans?

Question 8

is tori mandibularis normal? i'm asian..

Accepted Answer

Yes: Tori mandibularis  is fairly common The prevalence  ranges from 5% - 40% depending on the population. . Mandibular tori are more common in Asian and Inuit populations, and slightly more common in males.

Question 9

which percentage of americans are overweight?

Accepted Answer

Bad News !!!!!: See http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/Pages/overweight-obesity-statistics.aspx  74% of American men are overweight &amp; 68% of American adults are obese or overweight. EGAD !!!

Question 10

what are the symptoms for cholera in americans?

Accepted Answer

Same as in anyone: Acute watery (rice water) diarrhea, sometimes with vomitnr, not much fever.

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Short teenage girl 104 lbs, just told by director to lose as much weight as possible in next month. asian american, cravings salt+sugar. please help. ?

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Did you know that native american and asian ppl have a hard time with atypical antipsychotics? how is this? dna maybe? fnp told me this

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What is a type of anemia that is inherited by african- american, mediterranean, and southeast asian people?

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My creatinine is 0.90. what's my kidney function? is it optimal? i'm 35 yrs, asian male. what does it ask for african american and not mention other

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Besides european americans , can asians and afro americans inherit or have baby blue eyes ?

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Does cerebral palsy affect the genetic makeup of a child? my bestfriend is born from an american father and an asian mother. he married an asian woman as well and had a son. the son has cerebral palsy and looks nothing like his father. my bestfriend looks

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Are americans getting to much iron?

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