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48 Cards in this Set
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what is the #1 cause of Death?
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Cardiovascular Disease
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what is arrhythmia?
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abnormal rhythms of the heart
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what is Congestive Heart failure?
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your heart can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs
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What is a heart attack?
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the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked.
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what is a stroke?
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when a blood clot blocks an artery
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what is an angina?
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A condition marked by severe pain in the chest, often spreading to the shoulders, arms, and neck, caused by an inadequate blood supply
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what is an aneurysm?
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An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall.
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what is an embolus?
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A blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel
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what is a thrombus?
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A blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow.
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what is an angioplasty?
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Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, esp. a coronary artery
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What is an atherosclerosis?
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A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
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What is HDL?
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"good" cholesterol
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What is LDL?
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"Bad" Cholesterol
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what is total cholesterol?
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measure the total amount of fats in the blood, including LDL, HDL, and VLDL cholesterol.
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What are Triglycerides?
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An ester formed from glycerol and three fatty acid groups. the main constituents of natural fats and oils.
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What is Hypertension?
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Abnormally high blood pressure.
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Five ways to reduce CVD
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NO Smoking
exercise weight management Healthy eating Age |
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What is the 2nd leading cause of death?
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Cancer
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Deaths per year?
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565,000
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Diet.inactivity deaths per year?
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186,000
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Smoking related deaths per year?
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170,000
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Alcohol related deaths per year?
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17,000
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Preventable deaths per year?
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373,000 ~2/3
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What is cancer?
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abnormal spreading of cells
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what is neoplasm?
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new growth
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what is tumor?
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clumps
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what is malignant?
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Cancerous uncontrollable growth of cells
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what is benign?
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cells but not uncontrollable
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what is biopsy?
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An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
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what is metastasis?
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The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from the primary site.
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what is carcinogen?
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A substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
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4 types of skin cancer?
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1)Superficial spreading melanoma
2)Lentigo maligna 3)Acral lentiginous melanoma 4)Nodular melanoma |
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testicular cancer at what age is most severe?
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15-35
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what is a pathogen?
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a disease causing agent
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what is an antigen?
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any substance capable of causing immune response
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what is asthma?
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A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing.
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what is diabetes?
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A disorder of the metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine.
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what is emphysema?
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A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
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what is bronchitis?
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Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes.
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what dyspnea?
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Difficult or labored breathing.
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what is thanatology?
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study of death and dying
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what is gerontology?
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study of the aged
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what is euthanasia?
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do something to bring death
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what is dyathanasia?
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passive euthanasia- withhold something to bring death
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what is ageism?
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discrimination against older people
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factors to reduce aging?
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healthy relationships
spiritual health physical fitness good nutrition |
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Hospice model of grief?
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Protest phase
disorganization Reorganization phase numbling phase acceptance phase |
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wills terms
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Interstate
holographic living will organ donation |
