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44 Cards in this Set
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a disease that is not caused by a pathogen
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Noninfectious Disease
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disease of the heart and blood vessels
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Cardiovascular Disease
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when blood pressure increases above normal limits and remains high; AKA HBP
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High Blood Pressure
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a disease in which the fatlike substance cholesterol is deposited on the inside wall of the arteries
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Atherosclerosis
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the deposits that narrow or block the arteries
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Plaque
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the condition in which the arteries lose their elasticity and become stiff
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Arteriosclerosis
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occurs when the coronary arteries become blocked as a result of atherosclerosis
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Coronary Heart Disease
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chest pain associated with coronary heart disease
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Angina Pectoris
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occurs when some of the heart tissue is prevented from receiving its normal blood supply and dies
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Heart Attack
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combines mouth-to-mouth breathing with chest compression; AKA CPR
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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irregular heartbeats
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Arrhythmias
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a life-threatening type of arrhythmia in which the heart twitches in an uncoordinated fashion instead of contracting in a regular rhythm
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Fibrillation
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a small, battery-operated unit that is connected to the heart by means of a surgical procedure and produces electrical impulses that make the heart beat rhythmically
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Artificial Pacemaker
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a condition in which the heart slowly weakens
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Congestive Heart Failure
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a sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain
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Stroke
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if the bleeding comes from an artery in the cerebrum, the main portion of the brain, a stroke is called this
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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blood-filled weak spot that balloons out from the artery wall
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Aneurysm
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AKA ECG; recording of the heart’s electrical activity
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Electrocardiogram
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an X-ray technique that can detect blocked coronary arteries
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Coronary Angiography
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a procedure that is used to improve the blood supply to the heart muscle
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Coronary Bypass Surgery
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a thin tube with an expandable tip is inserted in a patient’s arm or leg and guided into an artery
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Balloon Angioplasty
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involve rapid, uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
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Cancer
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mass of tissues that cancer cells form
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Malignant Tumor
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the spread of cancer from where it first develops to other parts of the body
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Metastasis
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form from cells that grow more rapidly than normal cells but more slowly than most cancer cells
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Benign Tumors
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cancer-causing genes that allow cells to reproduce in a rapid, uncontrolled manner
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Oncogenes
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least common and most serious kind of cancer
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Melanoma
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an X-ray of the breast
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Mammogram
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physician removes a tiny amount of tissue from area around the cervix
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Pap test
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cancer of the blood-forming tissues in the bone marrow
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Leukemia
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a procedure in which surgeons remove a small piece of the disuse in question to examine it
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Biopsy
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use of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells
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Radiation Therapy
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uses drugs to attack cancers, reducing the rate at which cancer cells reproduce
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Chemotherapy
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drugs are used to stimulate the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells
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Immunotherapy
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a disease in which the body’s ability to use blood sugar is impaired
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Diabetes
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a hormone produced by the pancreas that stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar
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Insulin
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the more serious type and makes up 5-10% of all diabetes cases
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Type 1 Diabetes
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unconsciousness caused by lack of sugar and too much sugar in the blood
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Insulin Shock
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life-threatening condition characterized by nausea, vomiting, weakness, and increased breathing rate
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Diabetic Coma
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people who produce sufficient insulin but whose body cells do not respond normally to insulin
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Type 2 Diabetes
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inflammation or irritation of a joint
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Arthritis
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most common type of arthritis caused by wear and tear on a joint after many years of use or because of repeated injuries to a joint
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Osteoarthritis
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when the membrane surrounding a joint becomes inflamed, and the inflammation spreads to other areas of the joint
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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any physical or mental impairment that limits or reduces normal activities
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Disability
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