New Dimensions In Womens Health

Front 1

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) consists of what two major diseases?

Back 1

Heart disease and stroke

Front 2

How many chambers does the heart have?

Back 2

Four

Front 3

The vessels that supply blood to nourish the heart are the __________________.

Back 3

coronary arteries

Front 4

What do the pulmonary arteries do?

Back 4

They carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.

Front 5

Atrial and ventricular fibrillation occur when ________________.

Back 5

the electric signals of the heart misfire or fire irregularly

Front 6

What is the clinical term used to describe a heart attack?

Back 6

Myocardial infarction

Front 7

Congestive heart failure occurs when ______________________.

Back 7

heart muscles lack the strength to properly pump blood

Front 8

A brief memory lapse followed by a temporary loss of vision in one eye is most likely to be a warning sign of ________________.

Back 8

a stroke

Front 9

About _______ of people suffering a stroke reach the hospital in time for the most effective treatments

Back 9

3% to 5%

Front 10

Which of the following statements about strokes is true?

Back 10

Strokes result in permanent brain damage.

Front 11

Oral contraceptives would be contraindicated (not recommended) for which of the following women?

Back 11

Luna, a 24 year-old smoker with diabetes who doesn\rquote t drink

Front 12

Before a heart attack, women do NOT commonly experience...

Back 12

Temporary loss of speech and paralysis on the left side

Front 13

___________ refers to the invasion and spread of cancer cells from a malignant tumor to nearby tissues and distant organs.

Back 13

Metastasis

Front 14

The first site of metastasis is most likely to occur in the ____________________.

Back 14

lymph nodes, lungs, or liver

Front 15

___________ cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in American women.

Back 15

Lung

Front 16

The deadliest cancer of the female reproductive system is _________ cancer.

Back 16

ovarian

Front 17

A woman who has been diagnosed with a 3 cm breast tumor that has remained localized to the breast area would be diagnosed as having what stage of breast cancer?

Back 17

Stage II

Front 18

Largest risk for breast cancer?

Back 18

Having a mother or sister with breast cancer

Front 19

Regular mammographies _____________________.

Back 19

may detect some breast tumors that cannot be felt by breast self-examinations

Front 20

For women who menstruate, when should breast self-examinations be performed?

Back 20

Two to three days after a period ends

Front 21

_____ is standard surgical treatment for most breast cancers that require removal of the breast.

Back 21

Modified radical mastectomy

Front 22

In most cases, cervical dysplasia is ____________________.

Back 22

a benign growth

Front 23

Fibroids, benign tumors composed of muscular and fibrous material in the uterus, are the most common ___________________.

Back 23

reason women receive hysterectomies

Front 24

Endometrial cancer could also accurately be referred to as _____________.

Back 24

uterine cancer

Front 25

Ovarian cancer is the __________________________.

Back 25

deadliest cancer of the reproductive system

Front 26

Cigarette smoking is responsible for approximately what percentage of lung cancer deaths?

Back 26

90%

Front 27

The two most important risk factors for developing colorectal cancer are:

Back 27

Age and diet

Front 28

What is the most common type of skin cancer?

Back 28

Basal cell carcinoma

Front 29

What does the ABCD warning system for melanoma stand for?

Back 29

Asymmetry-Border irregularities-Color irregularities-Diameter

Front 30

What is the most common treatment for skin cancer?

Back 30

Surgical removal

Front 31

True or false? Cancer is the number one killer of women in the United States.

Back 31

False

Front 32

True or false? Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death and disability in the developing world as well as first-world countries.

Back 32

True

Front 33

True or false? Many women can prevent chronic heart failure by controlling their blood pressure, preventing infections that affect the heart, and making healthy life choices.

Back 33

True

Front 34

True or false? Women seem to be better able than men to recover from speech impediments induced by strokes.

Back 34

True

Front 35

True or false? Cigarette smoking is the greatest preventable cause of death in the United States, and the most significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease for women.

Back 35

True

Front 36

True or false? To reduce her risk for cardiovascular disease, a woman should work to keep her total cholesterol level below 240 mg/dL, to keep her levels of LDL cholesterol low, and her levels of HDL cholesterol high.

Back 36

True

Front 37

True or false? Diabetes is a disorder in which the liver produces too much insulin.

Back 37

False

Front 38

True or false? Melanomas are the most common type of cancer.

Back 38

False

Front 39

True or false? Viral infections are responsible for the majority of cases of some cancers.

Back 39

True

Front 40

True or false? In the United States, there are more women living with ovarian cancer than there are women living with any other cancers.

Back 40

False

Front 41

True or false? In most cases, a breast lump is not cancer.

Back 41

True

Front 42

True or false? The 5-year survival rate for breast cancer detected in its earliest stage is almost 100%.

Back 42

True

Front 43

True or false? Most sexually active women will acquire HPV at some point in their lives.

Back 43

True

Front 44

True or false? Most cases of uterine cancer are diagnosed through regular pelvic examinations.

Back 44

False

Front 45

True or false? Survival rates for skin and cervical cancer are much higher than survival rates for lung and ovarian cancer.

Back 45

True

Front 46

True or false? In most cases, early cancerous or precancerous growths on the skin must be found by a skin examination by a health care provider.

Back 46

False

Front 47

Biggest causes of death in women?

Back 47

heart disease, cancer, and strokes b/c of diet, exercise and tobacco use

Front 48

Parts of heart

Back 48

Top Left: Left Atrium

Top Right: Right Atrium

Bottom Left: Left Ventricle

Bottom Right: Right Ventricle

Front 49

What happens in a heart attack?

Back 49

coronary arteries are clogged or damaged

Front 50

What happens in a stoke?

Back 50

blood vessels clot

Front 51

Name six major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women.

Back 51

age, genetics, race, obesity, smoking, diabetes, and menopause.

Front 52

Whats a benign tumor?

Back 52

remains localized within its original growth site

Front 53

malignant tumor

Back 53

can or does spread to other parts of the body

Front 54

metastasis

Back 54

Process of it spreading

Front 55

Easily detected cancers?

Back 55

skin cancer and cervical cancer

Front 56

Hard to detect until spreads?

Back 56

Ovarian cancer and lung cancer

Front 57

What is atherosclerosis?

Back 57

Heart vessels clog and lose ability to function. No cure, needs surgery.