Module 14 quiz

What is the most common avoidable cause of cancer?

The most common avoidable causes of cancer is tobacco use, diet, and exposure to environmental carcinogens

What is "cancer quackery"?

Cancer quackery is when a certain treatment of cancer had not been proven to work, but still promoted. Three examples of cancer quackery are amygdalin, which is a chemical found in the pits of apricots. Other examples are healers and oxygen therapies.

List 5 non-drug therapies for high blood pressure

Five non-drug therapies for high blood pressure are: 1. Losing weight 2. Not smoking 3. Be active 4. Eat better 5. Reduce blood sugar

What are the major side effects of HMG coA reductase inhibitors "stains" used to treat high cholesterol?

Some of the major side effects of HMG coA reductase inhibitors "stains" used to treat high cholesterol can be liver damage, muscular damage, increased blood sugar and neurological damage.

What are the basic nine risk factors for coronary heart disease? What is the difference between modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease? Categorize each of the nine risk factors into either modifiable or non-modifiable

The nine risk factors for coronary heart disease are high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, high blood cholesterol, physical inactivity, obesity, diabetes, age, gender, and family history. The difference between modifiable and non-modifiable is that modifiable is maximizing lifestyle behaviors for a full and long life. Non-modifiable is factors that are usually beyond your control. The risk factors that are modifiable are cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. Non-modifiable is age, gender and family history.

List the 7 warning signals for cancer

The seven warning signs for cancer are: 1. Changes in bowel or bladder habits 2. Sore that does not heal 3. Unusual bleeding or discharge 4. Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere 5. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing 6. Obvious change in color of a wart or mole 7. Nagging cough or hoarseness

What are the three main types of standard treatment for cancer ?

The three main types of standard treatment for cancer is chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery.

Triglycerides 198 HDL- cholesterol 35 LDL- cholesterol 168 Total cholesterol 265 What do these results indicate ? As a prudent healthcare consumer, what should you do ?

These results indicate that my HDL- cholesterol is very high risk along with LDL- cholesterol. The overall total cholesterol is also at high risk. This means that I am at greater risk of getting a heart disease. As a prudent healthcare consumer I should ask my health care provider about ways to lower my cholesterol and how to get healthier.

What is "white coat hypertension" ?

White coat hypertension is where a patients blood pressure readings are inaccurate due to certain environments. Patients with this can experience a spike in their blood pressure when it is measured at a doctor's office but not when at home.