Health chapter 14: lifestyle diseases

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Type one

(Juvenal) the pancreas does not produce enough insulin

What is cancer

A disease caused by uncontrollable cell growth

Atherosclerosis

A disease in which fatty materials build up on an artery wall This can block blood flow or release clots that cause stroke and heart attack

What is diabetes

A disorder in which cells are unable to untainted glucose from the blood which results in high blood glucose (blood sugar) levels

Malignant tumor

A mass of cells that invades and destroys normal tissue (cancerous)

Uncontrollable risk factors

Age Gender Race Heredity

Normal blood pressure

Between 80/50 and 135/85

What is the 3bd leading cause of death in the United States

Cancer

What are some lifestyle diseases

Cardiovascular disease, many forms of cancer, and two forms of diabetes

What is the leading cause of death in the United States

Cardiovascular diseases

Ways to detect cvd's

Check blood pressure Electrocardiograms )EKG's) Ultrasound Angiography

Ways of Treating cvd's

Diet and exercise Medicine Surgery Angioplasty Pacemakers Transplant

What are cardiovascular diseases (cvds)

Diseases and disorders that result from progressive damage to the heart and blood vessels

What are lifestyle diseases

Diseases cause partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors

Preventing cance

Don't smoke Limit uv ray exposure Eat less sat fat Eat more fruits and veggies and fiber Exercise and weigh good Get check ups regularly

How do you identify a stroke

FAST Face- ask them to smile Arms- ask them to raise both arms Speech- ask to speak a simple sentence Time- time is critical

What does cancer start with

Genetic damage Which those cells begin to divide and divide again creating rumors

Why is it important to find diabetes early

If not treated for too long complications occur: blindness Strokes Kidney disease Loss of lower limbs

Ultrasound

Images of the pumping heart and heart valves

Detecting diabetes

Important to find early Ways to detect Glucose tolerance tests Urinalysis Insulin tests

Angiography

Injecting dye into the coronary arteries to look for blockages

Type two

Insulin is produced but your body fails to respond to it

Benign

Is an abnormal but usually harmless feel mass

Two types of rumors

Malignant and benign

What does checking blood pressure help with

Monitoring cardiovascular disease and health

Ways to prevent cvd's

Reduce saturated fats, cholesterol, and sodium consumption Keep weight at recommended level Exercise Do not smoke Monitor blood pressure and cholesterol Reduce stress

Detecting cancer

Self exams Biopsies (tissue sample) X rays MRI Blood and DNA test

What are the four main types of cardiovascular disease

Stroke Heart attack High blood pressure Atheroscleosis

What are strokes

Sudden attacks of weakness or paralysis that occur when blood flow to an area of the brain is infuriated (blood brings oxygen)

Testing cancer

Surgery Chemotherapy Radiation therapy

How is blood pressure measured

Systolic pressure -------------------- Diastolic pressure

Diastolic

The blood pressure between heart contractions

Heart attack

The damage and loss if function of an area of the heart muscle - often cause by blockage of the coronary arteries that carry blood into the heart

Blood pressure

The force that blood exerts on the walls of a blood vessel. High blood pressure can injure blood vessel walls and lead to other cardiovascular diseases

What is a diabetic coma

The loss if consciousness that happens when there is too much blood sugar and too many toxic substances in your body

Systolic pressure

The maximum blood pressure when the heart contracts

Electrocardiograms

The measure of the electrical activity of the heart

Metastasis

The process in chich cancer cells travel to other parts of the body creating new rumors

Blood pressure is also called

The silent killer

Treating diabetes

Type one: must check blood sugar levels many times a day and learn to give themselves insulin injections or an insulin pump Type two: sometimes involves insulin but more focuses on exercise and a healthy diet with moderate amounts of sugar

Preventing diabetes

Type one; you can't Type two: exercise Maintain good weight Eat good Avoid Tobacco Reduce stress

Warning signs of a Herat attack

Uncomfortable pressure squeezing or pain the the center of chest for more then a couple of mins Pain spreading to shoulders neck and arms Chest pain along with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea and shortness of breath

Chemotherapy

Using drugs to kill cancer cells

Radiation therapy

Using radiation to target and kill cracker cells

What are some controllable risk factors for lifestyle diseases

Your diet and body weight Your physical activity Levels of sun exposure Smoking and Alchol abuse


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