health-premature death, heart disease, cancer, etc

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Heart Disease Risk Factors

- family history (genetics) - smoking (hypertension) - high bp

how many deaths are due to cancer

1 out of 4

whats the age that SIDS occur

12 months or younger

some #1 leading causes of deaths?

accidents, kidney disease, H3N2

what is SIDS

an unexplained death of an infant

what is COPD caused by

caused by smoking

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

what are some ways of causing SIDS

crib death, supine position

premature death

death that occurs before the projected age of 75

examples of unintentional injuries

drowning, car crashes, suffocation

Tachycardia

fast heart rate more than 100 bpm

how to protect your heart

fiber, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, exercising daily

cardiovascular disease

heart and blood vessel disease

other types of cardiovascular disease

heart failure, arrythmia

Arrythmia

irregular heart beat

how is cancer developed

lifestyle habits

Bradycardia

slow heart rate less than 60 bpm

Atherosclerosis

substance called plaque blocks the walls and arteries, causing efficient blood flow to stop

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

what is the 3rd leading cause of death in US

unintentional injuries

ischemic stroke

when a blood vessel that feeds the brain gets blocked from a blood clot

hemorrhagic stroke

when a blood vessel within the brain bursts

heart attack

when the blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked by a blood clot


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