Cholesterol
Heart Attack
Heart Failure
Prevention
CAD
100

Name the plaque lining the inside of blood vessels

What is cholesterol? 

100
What are signs and symptoms of a heart attack
What is chest pain, radiating pain, shortness of breath, squeezing or pressure on chest, sweating, nausea, lightheadedness
100
Typical signs and/or symptoms of heart failure
What is shortness of breath, fatigue, persistent coughing or wheezing, edema, increased heart rate
100

3 modifiable risk factors

What are sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, illicit drug use, birth control, smoking, noncompliance with managing preexisting conditions 

100

What are three risk factors that contribute to high blood pressure?

Family history, elderly, male, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, overweight, alcohol, stress, smoking

200

What does LDL stand for? 

What is low density lipoprotein? 

200
Name three modifiable risk factors for heart attack
What is tobacco smoke, cholesterol, blood pressure, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, diabetes, stress, alcohol, poor diet
200
Three risk factors associated with heart failure
What is previous heart attack, high blood pressure, abnormal heart valves, severe lung disease, heart muscle disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, smoking
200

What is the weekly recommended amount of physical activity? 

What is moderate exercise 3x/week for 30 min.

200

The medical term for high blood pressure

What is hypertension

300

Name of good/ bad cholesterol 

What is HDL/LDL?

300

Death of heart muscle cells due to inadequate blood flow

What is a heart attack (MI)

300
True or false; heart failure can lead to damage of other organs in addition to the heart
What is true
300

Easiest way to improve cardiac health

What is a heart healthy diet

300

#1 endocrine disorder linked to CAD

What is diabetes

400
How often and at what age should someone have their cholesterol checked?
What is every 5 years starting at age 20
400

What is key to appropriate diagnosis and treatment? 

Diagnostic testing

400
The most common cause of heart failure, and most preventable.
What is high blood pressure
400

What is the recommended amount of cigarettes? 

What is NONE! 

400

Name 2 classes of medications used to treat CAD

What are cholesterol lowering agents and angina reducing medications

500
Type of cholesterol in our bodies that has protective effects on heart.
What is HDL
500

This procedure involves introducing a catheter into a coronary artery in order to remove a clot

What is Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization

500
What ingredient in food is most important for a heart failure patient to avoid?
What is sodium
500

Most common, preventable cause of heart disease

What is hypertension? 

500

Number of cardiac related deaths in Bladen County (per 100,000)

what is 256

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