Medications
This medication dilates the arteries during an episode of chest pain.
What is nitroglycerin
This type of exercise is encouraged daily.
What is Aerobic Exercise?
Which macronutrient contains the most calories per gram?
What is fat (9 cals/gram)
This habit can increase your risk for both heart disease and pulmonary disease.
What is smoking?
A typical resting heart is between ______and ______.
What is 60-100bpm?
This medication acts as an antiplatelet, commonly referred to as a "blood thinner".
What is Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Brilinta, Prasugrel
This type of exercise should be completed 2-3x/week, typically on nonconsecutive days.
What is Resistance Training?
______ or less is the recommended amount of Saturated Fat per day.
15 grams
This is a contributing risk factor for heart disease. It can make a person "Type A", "Hot Under the Collar", a "Worry wort".
What is stress?
This is the recommended amount of time between nitroglycerin doses if you're experiencing angina at home?
What is 5 minutes?
This medication class/name enhances the function of the heart and helps lower blood pressure and heart rate.
What is a Beta Blocker?
____________ can be done to improve flexibility and increase the length of tendons and muscles.
What is stretching?
What is 2,000mg or less
This medical condition means your blood pressure is higher than recommended.
What is hypertension?
This is the standard dose of Baby Aspirin.
What is 81mg?
This medication works with your liver to reduce LDL, Triglycerides, and Cholesterol.
What is a Statin?
______ minutes is the recommended amount of aerobic exercise 5-7x/week.
What is 30 minutes?
This image on food packages tells a consumer the nutrients and recommended serving size.
What is a nutrition label?
These uncontrollable risk factors increase your likelihood of heart disease.
What is age, family history, and gender?
What is less than 120/80mmHg?
This medication class reduces the amount of fluid inside your veins and arteries. It helps decrease the workload on the heart.
What is a Diuretic?
Increase _______ if you can complete 10 repetitions of a resistance exercise without issue.
What is weight?
These types of foods are known to help improve your HDL.
What are avocados, fish high in Omega-3s, salt free nuts, whole grains, legumes/beans, 1oz dark chocolate etc?
An A1C of 6.5% or greater is indicative of this disease.
What is diabetes?
70mg/dL