Factors That are Unchangeable
What is the unchangeable factor where 4 out of 5 people die of coronary heart disease that are ages 65 or older?
Increasing Age
The factor that can be be changed when there's chronic exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (second hand smoke,passive smoking) may increase the risk of heart disease?
Cigarette and Tobacco Smoke
The transmission of data electronically to an unattached or distant location.
Telemetry
related to the heart and blood vessels (veins and arteries)
Cardiovascular
the term use for an emergency when a person has a cardiac respiratory arrest in a hospital or other healthcare facilities.
Code Blue
What is the unchangeable factor where men are at greater risk of having heart attacks early in life and women have an increased risk of heart disease?
Gender
The factor that can be changed when people have excessive body fat and are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke?
Obesity and Over weight
Inflammation of the liver usually caused by a virus?
Hepatitis
Holter Monitor
an instrument that records the electrical activity of the heart during a patients normal daily activities.
Peace Maker(artificial)
a device not occurring naturally in the heart that affects the rate in rhythm of the heart beat.
What is the unchangeable factor when children of parents have heart diseases are more likely develop themselves?
Heredity
What is a factor that can be changed which is the lack of physical activity and results as a risk for coronary heart disease?
Physical Inactivity
a blockage of one or more of the coronary arteries causing a lack of oxygen to the heart and damage to the muscle tissue.
myocardial infarction(heart attack)
an individual who has the knowledge and the skills to carry out technical procedures?
Technician
the steady of the hearts electrical activity
electrocardiology
What is the unchangeable factor where african americans have more severe hypertension which results in increase risk for heart disease?
Race
what is the factor that can be changed that causes increased risk of stroke heart attack kidney failure congestive heart failure?
High Blood Pressure
Angioplasty
Surgical repair of blood vessels
Rhythm
the regularity of an occurrence such as the heart beat
an individual who specializes in a field of science
Technologist
what is diabetes?
even when glucose levels are under control,diabetes seriously increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Galvanometer
an instrument that measures electrical current.
a tracing of the hearts electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiograph
Electrocardiogram
Defibrillator
a machine that produces and sends and electric shock to the heart that is intended to correct the electrical pattern of the heart.