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High blood pressure
What is Hypertension?
Low blood pressure
What is Hypotension?
Organ that pumps blood to rest of the body
What is the Heart?
Bring oxygenated blood from the heart to the organs
What are Arteries?
The aorta is your biggest artery!
Bring deoxygenated blood from the organs to the heart
What are Veins?
Veins are mostly colorless but appear blue because of how light interacts with skin
Blood pressure while heart is pumping
What is Systolic blood pressure?
Fun fact: this is the top of your blood pressure number!
Blood pressure while blood isn't pumping
What is Diastolic Blood Pressure?
Fun fact: this is the lower number of your blood pressure!
Hypertension with readings over 180/120 which can put stress on your eyes, brain and kidneys
What is Hypertensive crisis?
These can even cause you to have a nosebleed!
When blood stops pumping to the heart itself
What is a Heart attack?
When blood stops flowing to the brain
What is Stroke?
This can also be called a brain attack, similarly to a heart attack!
Chest pain
What is Angina?
Can even be caused by cold weather!
Reduced blood flow to an organ
What is Ischemia?
Shortness of breath
What is Dyspnea?
Comes from Greek and means “Bad breath"
Things that increase likelihood of having disease
What are Risk factors?
Many risk factors are modifiable and you can reduce them, therefore reducing your chances at getting disease!
Physical activity, walking, running, going to the gym are all types of:
What is Exercise?
Even walking for 30 minutes is exercise and can improve your health!
The length of time a person has lived
What is Age?
What and how you eat
What is Diet?
Broccoli has more protein than steak!
Your family’s previous medical diagnoses and health conditions
What is Family history?
A chemical also known as Sodium chloride which is often used in cooking
What is Salt?
Your body’s response to challenges
What is Stress?
Stress is your body’s response, not the things that cause you stress, which are called stressors!
Hypertension (>140/90) that occurs while pregnant
What is Gestational hypertension?
A chemical drink which can increase your risk for heart disease
What is alcohol?
A plant used in cigarettes which can increase your chances of heart disease
What is Tobacco?
Pain in the head
What is a headache?
One of the most common things people go to the doctor for!
Medical term for nosebleed
What is Epistaxis?
Picking your nose can cause nosebleed!