CVD
What does CVD stand for?
Cardiovascular Disease
What is it called when there is a mass of cells?
Tumor
Chest pain, sweating, and shortness of breath...
Heart Disease
What is a risk factor that I cannot control...
Age, genetics
What is the difference between Non-communicable and communicable diseases?
NCD do not spread and Communicable diseases do spread.
Name 3 Risk factors for CVD.
- Smoking
- Genetics
- Sedentary Lifestyle
- Unhealthy Diet
What is a carcinogen?
A cancer causing agent.
Stroke
What is a risk factor? Definition.
Something that increases my chance of acquiring a disease.
What is this procedure called:
the removal of a piece of tissue or cells to be tested in a laboratory.
Biopsy
What causes a heart attack?
A blockage of blood/oxygen to the heart.
Benign non-spreading tumors that are non-cancerous and malignant are cancerous and spread to new parts of the body.
A lump in a part of my body, fatigue, fever, weight loss, changes in bowel movement...
Cancer
Exercise, eat nutritiously, avoid smoking
What does F.A.S.T. stand for?
A- arms
S- speech
T- time
What is a stroke?
A blockage of blood to the brain or a burst vessel in the brain.
What is it called when cancer spreads from its origin to a new place?
Metastasis.
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, and/or sudden changes in vision
Diabetes
What is the ratio for CPR? What does each number mean?
30:2
compressions to breaths
What is an angioplasty?
A procedure that uses a tube and a balloon to place a stent in a blood vessel and open it up.
What is remission?
A decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms for a period of time.
Pain in my joints, a decrease in my range of motion, stiffness
Arthritis
Name 2 types of treatment cancer patients may get
-Chemotherapy
-Radiation Therapy
-Surgery
-Immunotherapy
What are the two types of stroke?
Hemorrhagic and Ischemic.