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What does cardiovascular disease?

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umbrella for all types of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels. It includes coronary heart disease (clogged arteries)

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What can coronary heart disease cause?

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  • heart attack
  • stroke
  • congenital heart defects
  • peripheral artery disease
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Are all cardiovascular diseases heart diseases

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no

but all heart diseases are cardiovascular disease

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What is the most common type of heart disease?

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coronary ischemic heart disease

  • when the blood flow to the heart is reduced, prevention the heart muscle rom receiving enough oxygen
  • usually the result of a partial or complete blockage
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What is coronary heart disease and what can it lead to?

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  • narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke
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is cardiovascular disease 1 or 2 leading cause of death?

has rates gone down?

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second

- death rates dropped by 27%

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how do symptoms differ between men and women?

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men:
- more likely to have chest pain

women:
- chest pain + shortness of breath + nausea
+ extreme fatigue

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What is tachycardia and bradycardia?

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  • faster than normal while at rest

- beats slower than normal

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What are the different types of causes for CVD?

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  • hereditary:
  • > congenital heart defects
  • > valve disease

Other causes:

  • > lifestyle factors
  • > hereditary causes
  • > infections, viruses, bacteria
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What is coronary heart disease often referred as?

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heart disease

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What is artheriosclerosis?

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  • occurs when the arteries that carry O2 and nutrients from the heart become thick and stiff
  • sometimes can restricts blood flow to organs and tissues
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Name a specific type of arteriosclerosis. What is it?

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atherosclerosis

  • build up of fats, cholestreol and other substances on the artery wall (plaque) which can restrict blood flow
  • plaque can burst and trigger a blood clot
  • often considered a heart problem
  • can occur anywhere in body
  • may be preventable and is treatable
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How do symptoms vary?

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  • can have no symptoms at all, sometimes blood clot breads apart and triggers HA or stroke
    It is a slow progressive disease
  • can have moderate to severe atherosclerosis:
  • > arteries in heart = chest pain
  • > arteries to brain = weakness in arm/legs, slurred speech
  • > arteries to arms and legs = leg pain and walking
  • > arteries leading to kidney = high blood pressure and kidney afailure
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What are causes of atherosclerosis?

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1- Damage or injury to the inner layer of an artery due to HBP, cholesterol, smoking, diabetes

2- Blood cells and other substances clumps and build up in the inner lining of artery. fat deposits made up of cholesterol and other cellular products also build up

3- Organs and tissues connected to blocked arteries don’t receive enough blood

4- smooth lining of the plaque may rupture and substances spill into bloostream

5- blood clot which block blood flow and can travel to other organs

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What is blood pressure?

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a common condition in which the long-term force of blood agaisnt an artery wall is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease

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What is high blood pressure determined by?

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  • amount of blood the heart pumps

- amount of resistance to blood flow in the arteries

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What causes left ventricular hypertrophy

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when occluded arteries force the heart to do extra work,

left -> when aorta is occluded or enlargement and thickening of the walls of your left ventricle

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What causes right ventricular hypertrophy?

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  • abnormal enlargement in the right ventricle, due to lung disease or blockage of pulmonary artery
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What are the two types of high blood pressure?

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1- primary (essential HP)
- no identificable cause
develops gradually over many years

2- secondary hypertension

  • caused by underlying condition (ie: obstructive sleep apnea, kidney problems, congenital blood vessels abnormalities)
  • tends to appear suddenly and crease very high blood pressure lvels
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How do symptoms manifest themselves?

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  • can have high blood pressure and go undetected for many years
  • uncontrollable is very risky for heart attack and stroke
  • can be easily detected and managed medically + lifestyle modifications
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What are non-controllable risk factors of HBP?

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  • age
  • race
  • family history
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What are controllable factors of HBP?

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  • obesity and overweight
  • inactivity
  • smoking
  • caffeine intake
  • alcohol consumption
  • diet (sodium intake + insufficient K intake)
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A blood pressure between 120-139 / 80-89 is?

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pre-hypertensive

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What is considered a high blood pressure Stage 1?

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140-159/90-99

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What is considered stage 2
160 or higher / 100 or higher
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What are the three broad categories of RF for coronary heart disease?
1- major risk factors -> significantly increase risk of heat and blood vessel disease 2- modifiable RF -> can be modified, treated or controlled through medication or lifestyle change 3- contributing RF -> associated with increased risk of CVD but their significance/pervalence has not yet been determined
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How does age affect risk of CVD?
aging alone does not increase risk - but there is an incremental increase in the the presence of other risk factors with age - age-associated risk can be minimized by avoidance of other risk factors
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How does gender affect risk of CVD?
women's risk of CVD is less than that of men
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How does hereditary affect CVD?
- increased risk for children of parents with HD - > presence of HD in either parents or sibling (before 55 for men, or 65 for women) - race: - > african or south asian are more likely to have HBP, diabetes or other RF - > so are first nations, metis, inuit people
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How does shared lifestyle and env. affect HD?
- smokers or fast food eaters can influence blood pressure and cholesterol levels - air pollution, water chemicals, can contribute to HD
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How does HD affect women?
- number one killer in women above 55 | - women with diabeters, ethnic back ground or in menopause are at risk
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What acts as a protective agent for women? What can counter that protective agent?
- estrogen -> tend to be safeguarded during reproductive life cycle - having diabetes
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what are the modifiable risk factors>
1 - tobacco and second hand smoke -> much higher risk 2- Blood cholesterol 3- high blood pressure 4- physical inactivity 5- diabetes 6- obesity and overweight
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What does nicotine cause in smokers?
- increase blood pressure - HR - flow of blood - narrows arteries - hardens the arterial walls - leads to a heart attack
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how does cholesterol levels affect risks?
blood cholesterol + other risk factors increases risk of CHD
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What is total cholesterol?
HLD + LDL + 20% of triglyceride level
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What is LDL cholesterol?
- bad cholesterol - a low level is considered good for the heart - diet in saturated and trans fat and raise LDL
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What is HDL? What can affect HDL?
- good cholesterol - higher level is better, low puts one at risk - > can be affected by type 2 diabetes, smoking, being overweight and sedentary
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``` What is considered a desirable TOTAL LDL HDL TRIGLYCERIDES ```
total: <200 LDL: <130 HDL: 50 or higher triglycerides <200
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how does blood pressure affect risk of CHD?
-it increases workload on heart - thick and stiff muscle - abnormal function - increaesd risk of stroke, HA, kidney failure, congestive heart failure if have elevated systolic >60 yrs -> increases risk
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What are major contributors to high blood pressure?
- diet - smoking - alcohol consumption
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How does Physical inactivity affect CHD?
activity helps control blood cholesterol, diabetes, obesity
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how does diabetes affect CVD?
severely increases risk of HD and stroke
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How does obesity and being overweight affect CVD?
more likely to develop
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Name the contributing risk factors to CVD?
1- Stress - > research shows a relationship 2- alcohol -> can raise blood pressure 3- diet and nutrition -> choose nutrient rich foods, - vitamins, minerals, fiber, lower in calories, vegetables, fruits, whole grain
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What is the role of the respiratory system?
aids the body in exchange of gases between the air and blood and between the blood and the body's cells - filters, warms and humidifies the air we breathe - speech - sense of smell - maintains homeostasis - balance of internal environment
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What structures are part of the upper respiratory tract?
- nose - pharynx - larynx * are located outside the chest cavity
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What structures are part of the lower RT>
- trachea - lungs - bronchial tree * located inside the chest cavity
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What is the function of the URP not related to respiration?
- food passage - speech development - passage of air
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What are the functions of LRT?
- Functions to aid respiration | - trachae is the main airway to lungs
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What is the role of the diaphragm?
to contract and rela to allow air into the lungs
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how many breaths are taken / minute?
15-20 breaths
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how does air get into lungs?
diaphgram and rib cage pump thelung - as lungs expand -> air is pulled in - as lung compress -> air is exhaled
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What is the pathway of air?
throat -> trachea -> bronchial tubes -> smaller subdivision -> bronchioles -> air sac called alveoli
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How does breathing occur?
is considered the gas exchange - O2 -> from alveoli -> capillaries -> blood -> heart -> pumped to body - CO2 passes from blood into the alveoli and then makes its journey out of body
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What protects the lung? How?
cilia that line the bronchial tubes, they spread mucus into the throat -> cleans out the lungs
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Name respiratory conditions?
- asthma - lung cancer - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - lung infection
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What is asthma? how does it affect children?
- lung disease where the air passageways in the lungs become inflammed or narrowed - making it hard to breathe - most common chronic disease in children
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describe lung cancer? - prevalence and symptoms
- men>women - leading cause of death in both symptoms: - coughing blood - cough doesn't leave - shortness of breath - wheezing - headaches - hoarseness - weight loss - bone pain
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What is COPD?
- disease that prevents a person from breathing properly becaues of excess mucus or the degeneration of the lungs - chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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Name two types of lung infections and what are they caused by?
- caused by viruses, but also fungal org. or bacterial ie: bronchitis/ pneumonia -severe infections can cause fluid in the lungs and other symptoms

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