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  • Essential tool to achieve community health
  • Concern with promoting health as well as reducing behavior-induced diseases
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HEALTH EDUCATOR

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  • defined as sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure.
  • It is not a single disease state
    but a disorder with many
    causes, a variety of symptoms
    and a range of responses to
    therapy
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HYPERTENSION OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

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a. Family History - people with positive
family history of HPN are twice at risk than those with no history

b. Age - older person are at greater risk

c. High salt intake

d. Obesity - risk is twice greater among
overweight/obese

e. Excessive alcohol intake - regular consumption of 3 or more drinks per day increases risk

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ETIOLOGY OR CAUSES OF HYPERTENSION

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It is a heart disease caused by
impaired coronary blood flow

  • It is known as Ischemic Heart
    disease
  • When the coronary arteries
    become narrowed or clogged,
    supply of blood and oxygen to
    the heart muscle is affected.
  • When there is decreased oxygen supply to the heart muscle, chest pain occurs.
  • can cause myocardial
    infarction (heart attack),
    arrhythmias, heart failure and
    sudden death.
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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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  • The most common cause is the thickening of the inside wall of the arteries due to deposition of fat-like substance (atherosclerosis).
  • It usually occurs when a person has high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
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ETIOLOGY/CAUSES OF CAD

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  • High lipid and cholesterol level in the blood=high HDL
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • Physical inactivity or sedentary lifestyle
  • Stress
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MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CAD

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  • Hereditary or family history
  • Gender
  • Age
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NON MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CAD

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  • Loss of alteration of bodily function that results from an
    insufficient supply of blood to some parts of the brain.
  • If blood is obstructed for
    more than several minutes, injury to the brain cells becomes permanent and tissue dies in the affected
    region resulting in cerebral infarction.
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CEREBROVASCULAR STROKE

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give the three types of stroke

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thrombolytic, embolic, and hemorrhagic

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most fatal type of stroke,
rupture of intracerebral
blood vessel

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HEMORRHAGIC STROKE

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caused by a moving blood
clot usually from a thrombus in the left heart that becomes lodged in a small artery through which it cannot pass

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EMBOLIC STROKE

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usually occurs in
atherosclerotic blood vessel
commonly seen in older
people.

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THROMBOLYTIC STROKE

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agent capable of causing cancer, maybe chemical, environmental agent, radiation

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CARCINOGENS

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are chemicals found in cigarette smoke, industrial agents and in smoked foods

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Polycyclic hydrocarbon

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produced when meat and fish are charcoal broiled or smoked, also produced when food is fried in fat that has been reused repeatedly

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BENZOPYRENE

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powerful carcinogens used as preservatives in foods like tocino, longanisa, bacon, hotdogs

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NITROSAMINES

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found in peanuts and
peanut butter

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AFLATOXIN

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Genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of
metabolic disorder characterized by glucose
intolerance with hyperglycemia present at time of diagnosis

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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  • Characterized by absolute lack of insulin due to damaged pancreas
  • Dependent on insulin injections
  • Genetic, environmental or maybe acquired
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TYPE I- Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)

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  • More common, 90-95% of all
    person with obesity and diet
  • Possible cause include impaired insulin secretion and increased hepatic glucose production
  • Usually in older and overweight
    persons
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TYPE II- Non-insulin Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)

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Ask the patient (for adults 20 years and
above)
A. Family history of diabetes
B. Polyuria
C. Polydypsia
D. Polyphagia
E. Unexplained weight loss

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SCREENING FOR DIABETES MELLITUS

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BLOOD TESTS FOR DIABETES MELLITUS

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fasting blood sugar, 2 hrs post-prandial test

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  • Major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality world wide- 4th leading cause of mortality.
  • It is a disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
  • The airflow limitation is usually progressive and associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

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how many chemical does Tabaco contains? and how many are proven carcinogenic?

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4k chemicals, 43 proven carcinogens

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- Opacification of the normally clear lens of the eye - Most common cause of blindness world wide - Found mostly in older groups - Surgery is the only cure for cataract blindness
CATARACT
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- Common cause of visual impairment in the country - Corrected either with spectacle glasses, contact lenses and surgery
ERRORS OF REFRACTION
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- Highly specialized services that are needed to diagnose and treat - Screening of children for any sign of visual impairment can be done by pediatricians, school clinics and health workers.
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS
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- Refers to the burden currently affecting person’s mental disorders and is measured in terms of prevalence and other indicators such as the quality of life indicators and DAILY. - Felt heavily by families and communities both in human and economic loss
DEFINED BURDEN
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- Refers to the stigma and violations of human rights - Stigma is a mark of shame, disgrace or disapproval that result in a person being shunned or rejected by others
HIDDEN BURDEN
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- Refers to the burden in the future resulting from the aging of the population, increasing social problems and unrest inherited from existing burden
FUTURE BURDEN
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- Started as DOH- Preventive Nephrology Project (PNP), with NKTI as the main implementing agency - The implementation of the project then was on the screening for urine abnormality among elementary school children nationwide - It lasted from January 1994 to December 1999 - In January 2000, the PNP was renamed REDCOP
RENAL DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM (REDCOP)
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- used to be the most common cause of ESRD in the third world countries. - It usually affects children, adolescents and Young adults in their protective years - Complication in the Kidney from DM-Leading cause now of ESRD - Some of the signs of latent Kidney Disease - The person would look or feel normal but when the urine is examined, it will reveal abnormal findings
CGN OR CHRONIC GLOMEROLUNEPHRITIS
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- is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. - Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. - Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. - Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure
PYELRONEPHRITIS
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coronary artery disease is also known as?
ischemic heart disease
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what happens when there is a decreased oxygen supply to the heart muscle?
chest pain occurs
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three major factors of NCD
1. TABACCO SMOKING 2. PHYSICAL INACTIVITY 3. UNHEALTHY DIET
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4 major ncd in the Philippines
* cardiovascular diseases * cancer * diabetes mellitus * chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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It usually occurs when a person has high levels of cholesterol in the blood
atherosclerosis
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what blood vessel ruptures in hemorrhagic stroke?
intracerebral blood vessel
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what is the primary cause of COPD?
smoking
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COPD is usually due to?
chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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what are 2 the complications of COPD?
respiratory failure and cardiovascular disease
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REDCOP started as?
Preventive Nephrology Project

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