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stimulated by exercise
opening of new vessels to heart
good for you |
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type of CVD
"hardening of the arteries"
soft plaque more dangerous than hard plaqe |
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hypertension
(systole vs diastole)
(essential vs. secondary) |
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Definition
type of CVD
high blood pressure
Systole: pressure when heart contracts
Diastole: pressure when heart is realaxing and filling up
damages "end organs"
essential vs. secondary (essential is the common kind) |
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Definition
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Definition
crushing heart pain during exercise due to pressure (lack of oxygen) |
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Term
coronary artery bypass graft |
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Definition
vein pulled out of leg and put into heart
help after heart attack |
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Definition
for heart attack
put balloon into vein |
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Definition
hemorraghing
stroke
ischemic - plaque breaks off and blocks a blood vessel in the brain |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
type of CVD
lots of fluid in lower parts of body due to pump failure |
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Definition
type of CVD
when chambers of heart are connected |
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Term
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Definition
caused by regular untreated strep |
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Term
amount of ethyl alcohol in
beer
wine
liquor |
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Definition
Beer: 3-6%
Malt liquor: 6-8%
Wine: 9-14%
Port wine: 20%
Hard Liquor: 35-50%
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Term
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Definition
alcohol dehydrogenase
women have less which is why they get drunker |
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Definition
using drugs together makes them both more potent |
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Term
effects of chronic use of alcohol |
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Definition
liver dysfunction
Pancreatic inflammation
Cardiovascular issues
various Cancers |
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Term
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Definition
liver cell damage (drinking) |
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Term
alcohol relatd neurodevelopment disorder |
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Definition
cased by heavy drinking early in pregnancy |
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Term
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Definition
medication that makes people violently ill when they drink |
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Term
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Definition
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persisting perception disorder |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
CFC's
major cause of depleting ozone layer
freon, syrofoam, etc |
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Term
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Definition
mineral commonly used for insulation
can caues cancer and asbestosis |
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Term
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Definition
natural byproduct of the decay of uranium and radium
lung cancer |
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Definition
by product of burning fossil fuels
irritates heart and lung disease
acid rain |
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Term
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Definition
burning of fossil fuels
acid rain
throat and lung irritation |
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Term
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Definition
aka "ground level pollution" because it reacts with nitrogen dioxide
evident in places with strange weather/temperature
causes health problems |
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Term
emergency action steps (3 C's) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
calling from landlines means they know where you are |
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Term
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Definition
Airway
Breathing (look, listen and feel)
Circulation |
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