Term
| 75% of chronic diseases are caused by... |
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Definition
-tobacco/smoking
-lack of exercise
-poor nutrition
-stress |
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Term
| % of all deaths that are behavior-related |
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Definition
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Term
| pay attention to chronic disease causes and... |
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Definition
-use alcohol moderately if at all
-get enough sleep
-use seat belt and child safety seats |
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Term
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Definition
-physical health
---exercise
---sleep
---nutrition
-psychological and mental health
---sadness or depression
-spiritial health
---religiousness
---peace within
-intelectuall health |
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Term
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Definition
-fitness
-endurance
-muscle strength
-flexibility |
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Term
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Definition
-learning and memory
-metabolism/weight
-safety
-mood/quality of life
-cardiovascular health
-immunity and cancer prevention |
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Term
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Definition
-on average people are sad or depressed for 3 days of a month
-caused by...
-stress
-sleep loss
-alcohol and/or substance abuse |
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Term
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Definition
-jaundice
-dehydration
-breathing trouble or coughing |
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Term
| dehydration for newborn symptoms |
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Definition
-fever
-vomiting
-refusing to eat or nurse
-diarrhea |
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Term
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Definition
-good nutrition
---overweight, obesity
---type 2 diabetes
---lack of exercise
---parental eating habbits |
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Term
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Definition
-health counseling
-general screening
---STD's
---cholesterol
---blood pressure |
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Term
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Definition
-PAP test: test for cervical cancer--test cells of cervix
-perlvic exam
-breast cancer exam--curable if found early, mammogram |
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Term
| % of women with cervical cancer that has virus of genital warts |
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Definition
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Term
| women are at high risk for cervical cancer if... |
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Definition
-supressed immune system
-genital warts
-genital herpes
-intercourse young
-multiple sex partners |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
-90% is smoking related
-Leading cause of cancer deaths
-80% of victims will die within 5 years
-If you start smoking under 18—harder to quit, permanent damage
-1/3 of all smokers will die from smoking problems |
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Term
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Definition
-malignant Melanoma
-kills you |
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Term
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Definition
-most common cause of death
-7X more likely if you're a women to die of hearth disease than breast cancer
-number 1 killer in women
-before menapause, women protected by hormones
-after menopause, women have same rates as men |
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Term
| heart disease symptoms in men |
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Definition
-Crushing chest pain
-Pain in left arm/shoulder
-Shortness of breath
-Sweating
-Panic and denial |
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Term
| heart disease symptoms in women |
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Definition
-Extreme fatigue
-Digestive problems
-Overall achiness and unwell feeling
-Pain in left elbow, wrist, or shoulder
-Insomnia
-dizziness
-Chest pain, sweating, chills |
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Term
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Definition
-brain attack
-blood clot--75%
-bleeding--25%
-begin suddenly, develop rapidly, brain damage within minutes
-immediate help
-clot-busting medicines
-need rehabilitation |
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Term
| stroke causes and symptoms |
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Definition
-causes: smoking, heart disease, diabetes
-symptoms
--loss of sesation, numbness, parysis
--loss, blurry, double vision
--dizziness, faiting, falling
--trouble thinking, confusion, disorientation
--slurred speech, unusual movements, shaking, jerking, loss of bladder control |
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Term
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Definition
-premenopause--starts in mid 30's
-Irregular menstrual periods or cessation of periods
-Hot flashes
-Sleep problems
-Mood swings/depression
-Migraine headaches
-Skin of vagina and perineum thins
-Decreased fertility
-Decreased or increased sex drive
-Higher risk of heart disease
-Body and skin changes |
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Term
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Definition
-men--mid 30's--also called male climacteric
-Balding, thinner hair
-Wrinkles, drier skin
-Posture, pot belly
-Sexual changes—erection takes longer (Viagra), less firm
-Refractory period longer |
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Term
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Definition
-age 40
-enlargment
-cancer--slow growing typicall
-treatment--estrogen shots
-radioactive seeds--put into prostrate, give off chemo radiations
-surgery
-50% of men over 70
-90% of men over 90
-only 3% die
-PSA test |
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