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| What are some cardiovascular diseases? | hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart attack, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, stroke |
| What is fibrillation? | life-threatening arrhythmia in which the heart twitches rapidly in an uncoordinated way |
| What is an aneurysm? | blood-filled weak spot that balloons out from the artery wall |
| How can an aneurysm lead to a stroke? | it floods the area of the brain with blood causing a disruption of blood flow |
| What medical test might be used to detect an arrhythmia? | Electrocardiogram(ECG) |
| How might an arrhythmia be treated? | medication and an artificial pacemaker |
| How can you lower your risk for cardiovascular disease? | maintain healthy weight, eat healthy diet, physically active, manage stress, monitor blood pressure, avoid smoking & drinking |
| What is the difference between a heart attack and stroke? | heart attack happens when heart lacks blood supply & stroke happens when brain lacks blood supply |
| How does cancer harm the body? | destroying healthy body tissues |
| What changes in cells to allow cancer to develop? | cell reproduction is out of control-cells reproduce more that they should |
| What is a tumor? | a mass of cancer tissue |
| When is a tumor considered malignant? | when it is cancerous |
| What is a carcinogen? | cancer-causing agents in the environment |
| How does a doctor determine if a person has cancer? | screening test and biopsy |
| If cancer is present, what types of treatment might the patient receive? | surgery, radiation, chemotherapy |
| How can you reduce your risk of developing cancer? | regular doctor visits, don't use tobacco, avoid alcohol, use sunscreen, healthy diet, exercise, healthy weight, avoid known carcinogens |
| What is the difference between a normal gene and an oncogene? | because genes have tendency to change or mutate and allows cells to reproduce too rapidly |
| What is type 1 diabetes? | disease in which the body produces little to no insulin |
| What is type 2 diabetes? | disease in which the body produces enough insulin but the body cells do not respond normally to insulin |
| How are the effects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes similar? | high level of glucose in the blood |
| Where is insulin produced? | pancreas |
| What does insulin do in your body? | stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar |
| How do allergies affect the body? | foreign substances enter the body and set off a series of reactions |
| How does asthma affect the body? | person's respiratory passages become inflamed and narrow significantly in reaction to certain triggers |
| What is histamine? | chemical responsible for the symptoms of an allergy |
| What are the symptoms of arthritis? | joint stiffness, joint pain, swelling in one or more joints |
| What is osteoarthritis? | arthritis that is caused by wear and tear on a joint or by repeated injuries to a joint |
| What is rheumatoid arthritis? | arthritis in which the membrane surrounding a joint becomes inflamed and spreads to other areas of the joint |
| What is a disability? | any physical or mental impairment that limits or reduces normal activities |
| What are the most common physical disabilities? | impaired vision, impaired hearing, impaired mobility |
| What is tinnitus? | a condition in which ringing is heard in the ears even when there is no sound |
| How can tinnitus be prevented? | limiting exposure to loud sounds |
| How are the rights of Americans with disabilities protected? | integration into schools, integration in the workplace, integration in community by guaranteeing civil rights |
| What is known as hardening of the arteries? | arteriosclerosis(arteries lose elasticity) |
| What does an artificial pacemaker help control? | heartbeat |
| What are risk factors for type 2 diabetes? | family history of diabetes, being overweight, lack of physical activity |
| What are devices that help people who are hearing impaired communicate effectively? | hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language, special telephones, internet |
| What devices are available to help mobility-impaired people be more mobile? | canes, walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, braces, artificial limbs |
| What is atherosclerosis? | fatty substances build up inside the artery walls |
| What is plaque? | the fatty substances that cause artery walls to thicken and narrow |
| What are warning signs of a heart attack? | uncomfortable pressure in center of chest for longer than two minutes, spreading pain in shoulder, neck or arms, and severe pain, severe dizziness, fainting, sweating, extreme anxiety, nausea, shortness of breath |
| What are warning signs of a stroke? | sudden severe headache with no apparent cause, sudden weakness or numbness, loss of speech, sudden dimness of vision, unexplained dizziness, sudden fall |
| What are the risks for cardiovascular disease that you cannot control? | heredity, ethnicity, gender, age |
