03b. Smoking and Vaping

Question 1

What is sticky blood?

Answer 1

Chemicals in the blood make blood clotting cells more sticky than normal (from smoking). This** increases the strain on the heart** and increases the likelihood of clots.

Question 2

What is Coronary heart disease?

Answer 2

Disease of the heart muscle caused by CAD (limited blood/oxygen supply to heart muscle)

Question 3

What is Cerebrovascular disease? (CVA, stroke)

Answer 3

When blood vessels feeding the brain with oxygen become damaged or blocked decreasing blood and oxygen to the brain.

Question 4

What is Hypertension/High blood pressure?

Answer 4

When blood is being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure (above 120/80)

Question 5

What can nicotine and carcinogenics increase risk of?

Answer 5

Lung cancer, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Question 6

What can vapes without nicotine lead to?

Answer 6

Increased throat irritation, lung tissue damage/death, addiction.

Question 7

What is lung cancer?

Answer 7

Uncontrollable and abnormal growth of cells in the lungs.

Question 8

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

Answer 8

Progressive, long term lung diseases where damage to the lungs obstructs oxygen intake making breathing difficult.

Question 9

What is asthma?

Answer 9

A chronic condition that affects the small air passages of the lungs. When exposed to certain triggers the airways narrow, making it difficult to breathe.

Question 10

What is shortness of breath (SOB)?

Answer 10

Finding it difficult to breath/unable to breathe normally

Question 11

SOB

Answer 11

Shortness of breath

Question 12

CAD

Answer 12

Coronary heart disease

Question 13

MI

Answer 13

Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Question 14

CVA

Answer 14

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 15

Describe Angina

Answer 15

Refers to chest pain due to lack of blood and oxygen to the heart

Question 16

COPD

Answer 16

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 17

HTN

Answer 17

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Question 18

What are two common forms of COPD?

Answer 18

Emphysema and bronchitis.

Question 19

Which condition has chest pain due to lack of blood and oxygen to the heart

Answer 19

Angina

Question 20

Which condition refers to chemicals in the blood make blood clotting cells more sticky than normal and increases the strain on the heart and likelihood of clots.

Answer 20

What is sticky blood?

Question 21

which condition refers to when blood vessels feeding the heart oxygen are damaged or blocked decreasing blood and oxygen to the heart muscle.

Answer 21

What is Coronary heart disease (CAD, ischemic heart disease)?

Question 22

Which condition refers to when blood vessels feeding the brain with oxygen become damaged or blocked decreasing blood and oxygen to the brain.

Answer 22

What is Cerebrovascular disease? (CVA, stroke)

Question 23

What condition refers to blood being pumped through the arteries at increased pressure (above 120/80)

Answer 23

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Question 24

Which consition refers to uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the lungs.

Answer 24

Lung cancer

Question 25

Progressive, long term lung diseases where damage to the lungs obstructs oxygen intake making breathing difficult.

Answer 25

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Question 26

A chronic condition that affects the small air passages of the lungs. When exposed to certain triggers the airways narrow, making it difficult to breathe.

Answer 26

Asthma

Question 27

Finding it difficult to breath/unable to breathe normally

Answer 27

Shortness of breath (SOB)