B9 Non-communicable Diseases Flashcards
What is coronary heart disease?
Layers of fatty material build up inside the coronary arteries, narrowing them - resulting In a lack of oxygen for the heart ❤️
What is a stent?
A device inserted into a blocked artery to keep it open, allowing more blood and oxygen into the heart ❤️
Statins?
Drugs that reduce blood cholesterol levels, slowing the rate of fatty material deposit
Faulty heart valve?
A heart valve that doesn’t open properly or leaks
Treatment of a faulty heart valve?
Replace with a biological or mechanical valve
When do heart transplants take?
In cases of heart failure
What r artificial hearts used for?
Keep patients alive whilst waiting for a transplant or allow the heart to rest for recovery
Health?
State of physical and mental well-being
factors that can affect health
Disease
Diet
Stress
Lack of exercise
Life situations
Cancer?
A result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrollable growth and cell division by mitosis
Malignant tumours?
Cancerous tumours that can spread to neighbouring tissues and other parts of the body in the blood forming secondary tumours
Benign tumours?
Non-cancerous tumours that do not spread in the body
What two types of risk factors affect the development of cancers?
Lifestyle and genetic risk factors
Carcinogen?
A substance that can cause cancers to develop
What is a risk factor ?
Aspect of lifestyle or substance in the body that can increase the risk of a disease developing
