CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Question 1

NAME 3 RISKS OF BEING OVERWEIGHT

Answer 1

HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER

Question 2

HOW DO YOU CALCULATE BMI?

Answer 2

HEIGHT / (MASS SQUARED)

Question 3

WHAT IS OBESITY?

Answer 3

BEING OVERWEIGHT DUE TO TOO MUCH FAT IN THE BODY

Question 4

WHAT BMI IS CONSIDERED TO BE OBESE?

Answer 4

30 OR MORE

Question 5

WHAT IS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

Answer 5

INVOLVES NARROWED OR BLOCKED VESSELS, RESULTING IN A REDUCTION IN OXYGEN SUPPLY TO THE HEART AND BRAIN RESULTING IN A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE.

Question 6

HOW DOES SMOKING CAUSE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

Answer 6

SUBSTANCES FROM TOBACCO SMOKE DAMAGE THE LINING OF THE ARTERY.

FAT BUILDS UP AT THE SITE OF DAMAGE, NARROWING THE ARTERY

A BLOOD CLOT MAY BLOCK THE ARTERY CAUSING A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE

Question 7

WHAT ARE 3 TREATEMENTS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?

Answer 7

A STENT, BY-PASS SURERY AND ARTIFICIAL VALVES

Question 8

WHAT IS A STENT?

Answer 8

A SMALL MESH TUBE USED TO MAKE AN ARTERY WIDER IF IT IS NARROWED

Question 9

WHAT IS A BY-PASS SURGERY?

Answer 9

BYPASSING BLOCKED BLOOD VESSELS BY INSERTING NEW BLOOD VESSELS

Question 10

WHAT ARE ARTIFICIAL VALVES?

Answer 10

VALVES IN THE HEART CAN BE REPLACED WITH ARTIFICIAL VALVES / AN ARTIFICIAL HEART CAN BE USED TO REPLACE A WHOLE HEART.