Cardiovascular Risk Flashcards
1
Q
What are the non modifiable risk factors?
A
Age Gender Sex Race Deprivation (?) Family history
2
Q
What are the modifieable risk factors?
A
Smoking Obesity Diabetes Lack of exercise Alcohol Dyslipidemia High BP Thrombogenic factors Diet
3
Q
What is a risk management matrix?
A
the higher your risk of an event the higher the severity of that even
4
Q
What is ‘high risk’?
A
More than 20 percent chance of it occuring in ten years
5
Q
How do you estimate someones CVD risk?
A
assign score
6
Q
Name the study used to investigate CVD risk?
A
framingham study
