chapter 12.3 Flashcards

1
Q

smoker who have a heart attack are 4x more likely to suddenly die than non-smokers

true or false?

A

true

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2
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ways smoking increase risk of CVD

A

1) nic makes heat work faster/harder
2) co2 displace o2
3) arrythmias
4)damages lining of arteries (plaque accumulates more easily)

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3
Q

who is at greater risk of CVD a person who has an accumulation of fat around the waist or around the hips and thighs

A

around waist

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4
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waist girth for men and women that is related to cvd

A

102 cm men and 88 cm women

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5
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what is the leading cause of death for diabetics

A

heart disease

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6
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hot reactors vs cold reactors

A

people under stress that causes harmful effects to cardiovascular system

people under stress that causes no effect on cardiovascular system

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7
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men are more likely to die from breast cancer than women
true of false

A

false

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8
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why may you be more worried if a woman had a heart attack then a man

A

lower survival rate

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9
Q

women are at a higher risk of heart disease if they suffer with depression even after adjusting for other risk factors. Is this the same in men?

A

no

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10
Q

in which gender would a heart attack manifest itself as crushing chest pain radiating to shoulders, arms, neck, jaws, paleness, difficult breathing, sweating, nausea, vomitting

A

men

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11
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in which gender would a heart attack manifest itself as pain in neck, jaw, arms, heaviness in shoulder, pit in stomach, out of breath, sweating, nausea, vomiting

A

women

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12
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3 reasons why signs of heart disease in women is overlooked

A

1)sex- biased physician (care emphasized on reproductive organs)

2) seen as more severe in men because of higher incidence

3) women more likely to decline major procedures

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13
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electocardiogram

A

record electrical activity of heart during stress test

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14
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angiography

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catheter (needle thin tube) threaded through blocked artery and stained to discover which areas are blocked

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15
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positron emission tomography (PET scan)

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inject patient with radioactive tracer to produce 3d image of heart and arteries

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16
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radionuclide imagine

A

radionuclide injected into blood stream

shows how well heart muscle is supplied with blood, heart chamber functions and andy damage of the heart

17
Q

coronary bypass surgery

A

blood vessel from another site in patients body (saphenous vein or internal mammary artery) implanted to bypass clogged coronary arteries

18
Q

angioplasty (surgery, death, risks, chances of reclogging)

A

catheter that will inflate to flatten fatty deposits and open artery walls

-patients awake
-1% die
3-7% risk of spontaneous collapse of vessels
-30%

19
Q

what happens if you take a higher dose of aspirin

A

nothing. there’s no additional protection

20
Q

thrombolysis

A

injection of agent to dissolve clots within 1-3 hours of heart attacked to reduce amount of tissue that die from ischemia