Common circulatory problems

Question 1

3 things a healthy heart needs

Answer 1

Free flowing blood in the coronary arteries
No plaque build up
No inflammation

Question 2

8 controllable risk factors

Answer 2

Smoking, type 2 diabetes, environmental stress, diet, high blood pressure, cholesterol, sedentary lifestyle

Question 3

4 uncontrollable risk factors

Answer 3

Gender, age, personality, genetics

Question 4

3 treatments for coronary artery disease

Answer 4

Bypass graft, angioplasty, cardiac massage

Question 5

What is a stroke

Answer 5

A cerebro-vascular accident

Question 6

3 types of strokes

Answer 6

Thrombosis in the brain artery
Sudden rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
Rupture of a blood vessel in the skull but outside the brain

Question 7

4 Symptoms of a stroke

Answer 7

Paralysis on one side
Difficulties with speech and swallowing
Disturbed vision field
Unconsciousness

Question 8

What is angina

Answer 8

Chest pain

Question 9

What causes angina

Answer 9

Certain areas of the cardiac muscle receiving insufficient blood

Question 10

How do heart attacks happen?

Answer 10

Plaque forms when cholesterol slip between endothelium of coronary arteries
If they burst, clots form that block blood flow to the heart