Final 3

Question 1

Angina Pectoris

Answer 1

Chest pain: a signal that the heart is not getting enough oxygen to supply its needs

Question 2

Arrhythmia

Answer 2

Condition when electrical impulses that control heartbeat become disrupted –> irregular pattern

Question 3

Sudden Cardiac Death

Answer 3

Cardiac arrest is caused by arrhythmia & can result in death

Question 4

Stroke

Answer 4

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off
-- Ischemic: caused by blood clot
-- Hemorrhagic: Ruptured blood vessel
-- TIA: "warning" or "mini stroke"
705,000 American suffer a stroke yearly

Question 5

Congestive Heart Failure

Answer 5

Condition resulting from the heart’s inability to pump out all the blood that returns to it

• • Blood backs up in the veins leading to the heart causing an accumulation of fluid
• • Caused by high BP, Heart attack, atherosclerosis, & birth defects

Question 6

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 6

Fluid collecting in the lungs that interferes with breathing when the individual is lying down

Question 7

Drug

Answer 7

Any chemical, other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body

Question 8

Psychoactive Drugs

Answer 8

Can alter a person’s state of mind or consciousness

Question 9

Intoxicated

Answer 9

State of being mentally affected by a chemical being poisoned

Question 10

Addictive behavior

Answer 10

Any habit that has gotten out of control, resulting in a negative effect on one’s health

Question 11

Compulsive Gambling

Answer 11

> 10,000 Students from more than 100 colleges, 42% students reported gambling once