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Health Exam Flashcards

1
Q

What are 30% of cancer deaths caused by?

A

dietary risk factors

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2
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What are signs of an allergic reaction

A

difficulty swallowing and severe hives

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3
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What is high blood pressure known as

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hypertension

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4
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What is a communicable disease?

A

transmitted from person to person through the environment

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5
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What is a virus?

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A piece of genetic material covered in a protein coat

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6
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What are cold and flu?

A

viruses

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7
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What does ADAP stand for?

A

alcohol and drug awareness program

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8
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What does TADRA stand for?

A

teen and adult driving responsibility act

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9
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What is the legal drinking age in Georgia?

A

21

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10
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How are Nile virus, Lyme disease, and malaria transmited?

A

vectors

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11
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What is a stressor?

A

anything that causes stress

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12
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What are values?

A

ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live

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13
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What are the three areas of the health triangle?

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physical, social, and emotional/mental

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14
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What are 8-10 hrs of sleep, eat nutritious meals, 30-60 mins. daily physical activity?

A

characteristics of physical health

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15
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DUI for under 21…

A

under 21 and operating a motor vehicle with BAC of .02

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16
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What is the leading cause of teen deaths?

A

car accidents

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17
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What must all minors complete to get a drivers license?

A

ADAP

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18
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Does marijuana help fight of infectious diseases?

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no

19
Q

What is the most widely used drug for teens in the US?

A

alcohol

20
Q

What is CPR?

A

rescue breathing and chest compressions to supply oxygen to body until normal body functions can resume

21
Q

What is the compressions to rescue breath ratio for CPR ?

A

30:2

22
Q

What is an AED?

A

the device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.

23
Q

What are the CPR steps?

A

Make sure the scene is safe
Check for a response
Call 911 and get the AED
30 Compressions
2 Rescue Breaths
Continue Compression/Rescue Breath cycles until the AED arrives

24
Q

What do you do before shocking with the AED?

A

tell everyone to step away from the victim.

25
Q

What is pneumonia?

A

infection of lungs in which the air sacs fill with pus & other liquids

26
Q

What does hypothermia result from?

A

dangerously low body temperature

27
Q

What is a defibulator?

A

delivers electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm

28
Q

What is most common blood-borne infection in the U.S. ?

A

Hepatitis C

29
Q

What is benign?

A

noncancerous

30
Q

What is a Carcinogen?

A

Cancer-causing substance

31
Q

What is Malignant?

A

cancerous

32
Q

What is a biopsy?

A

removal of tissue for examination

33
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What is a noncommunicable disease?

A

disease not transmitted by another person, vector or through the environment

34
Q

What is a stroke?

A

an acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted

35
Q

What do diabetics have to monitor?

A

sugar

36
Q

What is obesity?

A

A chronic disease

37
Q

What is heredity?

A

biological traits passed on to you from parents

38
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What are risk behaviors?

A

actions that can potentially threaten your health and the health of others

39
Q

What are characteristics of social health?

A

Communicating & listening to others

40
Q

What is the most commonly used illicit drug among youth in the U.S

A

marijuana

41
Q

What can long term alcohol missuse cause?

A

liver disease, cancer, & cadiovascualr disease

42
Q

What is cocaine?

A

a highly addictive substance that can cause seizures, heart attack, respiratory failure, and death

43
Q

What are 2 common causes of blindness

A

diabetes and glaucoma

44
Q

What is a short term goal?

A

something you wish to accomplish in the near future.

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