Health Exam Flashcards
What are 30% of cancer deaths caused by?
dietary risk factors
What are signs of an allergic reaction
difficulty swallowing and severe hives
What is high blood pressure known as
hypertension
What is a communicable disease?
transmitted from person to person through the environment
What is a virus?
A piece of genetic material covered in a protein coat
What are cold and flu?
viruses
What does ADAP stand for?
alcohol and drug awareness program
What does TADRA stand for?
teen and adult driving responsibility act
What is the legal drinking age in Georgia?
21
How are Nile virus, Lyme disease, and malaria transmited?
vectors
What is a stressor?
anything that causes stress
What are values?
ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live
What are the three areas of the health triangle?
physical, social, and emotional/mental
What are 8-10 hrs of sleep, eat nutritious meals, 30-60 mins. daily physical activity?
characteristics of physical health
DUI for under 21…
under 21 and operating a motor vehicle with BAC of .02
What is the leading cause of teen deaths?
car accidents
What must all minors complete to get a drivers license?
ADAP
Does marijuana help fight of infectious diseases?
no
What is the most widely used drug for teens in the US?
alcohol
What is CPR?
rescue breathing and chest compressions to supply oxygen to body until normal body functions can resume
What is the compressions to rescue breath ratio for CPR ?
30:2
What is an AED?
the device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.
What are the CPR steps?
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
What do you do before shocking with the AED?
tell everyone to step away from the victim.
What is pneumonia?
infection of lungs in which the air sacs fill with pus & other liquids
What does hypothermia result from?
dangerously low body temperature
What is a defibulator?
delivers electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm
What is most common blood-borne infection in the U.S. ?
Hepatitis C
What is benign?
noncancerous
What is a Carcinogen?
Cancer-causing substance
What is Malignant?
cancerous
What is a biopsy?
removal of tissue for examination
What is a noncommunicable disease?
disease not transmitted by another person, vector or through the environment
What is a stroke?
an acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted
What do diabetics have to monitor?
sugar
What is obesity?
A chronic disease
What is heredity?
biological traits passed on to you from parents
What are risk behaviors?
actions that can potentially threaten your health and the health of others
What are characteristics of social health?
Communicating & listening to others
What is the most commonly used illicit drug among youth in the U.S
marijuana
What can long term alcohol missuse cause?
liver disease, cancer, & cadiovascualr disease
What is cocaine?
a highly addictive substance that can cause seizures, heart attack, respiratory failure, and death
What are 2 common causes of blindness
diabetes and glaucoma
What is a short term goal?
something you wish to accomplish in the near future.
