Health Issues Flashcards
How does heart attacks happen
Fats build up in arteries
Less blood getting through
Less blood means less oxygen
If heart doesn’t get enough oxygen you will experience a heart attack
Treatments for coronary heart disease
Stents
Statins
What do stents do
Wire inserted mesh opens up the artery
Advantages of stents
Relieves blockage immediately
Will flow as normal
Increases chances of survival
Surgery is minimal
Disadvantages of stents
Infection risk
Heart failure risk
Blood clot risk
Includes risky surgery
What are statins
Drugs that lower the cholesterol in your blood
Statin advantages
Slow rate of fat build up
Lowers risk of heart attacks
Can help with other illnesses too
Doesn’t include surgery
Statins risk
Inconvenience as you have to take them every day
Over a much longer period of time
Takes longer to have any affects
Communicable definition
A disease that can be passed on
Non communicable definition
A disease that cannot be passed on
Risk factors for non communicable diseases
Smoking
Diet
Low exercise
Alcohol
What is a melignent tumour
Uncontrolled growing set of cells
That are not stable
Spreads around the body
Can form secondary rumours
Benign tumour definition
Uncontrolled growing cell
Don’t move around the body
Remain in same place
Less of a risk
Risk factors for rumours and cancers
Smoking
Exposure to radiation
Obesity
What are communicable diseases carried by?
Pathogens such as Viruses Bacteria Funguses Protists