Intro

Question 1

What is cardiovascular disease?

Answer 1

An umbrella term for coronary artery disease (CHD), peripheral arterial disease, stroke and other forms of heart-related death

Question 2

Define non-communicable disease (NCDs)?

Answer 2

Include cardiovascular diseases, lung disease, cancer, mental disorders, type 2 diabetes

• All of these conditions have similar risk factors

Question 3

What does the 25 by 25 mean?

Answer 3

to reduce the non-communicable diseases by 25% by the year 2025

Question 4

Name the 9 voluntary global NCD targets for 2025.

Answer 4

1. Premature mortality from NCDs 25% reduction
2. Essential NCD medicines and technologies 80% coverage
3. Drug therapy and counselling 50% coverage
4. Diabetes/obesity 0% increase
5. Raised blood pressure 25% reduction
6. Tobacco use 30% reduction
7. To reduce physical inactivity by 10%
8. Salt/sodium intake to be reduced by 30%
9. Harmful used of alcohol 10% reduction

Question 5

What are the 6 key steps to cardiovascular health?

Answer 5

1. Get active
2. Eat better
3. Manage blood pressure
4. Reduce blood sugar
5. Lose weight
6. Stop smoking

Question 6

Identify ways that the NHS Long Term Plan aims to improve cardiovascular care.

Answer 6

1. Responding to out of hospital cardiac arrest
2. Self-management of diabetes
3. Genetic testing for inherited high cholesterol

Question 7

Name biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Answer 7

Raised blood pressure, blood sugar, blood cholesterol, being overweight/obese

Question 8

Name the lifestyle determinants for cardiovascular disease

Answer 8

Tobacco use
Unhealthy diet
Alcohol use
Physical inactivity
Stress
Depression

Question 9

Name the fixed determinants for cardiovascular disease

Answer 9

Age, sex, genetics, ethnicity

Question 10

Name the modifiable determinants for cardiovascular disease

Answer 10

Income, education, living conditions, working conditions