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KHP Final Exam Flashcards

1
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By the end of the 20th century what happened to the death rate of infections diseases

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Fell to about 2%

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Infection

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Disease or condition caused by a microorganism

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What is the chain of infection

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The process by which an infectious agent or pathogen passes from one organism to another

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Pathogen

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Infectious agent capable of causing diseasse

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Vector

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Animal or insect that transmits a pathogen from an infected host to a new host

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Virulence

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Speed and intensity in which a pathogen is likely to cause an infection

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Epidemic

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Widespread outbreak of a disease that affects a lot of people

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8
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Physical and Chemical Barriers

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Skin
Hair
Lungs are protected by the cough reflex and cilia
Saliva
Stomach acids
Small intestines- bile and enzymes break down pathogens
Vagina is slightly acidic and doesn’t allow for the growth of abnormal bacteria

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9
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Innate immune system

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Part of the immune system designed to rapidly dispose of pathogens in a nonspecific manner

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10
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Types of innate immune system

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Neutrophils
Macrophages
Natural killer

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11
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Acquired immune system

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Lymphocytes
T cells
B cells

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12
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Vaccine

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Preparation of weakened or killed microorganisms administered to confer immunity

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13
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Controlleable Risk factors for infection

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Eating a balanced diet
Exercising
Getting enough sleep
Managing stress
Receive in vaccinations
Good hygiene
Protecting skin from damage
Avoiding tobacco and environmental tobacco smoke

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14
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Uncontrollable risk factors for infection

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Age
Genetics
Uncontrollable sociocultural factors
Overcrowded living environments
Poverty

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15
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Disruption of immunity

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The immune system can malfunction due to:
Autoimmune disease
Allergies
Stress

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16
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Antibiotic resistance- two factors

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Frequency- resistant genes arise naturally among bacteria through mutation
Inappropriate use of antibiotics in healthcare

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17
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4 leading causes of global infectious disease mortality

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Pneumonia
Diarrhea
Tuberculosis
Malaria

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18
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Most common infectious disease

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Tuberculosis

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19
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What is the most common infectious disease on campuses

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Pertussis
Whooping cough

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20
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What are the 4 methods of transmission of HIV/AIDS

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Needle injections
Blood
Sexual contact
Mother to child

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21
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What continent has the highest amount of people living with HIV

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Africa

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22
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What is the most common bacterial STI

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Chlamydia

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23
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What is the most common viral STI

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Human papilloma virus HPV

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24
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Cardiovascular disease

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Any disease involving heart or blood vessels

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25
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What is the leading cause of death in the United States

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Cardiovascular disease

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26
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What is a disease process underlying many forms of CVD

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Atherosclerosis

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27
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What is atherosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries

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28
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What makes up the largest percentage of deaths from CVD

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Coronary Heart Disease

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29
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What is the cardiovascular system

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The heart and blood vessels that circulate blood throughout the body

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30
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Pulmonary circulation

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Pumping of oxygen poor blood to the lungs and oxygen rich blood back to heart by the right side of the heart

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31
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Systematic circulation

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Pumping of oxygen rich blood to the body and oxygen poor blood back to the heart by the left side of the heart

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Ischemia

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Insufficient blood supply to the tissue

33
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Myocardia infarction

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Heart attack

34
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Coronary thrombosis

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Blockage of the coronary artery

35
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Angina

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Chest pain

36
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Arrhythmia

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Irregular or disorganized heartbeat

37
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What is a normal adult heart rate

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60-100

38
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Another name for stroke

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

39
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Rankings for cerebrovascular accident in death

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4th leading cause

40
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What are the different types of stroke

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Ischemic- thrombus and embolism
Hemorrhagic- Transient Ischemic attacks (TIA) mini stroke

41
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What is congestive heart failure

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Condition where heart is not pumping the blood as well as it should, allowing blood and fluid to back up into the lungs

42
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what causes rheumatic heart disease

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Untreated strep

43
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Cardiomyopathy

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Disease of the heart muscle

44
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What is life’s simple seven

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Avoid tobacco
Eat a healthy diet
Be physically active
Maintain a healthy BMI
Maintain a healthy BP
Maintain a healthy glucose levels
Maintain healthy cholesterol

45
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Systolic pressure

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Top number

46
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Diastolic

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Bottom number

47
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Normal blood pressure

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120/80

48
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Elevated BP

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120-129/less than 80

49
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Hypertension

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130-139/80-90

50
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What are contributing factors in cardiovascular health

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Triglyceride levels
Alcohol intake
Mental well-being
Sleep
Age
Gender and postmenopausal status
Genetics and family history
Socioeconomic status

51
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What is diabetes

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Metabolic disorder in which production or use of insulin

52
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Type 1 diabetes

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The pancreas produces little to no insulin

53
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Type 2 diabetes

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Obesity is the leading cause
The body’s cells become resistant to insulin

54
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What are risk factors for diabetes

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Higher abdominal fat
Lack of physical activity
HDL under 40 for men, 50 for woman
Waist circumference at or above 40” for men, or 35” for woman

55
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What are chronic lung diseases

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Lower respiratory diseases

56
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Chronic lung disease is the _____ leading cause of death

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Thrid

57
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Most common forms of chronic lung disease

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Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Triggered by smoking infection and pollution

58
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Cancer

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A condition characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells

59
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Colonial growth 

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Replication of a single cell that’s produces 1,000 copies in a uncontrolled membrane

60
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What is the most common type of cancer

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Breast and prostate

61
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What is the most deadly type of cancer

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Lung

62
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Stem cell

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Undifferentiated cell

63
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Initiating event in the cells DNA allows a cell to evade normal cell restraints

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Error in duplication
Exposure to carcinogen
Radiation

64
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Benign

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Slow growth unlikely to spread

65
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Malignant

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Capable of spreading

66
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How are cancers classified

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According to the tissue in which they originate called the primary site

67
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What is the stage

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Description of how far the cancer has spread

68
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What are types of cancer

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Carcinomas
Sarcoma
Leukimia
Lymphomas

69
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Carcinoma

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Cancer that raised from epithelial tissue

70
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Sarcoma

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In connective tissue, tendon bone ligament

71
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Leukemia

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Cancer in the blood

72
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Lymphoma

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Lymph nodes

73
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What are risk factors for cancer

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Family history
Lifestyle factors
Social and economic factors
Environmental factors

74
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What are breast cancers risk factors

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Early first menstration
Late onset of menopause
Having no children or having children after 30
Hormone replacement after menopause

75
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What are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer

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None

76
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What are the three types of skin cancer

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Melanoma
Squamous
Basil cell carcinoma

77
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ABCDE spread of skin cancer

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Asymmetry
Border irregularities
Color variation
Diameter larger than 1/4 inch
Evolving

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