lindas final portion Flashcards
Aerobic exercise for young adults, how long?
150 to 300minutes of moderat intensity aerobic activity weekly
Prior activity recommendations were to engage in aerobic exercise for at least 10minutes at a time
Most common STDs in young adults and the significant rates
Gonorrhea (63%)
Syphilis (71%)
Chlamydia (19%)
STD responsible for 70% of all cervical cancers
HPV
Expedited partner therapy
When a HCP can provide perscriptions or medications to the partners of those treated with chlamydia and gonorrhea
leading cause of blindness in black americans
Glaucmoma
Disease process that causes high morbidity and mortality rate in black americans
Diabetes
Risk factors for hormone containing estrogen/progestin contraceptive methods
Increase risk of cardiac events as well as stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer
Physicological changes in middle aged women
Menopause
Physicological changes in middle aged men
Vulnerable to sexual dysfunction
What group of middle aged people is hormone therapy generally used for?
postmenopausal women
hormone therapy decreases risk of _____ and ______ in postmenopausal women
osteoperosis and colorectal cancer
hormone therpay is only recommended for short term use; how many years? ____to____
1 to 3
What medication preserves cardiac health in middle aged women
cholesterol lowering medication
leading cause of death in middle aged adults
heart disease and cancer
who is at greater risk of developing osteoperosis
postmenopausal women