Non-Communicable Disease Flashcards
- Chronic conditions that do not result from an (acute) infectious process and hence are “not communicable”
- A disease that has a prolonged course, that does not resolve spontaneously, and for which a complete cure is rarely achieved.
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
CHARACTERISTIC OF NCDs:
- Complex etiology (causes)
- Multiple risk factors
- Long latency period
- Non-contagious origin (noncommunicable)
- Prolonged course of illness
- Functional impairment or disability
TYPES OF NCDs:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
- Chronic respiratory disease
- Diabetes
- Chronic neurologic disorders (Alzheimer’s, Dementias)
- Arthritis/Musculoskeletal diseases
- Unintentional injuries
“An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, an environmental exposure, or a hereditary characteristic that is associated with an increase in the occurrence of a particular disease, injury or other health condition”
RISK FACTOR:
A behavioral risk factor that can be reduced or controlled by intervention, thereby reducing the probability of disease
MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:
MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:
Physical inactivity
Tobacco use
Alcohol use
Unhealthy diet
A risk factor that cannot be reduced or controlled by intervention:
NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:
NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Family History
biochemical processes involved in the body’s normal functioning
METABOLIC RISK FACTORS:
METABOLIC RISK FACTORS:
Raised blood pressure
Raised total cholesterol
Elevated glucose
Overweight and obesity
caused by narrowed, blocked or stiffened blood vessels that prevent your heart, brain or other parts of your body from receiving enough blood.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
Disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)
Disease of the blood vessels supplying the arms and legs
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
Malformations of the heart structure existing at birth
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
When too many cholesterol particles get into the blood, cholesterol may accumulate on the artery walls.
Atherosclerosis
GLOBAL BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DSE
✓ #1 cause of death globally
✓ 2 of the 3 leading causes of death in the US
✓ Mortality Rate:
o Increases with age
o Men>women
o Blacks > Whites
✓ Over 80% CVD deaths occur in low to middle income countries
✓ By 2030, almost 25M people will die of CVDs.
Major modifiable risk factors for CVD
- High blood pressure
- Abnormal blood lipids
- Tobacco use
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity
- Unhealthy diet (salt)
- Diabetes
Other modifiable risk factors for CVD
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- Low socioeconomic status
- Mental health
- Phychosocial stress
- Heavy Alcohol use
- Use of certain medication
- Lipoprotein
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Novel risk factors for CVD
- Excess homocysteine in blood
- Inflammatory markers
- Abnormal blood coagulation
A chronic disease that arises when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.
DIABETES
a hormone made by the pancreas that helps cells to take in glucose (sugar) from the blood and use it for energy
INSULIN