Non-Communicable Disease Flashcards

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  • 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.
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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

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CHARACTERISTIC OF NCDs:

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  • Complex etiology (causes)
  • Multiple risk factors
  • Long latency period
  • Non-contagious origin (noncommunicable)
  • Prolonged course of illness
  • Functional impairment or disability
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TYPES OF NCDs:

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  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cancer
  • Chronic respiratory disease
  • Diabetes
  • Chronic neurologic disorders (Alzheimer’s, Dementias)
  • Arthritis/Musculoskeletal diseases
  • Unintentional injuries
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“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”

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RISK FACTOR:

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A behavioral risk factor that can be reduced or controlled by intervention, thereby reducing the probability of disease

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MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:

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MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:

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Physical inactivity
Tobacco use
Alcohol use
Unhealthy diet

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A risk factor that cannot be reduced or controlled by intervention:

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NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR:

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NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTOR

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  • Age
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Family History
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biochemical processes involved in the body’s normal functioning

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METABOLIC RISK FACTORS:

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METABOLIC RISK FACTORS:

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Raised blood pressure
Raised total cholesterol
Elevated glucose
Overweight and obesity

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caused by narrowed, blocked or stiffened blood vessels that prevent your heart, brain or other parts of your body from receiving enough blood.

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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Disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle

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CORONARY HEART DISEASE

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Disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain

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CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)

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Disease of the blood vessels supplying the arms and legs

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PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE

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Malformations of the heart structure existing at birth

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CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

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When too many cholesterol particles get into the blood, cholesterol may accumulate on the artery walls.

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Atherosclerosis

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GLOBAL BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DSE

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✓ #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.

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Major modifiable risk factors for CVD

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  • High blood pressure
  • Abnormal blood lipids
  • Tobacco use
  • Physical inactivity
  • Obesity
  • Unhealthy diet (salt)
  • Diabetes
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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

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  • Excess homocysteine in blood
  • Inflammatory markers
  • Abnormal blood coagulation
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A chronic disease that arises when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.

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DIABETES

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a hormone made by the pancreas that helps cells to take in glucose (sugar) from the blood and use it for energy

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INSULIN

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raised glucose levels in the blood

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hyperglycemia

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4 TYPES OF DIABETES

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  • Pre-diabetes (Impaired Glucose Tolerance)
  • Type I – Insulin-Dependent
  • Type II- Non-insulin Dependent
  • Gestational
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A type of diabetes caused by modifiable risk factors and is the most common worldwide

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TYPE II

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NORMAL GLUCOSE LEVEL

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A1C TEST - Below 5.7%
FBS - 99 mg/dL or below
GTT - 140 mg/dL or below

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PREDIABETES

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A1C TEST - 5.7% - 6.4%
FBS - 100-125 mg/dL
GTT - 140-199 mg/dL

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DIABETES

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A1C TEST - 6.5% or above
FBS - 126 mg/dL or above
GTT -200 mg/dL or above

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GLOBAL BURDEN OF DIABETES MELLITUS

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✓ 347M people worldwide have DM
• WHO projects that diabetes deaths will increase by two thirds between 2008 and 2030.
• Healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or delay the onset of type II diabetes.

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Major modifiable risk factors for Diabetes

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  • ↓socioeconomic status
  • Phychosocial stress - Heavy Alcohol use
  • High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
  • low consumption of fiber
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Non-modifiable risk factors for Diabetes

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  • Increased age
  • Family hx/genetics
  • Race
  • Distribution of fat
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Other risk factors for DM

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  • Low birth weight

- Presence of autobodies

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“Rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which can then invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs.”

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CANCER

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3 Categories of external carcinogens:

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Physical carcinogens
Chemical carcinogens
Biological carcinogens

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UV, ionizing radiation

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Physical carcinogens

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asbestos, components of tobacco smoke, food,etc

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Chemical carcinogens

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infection from a virus, bacteria or parasite

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Biological carcinogens

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GLOBAL BURDEN OF CANCER

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  • 7.6 people died from cancer in 2008.
  • 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low and middle income countries
  • Deaths from cancer are estimated to reach 13.1 M by 2030
  • About 30% of cancers are attributable to behavior risk factor (high body mass index, low fruit and vegetable intake, lack of physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol use)
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  • Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cell lining air passages
  • Leading cause of cancer death globally, 1.37 M deaths in 2008
  • Affects more men > women
  • # 1 cause of cancer mortality
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LUNG CANCER

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2 main types of Lung Cancer

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  • Small cell lung CA

* Non-small cell lung CA

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RISK FACTORS FOR LUNG CANCER

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▪ Smoking cigarettes, pipes or cigar: now or in the past
▪ Being exposed to second-hand smoke
▪ Being treated with radiation therapy to the breast or chest
▪ Being exposed to asbestos, radon, chromium, nickel, arsenic or tar
▪ Living where there is pollution

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  • Cancer that forms in the tissues of the breast, usually in ducts or lobules
  • Leading cause of cancer death in women – 15%
  • 1 of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast CA in her lifetime
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BREAST CANCER

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help detect early onset of breast cancer

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Breast examination

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breast tissue density is checked for tumors; for confirmation of breast CA

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Mammogram

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RISK FACTOR FOR BREAST CANCER

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▪ Hormone therapies
▪ Weight and physical activity
▪ Race
▪ Genetics or family history
o BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
▪ Age – most reliable risk factor
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Cancer of the female reproductive system:
• Two cell types present (squamous and glandular)
• Tend to occur where the two cell types meet
• 99% of cases linked to genital infection with HPV

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CERVICAL CANCER

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RISK FACTOR FOR CERVICAL CANCER

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▪ Human papilloma virus infection
▪ Smoking
▪ Immune deficiencies
▪ Poverty
▪ No access to PAP screening
▪ Family history of cervical cancer
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  • 2nd most common cancer among men

* The cancer develops inside of the prostate gland

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PROSTATE CANCER

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RISK FACTORS FOR PROSTATE CANCER

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  • Age
  • Race
  • Obesity
  • Weight gain
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  • 3rd most common type of cancer
  • Forms in the lower part of the digestive system
  • begin as small clumps of cells called polyps
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COLORECTAL CANCER

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RISK FACTORS COLORECTAL CANCER

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▪ Aging
▪ Black race
▪ Unhealthy diet and low exercise
▪ Diabetes
▪ Family hx of colorectal CA
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includes so many different types of respiratory disorders, and the underdiagnoses rate is so high, an estimate of the number affected cannot be produced

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CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES

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  • term that includes diseases characterized by a persistent blockage of airflow from the lungs.
  • Term used for lung diseases that prevent proper lung airflow
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DSE

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GLOBAL BURDEN OF COPD:

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  • Accurate epidemiologic data on COPD prevalence, morbidity and mortality are difficult and expensive to collect
  • 65 million people worldwide have moderate-severe COPD
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a common chronic respiratory disease. It is characterized by chronic breathlessness and wheezing, where an individual struggles to intake air and the airways become restricted
• 235 million people affected
• #1 chronic disease among children

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ASTHMA

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Treatment for Asthma

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✓ medications that help open airways during an attack and help reduce inflammation
✓ Avoid risk factors which may trigger an attack, such as mold, pollen, pet dander, smoke, or other air pollutants.