public health Flashcards
1
Q
how can you reduce risk of CHD, stroke and heart failure?
A
reducing BP by 10mmHg
2
Q
what is ASSIGN?
A
- age
- sex
- smoking
- systolic BP
- total cholesterol
- HDL cholesterol
- family history of premature CVD
- diagnosis of diabetes
- diagnosis of rheumatoid arthiritis
- deprivation
3
Q
what is absolute risk?
A
- eg total risk or global risk
- defined as the % chance of an individual having a CVD event over a given period of time
4
Q
what is relative risk?
A
- referes to the risk of someone having a CVD event compared to someone else
5
Q
when will the risks of true CVD be higher?
A
- people with artial fibrillation
- people from specific minority ethnic groups
- women with premature menopause
6
Q
how do you determine cardiovascular risk?
A
- established CVD
- stage 3 or greater CDK/micro/macroalbuminuria
- familial hypercholesterolaemia
- > 40 years old + DM
- <40 years old + DM and 20 years of disease duration/target organ damage/ elevated CVD RFs
7
Q
what are the key recommendations?
A
- reduce weight by 3kg
- stop smoking
8
Q
how to measure alcohol?
A
FAST screening tool
