Understanding Wellness Flashcards
Common screening tests for women check regularly between 20-50 years of age?
Mammogram 35 year 1 to 2 years after 40 yearly
Pap smear 1-3 years sexually active or after 21 years
Blood pressure every 2 yrs
Cholesterol check -every 5 years starting at 20 years
Colorectal cancer @ 50 years
Diabetes
Describe the structure of the heart.
Divided into R and L sides of the wall or septum.
What does the R side of heart do?
R receives deoxygenated blood as it is returned from the body by the venous system. It pumps, blood to the lungs where gas exchange occurs and oxygen is taken up by the hemoglobin molecules in the red blood cells.
What does the L side of the heart do?
L of heart receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it, via the arterial system throughout the body. Double pump.
Myocardial infarction (MI)
(Heart attack)
Occurs due to lack of blood flow (ischemia) through the coronary Artie’s to the heart muscle, the myocardial muscle in the area dies.
Ischemia
Lack of blood flow
Stroke volume
(Amount of blood pumped w/each beat, or systole)
Rhythmic squeezing action of the heart pumps blood continuously flowing throw the arteries to all the ….? Of the body
Cardiac output
Usually measured in liters(or millimeters) of blood pumping per minutes.
Venous system
As blood leaves the capillaries, it enters the venous system which returns blood back to the hearts
Valsalva maneuver
Occurs when a person holds his or her breath during strenuous activity glottis is closed against pressure, causes increase in thoracic pressure loading to an interruption.
Reducing blood flow to the coronary Artie’s.
Minute ventilation
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Residual lung volume
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Forced vital capacity.
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Total lung capacity
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Common screening tests for men check regularly between 20-50 years of age?
Cholesterol check -every 5 years starting at 20 years Blood pressure-every 2 years Colorectal cancer @ 50 years Diabetes test Prostrate Abnormal aortic aneurysm screen
