variations in health within australia

Question 1

chronic kidney disease

Answer 1

the gradual, perminant loss of kidney function. kidneys filter the blood and if CKD progresses, the function of the kidneys may have to be carried out artificially

Question 2

colonisation

Answer 2

the settlement of australia by europeans in 1788

Question 3

foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Answer 3

mother has drunk alchol during pregnacy. problems associated are low birth weight, distinctive facial fetaures, heart defects, behavioural problems and intellectual disability

Question 4

indigenous australians

Answer 4

australians of aboriginal or torres straight islander origin

Question 5

perinatal mortality rate

Answer 5

death occuring in the foetus or infant between twenty second week of pregnacy and seven days after birth

Question 6

syndrome X

Answer 6

when a person exhibits a range of factors that increase their risk of CVD and type 2 diabetes. eg. high cholesterol