Coronary heart disease (CHD)

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Give a definition of coronary heart disease (CHD)
When the blood supply to the heart is blocked/ obstructed by fatty deposits on the coronary arteries
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Give four risk factors attached to CHD
Being overweight or obese, smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol levels in the blood
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What causes CHD?
Cholesterol, hypertension, thrombosis, atherosclerosis, smoking
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Give five symptoms of CHD
Chest pains, heart attack, lightheadedness, angina, excessive sweating
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Give three non-surgical treatments for CHD
Statins, beta blockers, lifestyle changes
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Can CHD ever be fully cured?
No
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Give three surgical treatments of CHD
Coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass graft, heart transplant
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How would you prevent CHD?
Having a healthy balanced diet, being physically active, giving up smoking, controlling blood cholesterol and sugar levels
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Give three physical impacts of CHD on the patient
Side effects of drugs, fatigue, scarring from surgery
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Give two physical impacts on carers/ family
May have to do the housework, shopping etc while the patient is in recovery and they may have trouble sleeping because they're worried about the patient
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Give three intellectual impacts of having CHD on the patient
Brain damage, may have to miss or reduce hours at school or work, will need to educate themselves about CHD
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Give two intellectual impacts on carers/ family
May miss school/ work, lack of concentration at school/ work because they're worried about the patient
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Give three emotional impacts of CHD on the patient
Stressed, upset, anxious
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Give two emotional impacts on carers/ family
Anxious, stress
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Give two social impacts of having CHD on the patient
May have more diagreements with family/ carers because they may have to depend on them, will miss out on social interactions at work/ school
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Give a social impact on carers/ family
Might go out less to see their friends
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Give two financial impacts of having CHD on the patient
Hospital car parking charges, may have to do less time at work or give up work
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Give a financial impact on carers/ family
May have to give up work and the benefits for carers are small
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Card 2

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Give four risk factors attached to CHD

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Being overweight or obese, smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol levels in the blood

Card 3

Front

What causes CHD?

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Card 4

Front

Give five symptoms of CHD

Back

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Card 5

Front

Give three non-surgical treatments for CHD

Back

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