Health and social Unit 6

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  • Created on: 06-12-12 13:55
Coronary Heart Disease, Definition
heart's blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries.
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Coronary Heart Disease, Symptoms
Angina: slight chest tightness, heaviness in the center of the chest symptoms will last up to 10 minutes, can go away after a nitrate tablet or spray. Heart attacks: can cause permanent damage to the heart muscles, can be fatal if not treated.
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Coronary Heart Disease, Signs
Sweating, light-headed, nausea, breathlessness, heart failure
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Coronary Heart Disease, Diagnosis
blood tests, chest X-rays, MRI scans, Electrocardiogram- measures the electrical activity of the heart to view how well its working, coronary angiogram- a test uses dye to pick up rays sent out by the radioactive materials, creates a image of heart
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Coronary Heart Disease, Treatment
change life factors, cannot be stopped, can not get rid of only managed once diagnosed, medications also surgery. Anti-platelet- such as aspirin so less likely to clot
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Coronary Heart Disease, Prevention
change of diet, non-saturated foods, reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure, give up smoking, have control over diabetes, healthy weight
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Coronary Heart Disease, Causes
smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol level, do not take regular exercise, have diabetes, obese or overweight, history of CHD
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Angina: slight chest tightness, heaviness in the center of the chest symptoms will last up to 10 minutes, can go away after a nitrate tablet or spray. Heart attacks: can cause permanent damage to the heart muscles, can be fatal if not treated.

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Coronary Heart Disease, Symptoms

Card 3

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Sweating, light-headed, nausea, breathlessness, heart failure

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Card 4

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blood tests, chest X-rays, MRI scans, Electrocardiogram- measures the electrical activity of the heart to view how well its working, coronary angiogram- a test uses dye to pick up rays sent out by the radioactive materials, creates a image of heart

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Card 5

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change life factors, cannot be stopped, can not get rid of only managed once diagnosed, medications also surgery. Anti-platelet- such as aspirin so less likely to clot

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