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Health

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cardiovascular disease

leading cause of death in america and the industrialized world

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hypertension

aka “high blood pressure”

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hypertension

increases the chance of cardiovascular problems significantly

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arteriosclerosis

“hardening of the arteries”

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arteriosclerosis

arteries become stiff and inflexible causing the heart to work harder

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atherosclerosis

fat deposits build up in the arteries that restrict blood flow to the heart

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coronary artery disease

arteriosclerosis in the coronary artery

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coronary artery disease

reduces the heart’s pumping ability and leads to heart failure

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angina pectoris

“pain in the chest”

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angina pectoris

heart is short of blood causing pain

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heart attack

a portion of the heart stops working

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cardiac arrest

the entire heart stops working

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arrhythmia

the normal beating of the heart is changed

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ventricular fibrillation

the heart stops beating and flutters randomly

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congestive heart failure

the heart is too weak to maintain normal blood circulation

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stroke

when a blood vessel in the brain clots or ruptures

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stroke

aka “cerebrovascular accident

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thrombus

stationary blood clot

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embulus

a piece of a blood clot that flows throughout the blood vessels

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aneurysm

a weak spot in an artery that causes it to swell

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acne

an inflammation of the sebaceous glands in the skin

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athlete’s foot

yeast infection that infects the feet

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dandruff

skin cells on the scalp multiply too rapidly

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warts

skin cells are infected with a virus causing a mound of rapidly producing cells

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endocrinopathy

malfunctions of the endocrine system

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ketoacidosis

severe lack of insulin causing the body to break down fats which produce ketones; these can be life threatening

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hyperglycemia

blood sugar rises to extreme levels; common in untreated diabetes

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hypoglycemia

blood sugar drops an extreme low; common when diabetics don’t take their medicine

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gastrointestinal diseases

conditions of the stomach and intestines

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dental caries

(aka tooth decay); caused by excessive plaque on the teeth

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appendicitis

inflammation of the appendix (part of the colon)

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