abeka health 9 section 6.4a
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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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