A REPORT ON HEART DISEASE Contents ACKNOWLDGEMENT 3 METHODOLOGY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Heart 5 Heart Disease 5 CAUSES (RISK FACTORS) 7 Uncontrollable Causes: 7 Controllable Causes 8 EFFECTS 13 PREVENTIVE MEASURES 16 SOME DATAS AND FACTS ABOUT HEART DISEASE 20 CONCLUSION 22 REFERENCES 22 ACKNOWLDGEMENT It is a great pleasure for me to express gratitude to the people who have been influential and supportive in the successful completion of this assignment. First and foremost‚ I would
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dramatically with age. * Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths for older adults. * Among adults 75 and older‚ those who fall are four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long-term care facility for a year or longer. (Mission Hospital Data‚ Risk Management‚ 2012) For decades‚ hospitals and other health care organizations have integrated to understand the contributing causes of falls‚ to minimize their occurrence and resulting injuries or
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Communicable Disease: Communicable diseases‚ also known as infectious diseases or transmissible diseases‚ are illnesses that result from the infection‚ presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease) biologic agents in an individual human or other animal host. Infections may range in severity from asymptomatic (without symptoms) to severe and fatal. The term infection does not have the same meaning as infectious disease because some infections do not cause illness in a host. Disease causing
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The role of the cardiovascular system in maintaining homeostasis can be considered one of the most important. Cardiovascular homeostasis regulates the delivery of hormones and nutrients in the body‚ along with the removal of waste products through the blood stream. It responsible for maintaining stability in the face of changes of the internal and external sort. One way the cardiovascular system performs homeostasis is when the body is exposed to a hot
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psychological therapy‚ and medication people diagnosed with this disorder have had success in coping with their symptoms. Signs and Symptoms of ADHD There are three main signs or symptoms of ADHD identified as; problems with paying attention‚ being very active‚ and acting before thinking. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007)‚ found based on these symptoms three types of ADHD have been defined‚ which are: Inattentive type‚ where the person can’t stay focused on an activity;
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Differences in Cardiovascular Fitness that Effect Nonsmokers and Smokers Kayla Forbes 2-15-12 Bio Lab 140/77 Hilde Stawski Abstract: The goal of this experiment was to find out how smoking affected nonsmokers‚ light smokers‚ and heavy smokers heart rate during cardiovascular endurance. The participants will record their pulse rate before and after every minute for six minutes after the step test. As predicted‚ the heavy smokers had an increase in pulse rate that was twice as high as the
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Jogging Activity and Cardiovascular Fitness Today‚ people are becoming more aware of the importance of physical activity. There has been a recent increase in the popularity of fitness activities as hobbies. However‚ despite this increasing popularity in health related activities the large majority of the American population maintains a sedentary‚ unhealthy lifestyle that had led to increased obesity and morbidity rates. According to David Chandler‚ “The largest [obesity] increase has occurred in
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Health promotion and disease prevention are processes that enable individuals to improve their health. Health promotion seeks to increase an individual’s control over their health by addressing behavior under the control of the individual. Disease prevention is associated with medical and public health activities to prevent diseases. Health promotion and disease prevention have been utilized in the U.S. health care system for many of years and extensive research has been done on which preventive
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Relapse Prevention ADC – 208 Case Management M.Reynolds Relapse Prevention An addict/client must always realize and be aware that relapse is a distinct possibility which can happen to anyone who is or has ever been an abuser. Prevention from relapse is an ongoing process requiring both abstinence and changing your thinking patterns behaviors‚ attitudes‚ and lifestyle. Relapse refers to the process of returning to the use of alcohol or drugs after a
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Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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