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Senior Health Non-Communicable Diseases Definitions Noninfectious Dx’s – Diseases that are not transmitted by means of a pathogen What are some examples? Risk Factors Controllable vs. Uncontrollable Definitions Cont. Cancer CVD Diabetes Arthritis Cardiovascular Dx Stroke – An interruption of blood flow to any part of the brain Cardiac Arrest – when the heart stops beating Heart Attack – death of heart tissue due to a lack of oxygen Hypertension – “Silent killer” – high blood pressure Athero vs Aterio Arteriosclerosis – Hardening of the arteries Atherosclerosis – Build up of plaque Cholesterol Def. HDL vs. LDL Bubble Gum Guidelines Cancer Definitions Carcinogen – Cancer causing agent Carcinoma – Cancer in epithelial tissue Sarcoma – Malignant tumor in connective tissue Lymphoma – Cancer in lymphoid tissue Melanoma – Skin cancer Leukemia – Cancer in blood forming organs Diabetes Type I Type II Gestational Pre-diabetes Arthritis Def. – Inflammation in the joints which causes pain and disability Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid * aka – Non Communicable or lifestyle dx’s Examples – Cancer, CVD – Heart attack, stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Alzheimers, etc. Controllable – smoking, drinking, weight, radiation, asbestos, UV exposure Uncontrollable – age, gender, race, heredity, * Cancer – disease in which cells divide in an uncontrollable manner CVD – disease of the heart or blood vessels Diabetes – disease in which the body does not produce or cannot utilize enough insulin Arthritis – painful inflammation of the joints * Stroke Ischemic – Blood clot Thrombotic – Clot that forms in brain Embolic – Clot that forms somewhere else, breaks off and travels to the brain Hemorrhagic – Blood vessel in the brain burst TIA – Transient Ischemic Attack – temporary stop in blood flow Good way to tell if someone is having a stroke * Rubber band explanation * Cholesterol – lipid(fat) found in all cell membranes LDL – Low DL -Bad, soft bubble gum - Ca