KINES 456 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Low-Density Lipoprotein, Prediabetes
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Table 2. 1 signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Pain: pressure, dull ache, or sharp jabs felt in the chest, neck, jaw, and arms (especially left). Triggered by physical activity, excitement, stress, and cold weather; can occur after meals. Shortness of breath or dyspnea: occurs at rest or with moderate (untrained)/vigorous (trained) exercise. Dizziness or syncope (loss of consciousness): occurs during exercise. Orthopnea: dyspnea that occurs at rest while lying down/hunched, relieved by standing/sitting up. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: inability to breathe properly 2-5hrs into sleeping; relieved by standing/sitting or getting out of bed. Intermittent claudication: pain in a targeted area as a response to exercise and insufficient oxygen supply; especially known to occur in the calves (walking uphill/with resistance) Unusual fatigue/shortness of breath as a response to normal activity. Table 2. 2 risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Age: older than 45 for men, 55 for women. Smoking: any time in the past 6 months; secondhand smoke included.
