Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pulmonary Heart Disease, Obstructive Lung Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
25 Nov 2016
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Nicotine addiction: an addiction involving physical dependence on the psychoactive drug nicotine, nicotine > . Health hazards of cigarette smoking: negative effects on nearly every organ of body and overall health, related to more than two dozen diseases and conditions. Coronary heart disease is the most widespread single cause of death for cigarette smokers. Myocardial infraction: heart attack caused by the complete blockage of a main coronary artery. Cigarette smoking is linked to lung cancer, stroke, aortic aneurysm, pulmonary. Thursday, april 2, 2015 heart disease, and many other cancers. Amount stored in body with each puff (> 10 puffs per cigarette) >1 year at 1 pack per day= 73,000 puffs of chemicals. Life expectancy: on average, smokers live 10-15 years less than nonsmokers. Environmental tobacco smoke (ets) : commonly called secondhand smoke, thirdhand smoke: mix of particles left over on peoples hair, furniture, feet (things that linger), also considered to be carcinogenic (cancer causing, consists of:
