HLTH 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease, Sarcopenia
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Don"t: have risky sex, smoke, cuss, drink excessively (or at all if you"re underage, eat unhealthy, go through life at a standstill, constantly attempt to get better, not exercise. Vocab: nosocomial- infections from the hospital, compressed morbidity- lessen how much you get sick. Life span- how long your expected to live/function: cohort- your generation, 4 count breathing - breathe in 4 seconds . Repeat. (plenty examples on youtube if needed: positive thinking, negative thought stop- self explanatory. Proneness to visceral obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Less executive control of the central nervous system; memory decline. High risk for alzheimer"s disease, dementia, depression and anxiety. High risk of breast, endometrial and colon cancer. Loss of coordination and balance (high risk of fractures and falls) Decreased function of joints , ligaments and tendons. Elevated risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and peripheral artery disease. Hypertension, elevated ldl (bad) cholesterol, low hdl (good) cholesterol.
