senior health
DESCRIPTION
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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Senior Health
Non-Communicable Diseases
![Page 2: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Definitions
Noninfectious Dx’s – Diseases that are not transmitted by means of a pathogen
What are some examples?
Risk Factors Controllable vs. Uncontrollable
![Page 3: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Definitions Cont.
Cancer CVD Diabetes Arthritis
![Page 4: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
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
![Page 5: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Athero vs Aterio
Arteriosclerosis – Hardening of the arteries
Atherosclerosis – Build up of plaque
![Page 6: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Cholesterol
Def. HDL vs. LDL
Bubble Gum
Guidelines
![Page 7: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
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
![Page 8: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Diabetes
Type I Type II Gestational Pre-diabetes
![Page 9: Senior Health](https://reader036.vdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022082611/56812d0c550346895d91e197/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Arthritis
Def. – Inflammation in the joints which causes pain and disability
Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid