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Karteikarten von Clare Noone, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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| Frage | Antworten |
| What is a stent? | tubes inserted inside arteries, keeping them open, lowering the risk of a heart attack from layers of fatty deposits |
| Give two advantages and disadvantages of statins: | By reducing bad cholesterol they can reduce risks of strokes, coronary heart disease and heart attacks, can help with other diseases Are long term drugs that must be taken regularly, they aren't instant |
| What is a communicable disease? | can be spread from person to person, bacterial, viral, protist, fungal |
| What is a non-communicable disease? | cannot be spread |
| What are risk factors? | things that are linked to an increased likelihood of development of the disease. like family history, smoking, alcohol, lifestyle, area |
| What type of tumour is cancerous? | Malignant- spread to neighbouring healthy tissue, can create secondary tumours |
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