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List some risk factors that one can NOT control
family history, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, age, height
What is they syndrome where you have to have 3 or more of the following factors: high BP, high insulin, abdominal obesity, abnormal cholesterol level
Metabolic Syndrome
Which organ makes the insulin?
pancreas
If someone's BP is 150/90 what stage of HTN would this be categorized in?
Stage 1
Which type of cholesterol is the bad cholesterol?
LDL
What is the difference between an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke?
ischemic is blockage of blood flow; hemorrhagic is blood vessel rupture
What type of cancer begins in blood-forming tissues
Leukemia
Skin cancer that forms in the top layer of the skin
Basal Cell Carcinoma
What are the warning signs of melanoma cancer?
diameter of the mole, border irregularity, color,
