health final exam definitions
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- caring for a heart attack
- check for chest discomfort/pain, sweating, nausea, shortnes of breath, general ill feeling
- pharmaceutical companies
- manufacture and tests drugs
- leukoplakia
- white mouth ulcers caused from smokeless tobacco, can cause cancer
- alcohol poisoning
- passing out;vomiting while past out; lack of oxygen
- drug classes
- inhalants,barbiturates,steroids,depressents,sedatives,narcotics
- alcohol
- a drug/depressent which loosens a person's inhibitions and in large amounts can be dangerous
- emphysema
- bursting of the avioli in the lungs
- tolerance
- described as a problem drinker
- smokeless
- chewing tobacco
- life threatening injuries
- look,listen, and fell if the person is breathing
- rape
- sexual assault(from a stranger or with a known person)
- tar
- thick, sticky fluid formed when tobacco burns that irritates respiratory tissues(major cause of cancer)
- life expectancy
- number of years a person has lived
- wellness
- quality of life resulting from health status
- health
- quality of life including physical,mental,emotional, and family-social
- herbal supplements
- fibers and grains
- mainstream
- inhaling, directly from the cigarettes
- hallucinogens
- pcp,lsd,ecstacy,psilocybin
- carbon monoxide
- die from inhaling it
- check,call,care
- do when someone gets injured
- type 1 diabetes
- produces little or no insuline
- type 2 diabetes
- cells dont respond normall to insulin that's produced
- hypertension
- known as the "silent killer"
- moving victims
- rest,immobilize,cold, elevate
- shock
- when the circulatory system fails to deliver blood to all parts of the body
- all std's
- chlamydia,gonorrhea,syphillis,herpes simple virus type 2,HPV,viral hepatatis
- lifestyle choices
- degree to which one can live life to the fullest
- pathogens
- viruses,bacteria,worms,fungi,protozoa
- tobacco
- herbal plant that's grown for its leaves that contain nicotine
- inhalants
- solvents,propellents,and substances inteded for medical use
- stimulants
- ritalin,nicotine
- accidents
- car,burns,drownings
- sidestream
- secondhand smoke
- good samaritan law
- give people who give first aid in good faith
- 6 nutrients
- vitamins,water,minerals,protein,carbohydrates,fats
- chronic bronchitis
- disease from smoking
- seizures
- remove objects that may cause injury and dont place anything in their mouth
- cirrhosis
- #1 alcohol related disease; liver fills with fat
- marijuanna
- most popular illegal drug
- sedatives
- tranquilizers,slows down body functions
- nicotine
- ingredient in cigarettes